Center for Pregnancy Choices - Gift Wrapping
2025-10-07 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-14 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Center for Pregnancy Choices, 2685 Crane Ridge Dr Suite B, Jackson, 39216, United States
Join us at the Center for Pregnancy Choices each Tuesday 10:30-11:30 AM as we wrap diaper gifts for new moms. Contact Mary Ellison with questions or to join our team at 601-942-3507 or honeysuckle2g@gmail.com.

FPC Internationals Class
2025-10-07 18:45 - 20:00, 2025-10-14 18:45 - 20:00 | Patterson Hall, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Meets Tuesdays at 6:45-8 p.m. on the FPC Campus – Patterson Hall or Via Zoom
FPC Team Leader: Steve Edwards 601-668-7422 – alice5176@aol.com
Without leaving Jackson (or your home if you’d like to Zoom) you can answer God’s calling to love our international neighbors by helping them with their English. By the power of Holy Spirit we are praying that as has happened in past years, many will become a part of God’s family for eternity. Contact Steve to learn more, or just show up on Tuesday evenings in Patterson Hall.

Gateway Rescue Mission FPC Team
2025-10-08 11:15 - 12:30, 2025-10-15 11:15 - 12:30 | Gateway Rescue Mission, 328 S Gallatin St., Jackson, 39203, United States
Meets Wednesdays 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Gateway (328 South Gallatin Street)
FPC Team Leader: Cheryl Crawford 601-918-4953 – clcrawfor@aol.com
Volunteers serve lunch to homeless and program men at Gateway Rescue Mission. Most on this team serve once a month, though you can go visit with participants weekly during this time. Contact Lou Ann Flatgard at 601-940-3012 or louflatgard@gmail.com for more information or to join our team.

Midweek Dinner
2025-10-08 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-10-15 17:00 - 18:00 | Miller Hall, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Adults $8
Children $4
Family Max $25
College Free – Midweek Dinner is free for any college student involved in one of our Midweek programs. Any other college student can eat for $4.

Midweek Adult Programs
2025-10-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Various, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States

YA Fall Harvest
2025-10-09 18:30 - 20:00 | FPC Jackson Campus, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Young adults, join us for a night of fall fun and fierce chili competition, Thursday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Oakley Home, 2006 Douglass Dr., Jackson. Bring your favorite chili or fall dish and see if you have what it takes to win the coveted chili crown!
Sign up to bring food here 👉 fpcj.ms/ya.

College Sunday School
2025-10-12 09:45 - 10:30, 2025-10-19 09:45 - 10:30 | FPC Jackson Campus, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States

Young Adults Sunday School
2025-10-12 09:45 - 10:45 | Patterson Hall, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States

Adult Sunday School Classes
2025-10-12 09:45 - 10:45 | Various, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States

Special Friends Sunday School
2025-10-12 09:45 - 10:50 | M120 (Main Building), 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States

Children's Churchtime
2025-10-12 11:00 - 12:00 | FPC Jackson Campus, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Sundays offer many opportunities for our children to grow in their faith. In addition to Sunday School, on Sunday mornings in Children’s Churchtime they learn the Bible and how to worship. Children’s Churchtime is for ages 3 & 4 and is held during the 11 a.m. service September-May in room 135 (Threes Sunday School class). Questions? Email kimberlyw@fpcjackson.org or mikaylan@fpcjackson.org.

Student Choir
2025-10-12 16:30 - 17:15 | FPC Jackson Campus, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Students in grades six-twelve are invited to join us for Student Choir! We rehearse Sunday afternoons 4:30-5:15 with supper to follow. Students will develop and practice basic musical skills, lead worship in one Sunday night service a month, and enjoy meaningful fellowship with other student choir members, mentors, and staff. For questions, email Levi Henkel at LeviH@fpcjackson.org.

