Summer Sunday School Reminder
First Light: Study of Jesus and the Kingdom of God, Featuring John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg continues…
Memorial Service for Charlie Gabbard at Buckingham Retirement Community
Memorial service for Charlie Gabbard on Friday, July 8th at 2 pm and a link to his obituary.
Congo Leadership Initiative Teaches Adults to Succeed
Thirty young Congolese adults from the Presbyterian Community of Kinshasa (CPK) learned high-quality leadership…
New Books in the Children's Library
We have eight new books in the children's library on the second floor, given by Maddie Pitt (grandaughter of Mary Wilson)…
Our First Presbyterian Zoo trip was a huge success!
Stay tuned for more Children's Council events, and get in touch with us at…
Download Photos from the Picnic
The Picnic on Sunday at Lakeshore Park was a huge success. THANK YOU Gideon Amankwah and Kelly Norrell…
Congratulations to Rachel Patton McCord
The board of trustees at the University of Tennessee met last week and voted to award tenure to Rachel Patton McCord.
We are so excited for Henry Barton, who received his Eagle Scout rank last week!
Here he is with his Scoutmaster, Jonathan Johnson, and his troop committee chair Ray Lacy. Henry has been in scouting for 10 years. Being an Eagle Scout requires immense hard work, dedication, and service to others…
Music Offering at Lakeshore Service
Attendees enjoyed their beautiful job leading music and worship at the Lakeshore park service on Sunday, June 26th!
Speed Limit Reduction - Please lower your speed on Knoxville downtown and neighborhood streets
The speed limit on some Knoxville streets will soon be changing! City Council approved…
Why Shop at the Mission Market?
The Global Missions Committee at First Presbyterian Church recently donated $2000 to the Program for Orphans and Vulnerable Children of the Presbyterian Community of Congo.
Early Worship Service
We are excited to announce that our Early Worship Chapel Service will resume on Sunday, August 21st at 8:45am!
Staff Retreat and calendar planning
We had a very productive staff retreat at Maryville College this week planning our calendar at First Presbyterian for the next year.
Maryville College's 2022 Expanding Horizons Summer Youth Retreat is now underway!
Deadline for this year has passed. Mark your calendars for 2023’s EXPANDING HORIZONS at Maryville College. This is an annual, week-long summer retreat program for students …
PC(USA) Presbyterian Planning Calendars Available for Order Now!
2022-2023 Presbyterian planning calendars may be ordered now and will be shipped to First Presbyterian in late July or early August for pickup.
This 16-month, official PC(USA) calendar, which runs from September 2022 to December 2023 — is an outstanding and well-loved resource for pastors, church leaders and …
New Steinway Grand Piano in the Sanctuary
First Presbyterian is deeply honored to receive a Steinway & Sons Model M Grand piano from the Neely family. The piano was a gift to Mary Stuart Neely from her husband John, and is given to the church in his memory.
Thank you for joining the Church Grounds Work Day!
THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who came out on Saturday morning to help on the church grounds workday! We had almost 30 people here enjoying our time together and working hard to make FPC even more beautiful…
Join the Presbytery of East Tennessee's Night at the Smokies on Friday, June 24th!
Join Presbytery night at the Tennessee Smokies game on June 24th. The Presbytery of East Tennessee hopes you will join them with other Presbyterian congregations as they gather together to watch some baseball and fellowship with one another…
Enjoy getting to know other members of First Presbyterian Church
First Fellowship groups are a great way to get connected at First Presbyterian.
Dave Dennis Performs with the Knoxville Community Band!
In this photo, Dave had just finished playing the cornet in a very lively concert with the Knoxville Community Band this past Sunday, May 22, in the Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park.