Join us as we celebrate our high school seniors on Sunday, May 3 during the 10:00 a.m. worship service.  We will have a reception following the service.

YEARS OF SERVICE CELEBRATION
We are looking forward to celebrating two significant anniversaries with you on Sunday, May 17. Darren will be celebrating 20 years Director of Music and Bobby will have been our Pastor for 5 years. We will recognized them during the service followed by a meal provided by the Christian Life and Worship Committees.  Join us for service and lunch to celebrate these two men who are so committed to Christ and serving First Presbyterian Church.

YEARS OF SERVICE CELEBRATION
We are looking forward to celebrating two significant anniversaries with you on Sunday, May 17. Darren will be celebrating 20 years Director of Music and Bobby will have been our Pastor for 5 years. We will recognized them during the service followed by a meal provided by the Christian Life and Worship Committees.  Join us for service and lunch to celebrate these two men who are so committed to Christ and serving First Presbyterian Church.

The Office of Theology and Worship of the PC(USA) has developed a smartphone app for daily prayer. The Daily Prayer app provides simple, yet rich devotional resources for morning, midday, evening, and close of day. Each service includes psalms and other readings from Scripture, along with prayers of thanksgiving and intercession for each day. Other elements include opening and closing words, biblical canticles, thanksgivings for light and baptism, and a prayer of confession. Two patterns of biblical readings are included: the two-year daily lectionary and the three-year Revised Common Lectionary for Sundays and festivals. The app also provides selected readings from the PC(USA) Confessions and an eight-week schedule for reading all 150 psalms. A sharing button makes it possible to share content via text, email, or social media. An advanced features menu allows users to customize which elements appear. The app is available on iPhone and Android Devices.

We are excited to announce the start of an 8-week Wednesday evening Bible Study, beginning April 8th, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall.  This is a Beth and Melissa Moore Study, “The Surpassing Value of Knowing Christ: A Study of Philippians”.  The format will alternate between video teachings by Beth and engaging discussions based on the teachings and workbook activities.  The workbook is available for $20, which can be ordered through Living Proof Ministries with Beth Moore.  Sign up in Fellowship Hall.

As part of our mission to worship God, love people, and grow disciples, we are excited to launch a Community Appreciation Program! This initiative aims to spread joy and gratitude by handing out treats to our wonderful community members and local businesses.
To make this happen, we need your help! We’re collecting snacks and treats to share with those who contribute to our community. If you’d like to donate items such as cookies, granola bars, or other packaged goodies, please bring them and drop them off in the Fellowship Hall.

The Blessing Box, located on the Southwest corner of our campus, is a miniature food pantry.  It is for receiving items from those who would like to donate and offers to those who are in need, Recommended Items Include:  Canned Food with pop top only (not the ones that need a can opener), Peanut butter, Fruit Cups, Fig Newtons, Dried fruit, Fruit roll ups, Beef Jerky, Fruit cups, Nuts, Granola Bars, Peanut butter crackers, Dehydrated Veggie Chips, Snack crackers, Goldfish, Baby food, Tuna packets, pop tarts, toothbrushes, toothpaste and soap. Please place the donated items in the basket in the Fellowship Hall.

Please continue to pray for Brigitte and Bobby as Brigitte recovers from surgery.  If you would like to help with additional expenses due to her extended illness you may do so online https://firstpresorange.com/give or send a check to First Presbyterian Church, 902 Green Ave, Orange, TX 77630.

FPCO has a Bridge Group!  Join us on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. at the Lutcher Memorial Building.  If you are interested in learning and playing Bridge, contact the church office at 409-883-2097 or info@firstpresorange.com.

Presbyterians affirm that God comes to us with grace and love in the person of Jesus Christ, who lived, died, and rose for us so that we might belong to God and serve Christ in the world. God sends the Holy Spirit to dwell within us, giving us the energy, intelligence, imagination, and love to be Christ’s faithful disciples in the world.
First Presbyterian Church is a place where people can meet Jesus, engage in a life-giving community, and everyone is welcome.  Our mission is to Worship God, Love People, and Grow Disciples.  Our hope is that you will find a family of faith where you will grow in your faith and use your gifts to the glory of God to worship Him, love people and grow disciples.
There are three ways to become a member of First Presbyterian Church: by Profession of Faith, by Reaffirmation of Faith, and by Letter of Transfer.  As you prayerfully consider your decision to become a member of First Presbyterian Church, we encourage you to speak to Rev. Bobby Daniel about your decision.  He is available to talk with you following the worship service, or you may contact him by phone (409-883-2097) or email bobby@firstpresorange.com during the week.

We have been serving hot meals to the Orange community since 1984. We are able to feed approximately 100 people every Tuesday and Friday from 11:30 a.m.-12: 30 p.m. The meals are served in the Gillespie Building on the First Presbyterian Church campus at the corner of 9th and Green Avenue. There are several ways to help in our soup kitchen.
1. Donate—Give monetary donations to the Soup Kitchen.
2. Sign Up for Kroger Rewards—Kroger donates annually to our soup kitchen.   Each time you shop at Kroger using your Kroger Plus Card, you can accumulate rewards toward the Soup Kitchen.  Simply go to www.kroger.com and sign in or create an account.  Then select Community Rewards under My Account to enroll in the program.  Select First Presbyterian Church of Orange.
3. Volunteer—Email info@firstpresorange.com.

Join us Wednesday mornings at 8:00 a.m. for an online Men's Prayer Group.  Contact info@firstpresorange.com to get connected.