Remembering June Luth
June F. Luth, age 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at the Wesley Health Center in Des Moines, WA. Her final hours were spent surrounded…
The Hymn Project Recital & Sacred Songs with Strings
Join us for these community concerts hosted by Seattle Pacific University! Wednesday, February 23, 2022 “Hymn Project Recital” | First Church Dr. Shana Mashego & Dr. Christopher T.…
Lent at First Church
Lent is the annual observance of 40 days of reflection during the weeks leading up to Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday, and including the Last Supper with the…
Lenten Devotional
This year during Lent, First Church will be publishing a daily Lenten Devotional. This year, each daily devotional will include a scripture passage, and a reflection written by someone in the First Church…
Pastors’ Column: Bound Together
One of my professors at Boston University School of Theology, the late Dr. Dale P. Andrews, wrote once about the 1958 movie “The Defiant Ones” starring the recently-deceased…
Congregational Care Update, January 2022
2022 is still young and yet it has already brought with it a large range of emotions. On January 25th, we happily celebrated the 100th birthday of Wilda…
Solutions to Homelessness: Summary of January 30 Lunch & Learn event
In October 2021, a Meaningful Movies event at First Church drew attention to some of the root causes of homelessness. A recorded lecture at that event by University…
Support Equal Access to Social Services
People trying to access services through Washington State Department of Social Services have been confronted with closed offices and long waits on hold when calling the department. For…
Midterm Election Voter Advocacy
“…but let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” Amos 5:24 The Church and Society/Social Justice Committee is organizing a postcard writing campaign for…
Lay Leadership update regarding in-person worship during the Omicron surge
Since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic just under two years ago, your First Church leadership has held public health and spiritual health as priorities as we lead…