Posted on 23 Aug 2010
Volunteers from Target, in partnership with a representative from the Philadelphia Streets department, led Freedom School Scholars and their parents in a recycling workshop.
While the younger participants enjoyed making recycled crafts, the adults learned about Philadelphia’s new recycling codes that allows for the recycling of all plastics (#1-#7)!!
People were also given the opportunity to register for Philadelphia’s new program “Recycling Pays”, where residents can earn monetary rewards for recycling! To learn more about the program, visit: www.phillyrecyclingpays.com
Posted on 16 Aug 2010
Hot off the press! The new 2010-2011 Concert Brochure is out and this year’s line up is better than ever.
The series kicks off with the Keystone State Boychoir on September 26th. Other performances include Handle’s Messiah, Philadelphia Sinfonia, and the Germantown Oratorio Choir singing Broadway’s favorites!
Download the PDF brochure here.
This year’s season is sponsored by the Creative Germantown Initiative, a 501(c)3 promoting arts, cultural, and educational events in Germantown. Click here to read more information about the Concert Series.
Posted on 09 Aug 2010
The Freedom School youth sponsored a rally on the corner of Greene and Chelten Ave, promoting the importance of CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) and children’s health issues.
We congratulate these young activists for helping to make our community a better place!
Click here to see more photos.
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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