First Church News
Yesterday we celebrated our class of 2017 graduates with a banquet and evening of celebration at Youth Group. Our graduates processed into the 11:00 am worship service along with our 2017 Wesley Child Development Center graduates. All of our graduates were then prayed over by the pastors. It was a wonderful day of celebrations. Click to view…
Last night we celebrated our newest members who joined through Confirmation. Ten weeks of classes and homework, discussing faith with their mentors, and exploring what following Jesus is all about led to a wonderful worship service. Nine students made a commitment to their faith and to our church. Read their Faith Statements
First Church offers many mission trip opportunities that involve travel to another state or country; however, Open Table provides a year-long mission trip without leaving Orlando. Our first Open Table began in November of 2015 when eleven members of the congregation, including a youth representative, partnered with Orange County’s WrapAround program to serve a sister…
Holy Week Services [accordions] [accordion title=”April 13 | Maundy Thursday” active=”no”]Services at noon in the Chapel and 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary. Bus pickup available from the downtown towers for the noon service. Please call the church office to reserve your space on the bus – 407.849.6080. PLEASE NOTE: On Thursday, April 13 (Maundy Thursday),…
By Gail Lippincott Have you met our neighbors, members of St. Athanasius American Coptic Orthodox Church? They have been meeting in our chapel on Saturdays since July 2015. In April 2014, the Nu Class invited twin brothers Rida and Rami Sadrack to speak about oppressed Christians living in Egypt. Born in Port Sudan, the young…