First Presbyterian Church

We are a vibrant intergenerational church family, committed to loving one another and growing deeper in Christian discipleship.

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In Our Prayers

  • Art Van Otterloo (Nancy Colwell’s father) recovering after surgery.
  • Tom Sellman (Pat Harm’s brother) recovering after a stroke.
  • Phyllis Attema recovering after a fall.
  • Liz Steiner’s grandma, Mary, moving into a care center.
  • Congratulations to Cole & Katey Brumley married here at FPC this past weekend.
  • Congratulations and blessings to Dylan & Kelly Meyer on the birth of their son, Kade Ronald.
  • Harley Broek with continued cancer treatments.
  • Randy Buchman beginning treatments at Mayo.
  • Larry Swancutt starting chemo treatments.
  • Congratulations and blessings to Rick & Anne Maris on the birth of their daughter, Lucille Fae.
  • Amy Peterson in the ICU in Sioux Falls.
  • McClain Robinson Jr., family of Wayne and Kathleen Johnson, who was hospitalized at the Avera Heart Hospital.
  • Congratulations and blessings to Dann & Melissa Hayes on the birth of their granddaughter, Elsie James Von Gillern.
  • Congratulations and blessings to Spencer & Katie (Johnson) Haywood on the birth of their daughter, Kennedy.
  • Congrats and blessings to Ted & Caitlin (Eckerman) Wonnenberg on the birth of their son, Wesley Paul. Prayers for mom and baby during recovery following some post delivery complications. Caitlin has gone home and Wesley continues to receive breathing treatments.
  • Marcia Young recovering at home after breaking her hip.
  • Al Maser recovering after a surgery.
  • Andy (son of Dann & Melissa Hayes) who’s son has been called to serve border enforcement & protection on the US and Mexico border in California.
  • Jim Fliss (son of Mike & Harriet Fliss) has returned to his home base in England after being deployed to the Middle East for three months as an air force pilot.
  • Diane Jennings with health concerns.
  • Donna Gray recovering after knee surgery.
  • Ronan ( 2 year old great grandson of Brent and Sandy Kasson) hospitalized.
  • Sherry Kloster recovering with a break near her shoulder after a fall.
  • Laureen Anderson with severe back pain issues.
  • Pastor Joel Marasco in the ICU in Chicago after a car maintenance accident.
  • Janice Clark home in hospice care.
  • Jacinta Williams with continued cancer treatments.

Our Sympathies

  • Our sympathies to the family of Ken Rouse (Phyllis Egeland’s brother) on his passing.
  • Our sympathies to Les and Teresa Paulson and family on the passing of their daughter, Jennifer. 

For Continued Health/Healing

Please pray for our members and friends of this church family who are facing various health concerns: Gertrude Shipley, Roxy Moriston (Jackie Jenkin’s sister-in-law), Diane Jennings, Renae Rosenberg, Margaret Northey, Elizabeth Copeland (daughter-in-law of Sid & Deanna), Jay Anderson, Rick Hayes, Jennifer Aakhus (daughter of Christy Thompson), Aliyah (granddaughter of Milt & Ruth Nolting), Randy & Brenda VanKley, Diane Jennings, Kirk Huisenga, Grace (daughter of Lauren VanDyke), Berne & Elsie Graanstra, Jonah Eldrige (Army National Guard), Joy Albert, Boden Webber, Sandy Krout, Gene Ringsdorf, Connie Tryon, Dave Butterworth, Ronan (infant great grandson of Brent & Sandy Kasson), Gretchen Olson (daughter of Ella Olson), Marcia VanRoekel, Hannah Dibble, Dawn Bice, Jacinta Williams

Missionaries

Each month we pray for Missionaries that we support:

Aaron & Deb Groff

Aaron and Deb work with CRU in Europe and live in Latvia. Aaron serves on the Latvian national leadership team. His priorities are to coach team leaders throughout Europe and helping to accelerate our digital ministry presence in Latvia.
Deb also serves on the Latvian team. As a certified Gallup Clifton Strengths coach, her priorities are to build into team leaders, teams and volunteers helping them understand how to live out their God given design. Aaron has been asked to be one of ten coaching for our organization’s Global Operational Leadership Development. It was a year long program and intense.  First Presbyterian has supported Aaron and Deb since 1996.

Northwest Iowa Regional Special Olympics

Each year we select a mission project for the VBS kids to engage with, and we alternate between local and global missions to emphasize that we are the hands and feet of Jesus in our homes and throughout the world. This year we are partnering with Northwest Iowa Regional Special Olympics. Our goal is to raise $500 dollars to assist in providing a meal for the athletes, coaches, volunteers and staff.

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