2015 Empty Bowls

On Thursday, September 24, eleven of our members went together to the Empty Bowls fund raiser for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan.  This year the event was held in their new Hunger Solutions building.  For $20.00, each person selected a ceramic bowl to take home as well as consumed...

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Back to School Project

With the help of First Presbyterian church of Fenton and Fenton Kiwanis 25 backpacks filled with school supplies, clothes and $40.00 payless gift cards were delivered. Thank you FFPC congregation for your continued support in helping others in need!

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Carpenter’s Corner “Mission” Rotation

The “Mission” rotation runs through October 18th. Mission means to send out to serve or help others. Paul was the first missionary to the Gentiles, going from town to town, carrying the good news to many, and writing about it to others. As a result of Paul’s missionary efforts, new churches were...

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Church Challenge Scavenger Hunt

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Church Challenge Scavenger Hunt last week. It was shared that this event had people visiting places in the church that they’d never been, and many learned a lot about our church history! Teams that answered everything correctly were the PNC, Chas & Cheryl...

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2015 Read and Feed a success

We are happy to report that our Read & Feed program was a great success for our fourth year!  We hosted 22 second and third grade readers from area elementary schools who had been identified as needing assistance with reading.  We hoped to “jump-start” their fall schooling by providing them...

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Youth Group Kayaking

On Tuesday, August 11, fourteen youth and three adults had a fun and relaxing time kayaking the Huron River in Ann Arbor.  It was agreed that next year’s trip needs to be longer, possibly in conjunction with our camping trip!  A big THANK YOU to Chris Browne and Jenny Gibb for...

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2015 Whaley Picnic

On Wednesday, August 12, our mission outreach committee hosted a picnic at Silver Lake Park Beach in Fenton for the Whaley Children Center.  We were pleased that 35 youth and 6 staff attended from Whaley!  They had a great time and were very appreciative; they look forward to this picnic...

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Isle Royale Backpacking Trip

After 9 nine days on Isle Royale, the group returned a day late due to gale force winds preventing boats from leaving the island. While everyone was happy to be home, the experience was deeply meaningful to all. Thank you to Pastor Dale Swihart as he led his last backpacking...

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Youth Camping at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park

We had a great time camping at Hoffmaster and visiting with Dale and Barb in early July.  Sunsets and devotion time were pretty cool too!  We pondered whether you can be spiritual but not religious and discovered that since God made us to be in relationship, it’s important to have...

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2015 Bastille Day Race

On Saturday, July 11, 2015, our church supported the Bastille Day Race in downtown Fenton.  Each year, this race has generated over $18,000 for the Genesee County Habitat for Humanity chapter and brought thousands of visitors into Fenton.  This year the race course was modified due to the downtown construction...

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