DISCIPLESHIP
Discipleship Talent Committee organizes and coordinates all of our Christian Education offerings Children, Youth, and Adults.
Adult Ministries
Dr Tim’s Tuesday Morning Bible Study
Every Tuesday at 10:30 AM Dr. Tim Womack leads a class discussion organized around the books of the Bible. This class works through both the New Testament and the Old Testament to find inspiration for a daily life of faith. This class is currently meeting via Livestream. For more information, contact, Dr. Tim Womack
Pastor Michael’s Virtual Book Study
For the next several weeks we will be exploring Following Jesus by Henri Nouwen. Join us on Zoom to participate in this study. We meet at 7:30 PM each Tuesday. For more information contact Rev. C. Michael York
Coffee and Conversation with Dr. Fred Foy Strang
Each Friday Dr. Fred Foy leads a conversation and devotion with members of the church. For more information, contact Dr. Fred Foy Strang.
Youth Ministries
Youth Director - Jacob Strang
Sunday Youth Group
Every Sunday following the last offered service we have our weekly youth group gatherings. There are awesome games, food, fellowship and bible studies.
Currently, our Youth Director Jacob Strang is taking the youth through an amazing curriculum that challenges them to think about relatable situations and common questions that are present in today's everyday life and correlate them with scripture based situations.
Current Meeting Time
12:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Wednesday Night Programming
Every Wednesday we provide a middle school after school program that runs alongside our QUEST program. We have a middle school leadership training program where the youth help out the kids in QUEST facilitating games and activities, helping with homework and assisting the Quest leadership in an array of needs. Afterwards we have a joint youth bible study diving deeper into the talks we have on Sunday mornings then, join the entire congregation for dinner and devotions.
Current Wednesday Night Schedule
3:45 - 4:15 - M.S. Leader Training
4:15 - 5:00 - Bible Study
5:15 - 6:30 - Dinner and Devotions with the church
Retreats Activities and Conferences
Throughout the year Jacob leads the youth on various conferences retreats and local activities including a yearly trip to the Montreat Youth Conference.
Children's Ministries
Children's Ministry Director - Carie Robbins
Nursery
The nursery provides a safe, secure, nurturing, clean and efficient environment for our youngest disciples ages birth to 3 years. The teachers and staff will play with the children and teach them a short Bible story each week from the provided curricula. Nursery is available during all worship services.
Sunday school
We are currently offering two Sunday school classes for children ages Pre-K thru 1st and 2nd thru 5th grades. After “Time For Young Disciples” the children are walked over to a secure wing of the Center for Christian Life building where they can be picked up after our worship service. The children are taught a curricula that connects Bible story lessons to life today using various learning styles by trained, loving volunteers.
Quest
Quest Kids Club is an after school program offered on Wednesday from September thru May. It is open to all children in our community in grades Kindergarten to Fifth grade. The program includes various stations for the children to rotate: homework help, games, snack, crafts, Bible lesson, and music. Our Quest Kids Club curriculum offers a age appropriate resources, animated character, lessons centered on scripture. Transportation is provided from several area schools and follows the Indian River School District calendar.
Family Focused Events
First Presbyterian Church offers several family focused events to encourage discipleship amongst parents and children. Anyone can join us for Wednesday Night Dinners running from September to May, please RSVP through the website to ensure we have enough food. We also offer monthly gatherings for families like movie nights, a fall festival, and retreats/outings.