Catechism Crew
2025-10-12 18:00 - 19:00 | FPC Jackson Campus, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Sunday Night Classes for Kids
First through Third grades
Dismissed from the Evening Worship Service

Covenant Kids
2025-10-12 18:00 - 19:00 | FPC Jackson Campus, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Sunday Night Classes for Kids
Age 4 and 5
Dismissed from the Evening Worship Service

Circle Bible Studies | FIRST & SECOND PETER: A Living Hope in a Hard World
2025-10-13 - 2025-10-14 | FPC Jackson Campus, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Graphic, Notebook Cover, Bookmarks FIRST & SECOND PETER: A Living Hope in a Hard World
Originally written to Gentile Christians living in the northern provinces of Asia Minor (or modern-day Turkey) who were beginning to suffer persecution for their faith, Peter’s letters instruct believers about living as Christians in a society that is hostile to their values and lifestyle. Both letters encourage Christians who are suffering for their faith in all places and all times, showing us how to live out our redemption in a hostile world. Although salvation may involve suffering, the gospel brings hope also as the grace of God is amplified in our lives.
Joining a Circle is a wonderful way to get involved in the life of the church and make a big church feel like family. Circles are groups of women who meet monthly (September–May) for Bible study, prayer, fellowship, and to learn of opportunities for service and missions within our church. To register, contact Lisa Oswalt at 769-333-5802 or lisao@fpcjackson.org.

Caregivers Support Group
2025-10-13 10:30 - 12:00 | FPC Jackson Campus, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
The Caregivers’ Support Group takes place every second Monday of the month in Westminster Hall 202B from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. The purpose of our Caregivers’ Ministry is to gather similarly situated caregivers who desire to learn, share stories, and grieve as we walk together through the valley of a loved one’s suffering with dementia and dementia-related illness. The meeting will provide a safe and friendly forum to talk with others who understand the toils of caregiving for the cognitively impaired. With questions, please contact Ken Fairly at 601-941-5004.

Oasis at Mission First FPC Tutoring Team
2025-10-13 15:00 - 16:30 | Peyton’s House, 417 West Ash Street, Jackson, 39203, United States
Meets Mondays during the school year
3-4:30 p.m. at Peyton’s House (417 West Ash Street)
FPC Team Leader: Ashley Meena – 601-573-3389 – ashleymeena@aol.com
Assist in the weekly elementary-aged, after-school tutoring program. Your love matters! Contact Ashley to be added to the team communications.

Loving the Local Church: A Place to Belong
2025-10-14 | FPC Jackson Campus, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Loving the Local Church: A Place to Belong
Tuesday October 14, 2025 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. & 6-7:30 p.m.
with Megan Hill
Miller Hall
The church has more beauty―and more value―than we can see with physical eyes. Though our congregations are made up of ordinary people engaged in predictable practices, we are an outpost of heaven itself. The church is the people of God, the dwelling place of the Spirit, and the fullness of Christ. We ought to experience the local church in light of the Bible’s testimony ― as beloved, brothers and sisters, saints, and gospel partners―loving and serving one another. Whether we are new Christians or mature believers, learning to love the local church can become one of our greatest privileges and highest joys. The church is where we belong.
Join us at either of two sessions on October 14. Each session will have the same talk from Megan Hill, so choose the one that works best for your schedule. Register online to help us plan for the meal!
Megan Hill is the author of seven books: Sighing on Sunday: 40 Meditations for When Church Hurts (P&R, 2024), Meg Is Not Alone (Crossway, 2022), Patience: Waiting with Hope (P&R, 2021), Partners in the Gospel: 50 Meditations for Pastors’ and Elders’ Wives (P&R, 2021), A Place to Belong: Learning to Love the Local Church (Crossway, 2020), Contentment: Seeing God’s Goodness (P&R, 2018), and Praying Together: The Priority and Privilege of Prayer in Our Homes, Communities, and Churches (Crossway/TGC, 2016). She is the managing editor for The Gospel Coalition, and her writing has also appeared in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Tabletalk, Focus on the Family, Desiring God, and Reformation 21. A pastor’s wife and pastor’s daughter, she lives in Massachusetts with her husband and four children where they belong to West Springfield Covenant Community Church (PCA).

Men's Breakfast Series
2025-10-14 06:30 - 08:00 | FPC Jackson Campus, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
What does it mean for men to be both meek and manly? Christ has called us as brothers, fathers, and friends to follow Him. Join us beginning October 7, on Tuesday mornings at 6:30 a.m. as David Strain leads us to recover the heart of biblical manhood in our fall series: Lions and Lambs: The Gentle Strength of a Christian Man. Invite a friend, and register.

French Camp Quilters
2025-10-14 09:30 - 12:00 | Bookstore/Library, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
This group of ladies meets at the church on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. (you do not have to stay for the full 3 hrs.) This ministry is open to all ladies who enjoy quilting and for those who would like to learn! Each year, the quilts that are completed are auctioned at French Camp’s Harvest Festival in October. All the proceeds from the quilts go directly to French Camp. A nursery is provided.
This summer we will meet in the Parlor while the Bookstore’s A/C is being renovated.

