1st Pres Women is excited to announce our Women’s Spring Conference, “Singing in the Dark” April 5 - 6! We are thrilled to have Emily Hartman, a counselor, pastor’s wife, and former missionary, speak to us on the topic of finding contentment even when life hurts. Our Good Shepherd promised to give us all we need (Ps 23), but we know what it feels like to live with unsatisfied longings.  How do we trust, wait, and hope in the midst of heartache? If we believe God is sovereign, why is it so hard to be content? What does true contentment look like anyway? At this conference, we’ll use gospel tools to help our hearts learn to live freely and lightly in an often dark and heavy world as we look up and see our gentle Shepherd and victorious King, Jesus. 

“Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:14 

We’ll gather Friday, April 5, 6:30 - 8:00pm (dessert & coffee) and Saturday, April 6, 8:30 - 11:30am (continental breakfast and snacks) for fellowship, teaching, and interaction with Emily. We hope you will join us!!!

Register!

Learn More About Emily Hartman!

Cost: $25.00 (special discount for college students of $10.00)
Registration Deadline: April 3
Nursery available with registration.

Spring Bible Studies

At the heart of 1st Pres Women’s Bible Studies is the desire that we abide in Jesus, study God’s Word together, grow in our knowledge of God, bear fruit, bring glory to God, be blessed, and live in such a way as to show a lost world the beauty and truth of God's Word and His ways. Our spring semester will start the first and second weeks of January! If you were in a study in the fall, you do not need to reregister for your study. If you weren’t able to participate in the fall, we would love to have you join us in January – most of our groups will be starting new studies.
Sign up for a bible study at the link below!

 

Register here

Women of the Covenant

Teaching & group discussion, Tuesdays starting January 9, 9:30 - 11:30 am in the downstairs Coffee Lounge

Study: Person of Jesus Compassion Bible Study from seeJesus Ministries

Follow us into the crowd that followed Jesus and experience the tender yet powerful ways Jesus reached out to everyone he met. See how he loved people, what he was like as a person, and why countless others were drawn to him. Using the Gospels, journey back to the first century and see what it would have been like to meet Him face to face. Robert Row, former assistant pastor at First Pres, now Student Ministries Coordinator with seeJesus, will lead you in discovery using an interactive style of teaching.

contact sandy hartley

Grace and Peace (GaP)

Video & group discussion, Tuesdays starting January 9, 9:45am - 11:30 am on the 10th floor

Study: True Spirituality: Becoming a Romans 12 Christian by Chip Ingram

Are you a Christian living like Christ? Do you desire for your life to reflect Christ in a clear and powerful way to those around you? Focusing on lifestyle factors that are relational, grace-based, faith-focused, and practical, Chip Ingram explores the biblical model laid out in Romans 12.

Let’s Have Lunch!

Verse by verse teaching & group discussion, first and third Fridays starting January 5, 11:45am – 1:00pm in room 805


Study: The Bible, Ephesians

Let’s have lunch is a laid back, bi-monthly study designed to encourage and equip you in your walk with the Lord. Bring your lunch and desire to learn as we gather around the table eat, learn, fellowship, and encourage one other. We will dive into the book of Ephesians going verse by verse in our Bibles

Generations
Teaching & group discussion | 2nd & 4th Tuesdays starting January 9 | 9:45am – 11:30am in room 804
Study: Hebrews: Standing Firm in Christ by Jon Nielson & Richard D. Phillips
The book of Hebrews highlights the supremacy of Christ. It contains the most concentrated doctrine of Christ in the New Testament, yet it was written to encourage and exhort Christians to remain faithful to their Lord, regardless of the cost. This study helps us apply biblical truth to our daily life.

contact melissa guinn

WORD Seekers
Teaching & group discussion | 2nd & 4th Tuesdays starting January 9 | 5:30pm – 6:30pm in room 804
Study: 1 & 2 Thessalonians by Ligon Duncan
We've been saved by Jesus...so what's next? How do we discern good teaching from bad, what does it look like to grow in holiness, and what should our expectations be for the future? Find answers to those questions in the warm, instructive letters Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church.

ONE
Teaching & group discussion | 2nd & 4th Tuesdays starting January 9 | 6:30 – 6:45pm fellowship on the 10th floor | 6:45 – 8:30pm teaching & small group discussion in room 804

Study: 1 & 2 Timothy: Guard the Gospel by Phillip D. Jensen
Nowhere can we get closer to Paul's mind than when he's writing to his true child in the faith, Timothy. Listen to the apostle, nearing the end of his life, exhort and equip his protege to continue the gospel work. This study will challenge us as we see how to walk through life in a way that pleases God, and as we seek, like Timothy, to guard the gospel.

Bonded in Fellowship

Dinner and fellowship, Prayer, business, Bible Study, and discussion 3rd Tuesday every month 5:45 – 8:00pm

Study: The Bible, Psalms

We will be using the Psalm of the Month as our study. We are a year-round evening fellowship and Bible study using the old Circle format of dinner, business, missionary updates, prayer, and Bible.

contact Norma Cate

contact Chris Page

What's Happening

February 10 - Ladies Progressive Brunch
February 27 - Bring a Lunch Fellowship
March 7 - Tea Cottage Luncheon
April 5-6 - Spring Conference
January 18 Postponed - Woman at the Well
stay tuned for more information on our upcoming events!

1st Pres Women Leadership Team 2023

Starting left: Charlene Hatmaker (Communications), Susan Whitacre (Past President), Elissa Clark (Nominating), Carol Schoner (Recording Secretary), Nancy Hill (Bible Studies), Cherie Brown (Hospitality & Special Events), Dee Lapihuska (President) , Marilyn Bonderud (President-Elect), Deb Gruner (Hospitality & Special Events), Sara Kaitlin Van Puffelen (Hospitality & Special Events)
Not pictured: Carmen Patrick (Treasurer)