Posted on 26 Jul 2010
You have hopefully had a chance to say hello to our summer seminarian intern, Benjamin White.
Benjamin White is a 3rd year seminarian at Princeton Theological Seminary. He lives in West Philadelphia with his wife of 5 years, Gwyneth. He is a graduate of Eastern University where he studied Spanish. He is passionate about Jesus and the city and is excited to share his gifts in the mission of FPCG.
This summer he will be working with Christian Heyer-Rivera to develop “The Basement” drop in center and he will be teaching Bible Study to the Freedom School students, along with other duties including participation in our celebration of worship on Sundays.
He looks forward to meeting you all and working with our community!
Posted on 19 Jul 2010
African Children’s Choir
The African Children’s Choir was in concert at First Church last December. Click here to see photos from that concert. Although many are orphans or come from very poor families the children, radiated joy, enthusiasm and optimism. In many cases families must pay for their children to go to school and as a result many do not have the opportunity for an education.
The African Children’s Choir has been working with the most vulnerable children in Africa for 26 years. Their mission was, and still is, to show the world that Africa’s most needy and vulnerable children have beauty, dignity, and unlimited ability. Each year a new choir is selected and the children from the previous year’s choir return to their homelands to attend school.
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Posted on 13 Jul 2010
Come and reflect the diversity of FPCG
From time to time, at least four times a year, the plea goes out for volunteers to assist at events throughout the community, events at which the church has a booth or table. The four venues include: Mt. Airy Day in May, the East Falls Flea Market in June, the People’s Festival in August and the Battle of Germantown in October.
At those events, all drawing different populations, First Church has very much been a presence for several years. Under the banner of The First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, “committed to a peaceful Germantown,” and surrounded by standup signs and pictures, our volunteers greet passersby, distribute brochures about the church, and answer questions.
But the most popular aspect of our participation is the distribution of balloons to children. After a couple of hours into each event, the green balloons imprinted with the church’s logo can be seen hovering all over. One day last year over 800 balloons were handed out!
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Posted on 06 Jul 2010
The Reverend Carmen Goetschius will be the guest preacher at worship this Sunday, July 11th.
She currently serves the Arch Street Presbyterian Church in Center City as the Minister of Evangelism and Discipleship. This historic congregation is attempting to unearth a new and faithful identity as it responds to the changing demographics and needs of the city.
Ms. Goetschius hails from the Pacific Northwest, received her M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2007, and most recently served at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City as their first Global Ministry Fellow before coming to Philadelphia. After seminary, she taught in Zambia for one year and has traveled extensively throughout the Global South.
She is delighted to join The First Presbyterian Church of Germantown for worship!
Posted on 28 Jun 2010
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