Chairman: Sara Margaret Johnson

We Will Go Women's Bible Study
2025-10-15 09:00 - 10:30 | We Will Go, 806 N Farish St, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
You’re invited to be a part of a new Bible & Prayer Time for Women! FPC is partnering with We Will Go for this twice-monthly get-together beginning September 3. This opportunity is for neighbors who want to love and grow with one another in the Lord on the first and third Wednesdays each month at 9-10:30 AM. We will meet together at We Will Go for a time of prayer, Bible reading, and fellowship. Join us to be a part of this new group! If you have questions, please contact Carol Anne Miconi at
601-506-5033 or carolannem@fpcjackson.org.
“Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into Him who is the Head, into Christ, from whom the whole Body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.” Ephesians 4:15-16

John Reed Miller Lecture
2025-10-15 18:00 - 19:00 | FPC Jackson Campus, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Wednesday, October 15, FPC is honored to host the annual John Reed Miller Lecture series in partnership with our friends at RTS. We will pause our normal Midweek Electives and D Groups for adults to hear from Dr. Jordan Stone n Romans 8:28–30: “All Things for Good”. Jordan and his wife, Emily, are the parents of six children. Dr. Stone serves as Senior Pastor of Redeemer PCA in McKinney, TX, and Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Dallas. He is the author, most recently, of A Holy Minister: The Life and Spiritual Legacy of Robert Murray M’Cheyne.
The John Reed Miller Lectures are named after Dr. Miller, beloved pastor here at FPC (1952-1968) who started the winter lectures on Reformed Theology that eventually grew into Reformed Theological Seminary. Dr. Miller was an outstanding preacher and leader. In his latter years, after retirement, he would meet with RTS students weekly for lunches and dinners and talk theology and ministry with them. He was a fount of knowledge, experience, history and encouragement. He would offer the gift of John Owen’s Commentary on Hebrews, if the student would agree to read the seven volume set! The John Reed Miller Lectures are given each year in his honor and to promote the biblical theology and practice of Reformed Preaching and Pastoral Ministry that he embodied in his own life and work.

Junior High Fall Retreat 2025
2025-10-17 - 2025-10-19 | Timber Creek Camp, Pulaski
Join us for the Junior High Fall Retreat 2025, October 17-19, at Timber Creek Camp in Pulaski, MS. This is a great weekend full of games, shared meals, and fellowship with other students. We will spend time meeting in small groups led by staff members, singing together, and listening to Jermaine Van Buren, RUF campus minister at Jackson State University, teach on Neighborly Love.
Jermaine Van Buren Jr. is from Hattiesburg, MS and graduated from Oak Grove High School in 2016. After receiving a Bachelor of Science-Communication Arts (Theatre) from Troy University, Jermaine then received his Master’s of Divinity-Counseling Emphasis from RTS Jackson. Jermaine is married to Laurie Upchurch Van Buren (his best friend!); she is a Licensed Professional Counselor who primarily specializes in play therapy, and they live in the Fondren area. His favorite hobbies include playing card and board games, reading about MS black history, going to the movies, bowling, pickleball, and listening to live music!
Early Bird Deadline September 26 – $95
Regular Deadline October 10 – $120

One Sunday
2025-10-19 09:00 - 13:00 | FPC Jackson Campus, 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
On October 19, our entire church will come together for One Sunday: one Sunday school, one worship service, and a churchwide lunch. Don’t miss this special day in the life of our church as we celebrate the work God is doing at First Pres through your giving and generosity! The schedule for the day is detailed below:

9-10 a.m. — One Sunday School in the Baird Center Gym (for Adults, College, and Youth)
9-10 a.m. — Children’s Sunday School in regular locations (through sixth grade)
10-10:20 a.m. — Fellowship time (Parents pick children up from Sunday School)
10:30 a.m. — One Worship Service (Children’s churchtime available for 3 and 4-year olds)
11:30 a.m. — One Churchwide Luncheon

One Sunday kicks off Stewardship season at our church, which is a time to reflect on God’s abundant provision for us as individuals and as a church family and to look forward to how He will use our gifts and offerings to further His Kingdom here on North State Street, in our communities, and the world.
