“I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations.”
Isaiah 42:6
Make Your 2024 Missions Pledge
When you give to missions at First Presbyterian Church, you are giving not only to the mission of our particular church, but the mission that God has given to the global Church.
As we think about giving to missions, it is important for you to know that we do not have a single dollar to give to missions outside of dollars you give over and above your regular tithe to our specific designation for missions. In other words, every single dollar we send to our missionaries arrives at the church as a gift designated for missions. The beauty of this separate missions account is the opportunity it gives us to be especially bold and generous when it comes to funding the very mission of the church. The work of missions around the world is so important to us that we do not limit our mission giving by making it a percentage of our annual budget.
Our mission and outreach committees have worked hard for many years to identify a faithful, focused, and far-reaching slate of gospel workers to support, including 60+ global missionaries, 10+ campus ministers, and 15+ North American church planters. In order to continue supporting them as we do now, it is our goal and prayer to raise one million dollars for missions.
How will we accomplish this goal? First, we need to ask God to fan into flames a desire to see the lost won for Christ in and through our church. We also need everyone’s participation. You’ll notice that the missions pledge cards include financial commitments as well as a commitment to pray. Even if you have never pledged before, would you please submit one this year? If your current circumstances are such that there is no margin to give over and above your tithe, please do pledge to pray. And if you have never given to missions before, I would like to challenge you to make this the year that you pledge to faithfully give.
Let me just encourage you to start… you can start small. We are a large church, and many hands make light work. The reality is that if only about half of our members committed to giving $65 per month, we will reach our goal of $1,000,000 for missions this year. Some of us can do more than that, and others of us might have fewer resources… but let’s all agree to work towards this goal together.
In order to support global missions and missions in North America, a donation must be designated as a “missions” gift. This can be done by making a note on your check or by choosing “missions” when you give online or through our app. Give to the 2023-2024 fiscal year missions fund here.
Conference Schedule
| Date | Event |
| Sunday, February 25 | Guest Minister Aaron Halbert Morning Worship — 8:30 and 11 a.m. Evening Worship — 6 p.m. |
| Wednesday, February 28 | Missions Midweek Dinner with our honored guests — 5 p.m. in Miller Hall Missions Midweek Session — 6 p.m. in Miller Hall Children’s Missions Time — 6 p.m. in regular rooms |
| Thursday, February 29 | Women’s Luncheon Professor Jill – 11:30 a.m. in Miller Hall |
| Thursday, February 29 | Men’s Dinner Missionary Panel – 6 p.m. in Miller Hall |
| Friday, March 1 | Senior Adults Coffee and Conversation 10 a.m. in Miller Hall |
| Friday, March 1 | Sunday School Class Dinners with Missionaries Contact your Sunday School Class President for more info. |
| Saturday, March 2 | Saturday Session with Jonathan Master Breakfast — 8:30 a.m. in Miller Hall Session I — 9 a.m. Break — 9:45 a.m. Panel Q&A — 10 a.m. |
| Saturday, March 2 | RUF Meet and Greet 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Baird Center CourtyardLunch provided |
| Sunday, March 3 | Guest Minister Jonathan Master Morning Worship — 8:30 and 11 a.m. Evening Worship — 5 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 3 | Sunday School Reports from Guests 9:45 a.m. in Patterson, Miller, and Lowe |
| Sunday, March 3 | Dinner on the Grounds 6 p.m. in the Baird Center Gym |
Event Details
Come mingle and enjoy dinner with our missions conference honored guests in Miller Hall beginning at 5 p.m.
At 6 p.m., adults, youth, and college will hear from selected guests, as well as from some of our supported missionaries who aren’t able to be with us during the conference. Come and be encouraged by how God is working all around the world!
For children, selected missionaries will visit the children’s choir classes to discuss their work sharing the gospel.
Ladies, don’t miss lunch on Thursday, at 11:30 a.m. We will have a delicious lunch provided by the church and hear from Professor Jill regarding her work in Southeast Asia.
There is no cost for the luncheon, but a freewill offering will be taken for the cost of lunch.
Please register below to help us plan for lunch!
Men, join us for fellowship with our honored missions conference guests at this dinner gathering. We will have a catfish dinner provided by Penn’s, and we will hear from a panel of missionaries.
There is no cost for the dinner, but a freewill offering will be taken for the cost of dinner.
Please register below to help us plan for dinner!
Senior Adults, come mingle with our missions conference guests Friday, March 1, at 10 a.m.! Meet missionaries, church planters, and ministry partners who work all over the world at this informal gathering.
Please register below to help us plan for the event!
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” – Matthew 28:19-20
What do Jesus’ words in the Great Commission mean for us today in the twenty-first century? What is His call for us as we are here at home in Jackson, Mississippi?
We will gather for breakfast at 8:30 on Saturday, March 2, and then hear Dr. Jonathan Master unpack this passage at 9 a.m. We will also have a panel of guests here to answer questions about vocational ministry and how they made decisions to “go therefore and make disciples.”
Please register below to help us plan for the event!
We are excited to welcome several campus ministers and ministry staff to our RUF Meet & Greet on Saturday, March 3, 11-1 p.m. Drop by for lunch and hang out!
High school juniors and seniors and their parents, this is a great opportunity to meet your campus minister before you leave for college, ask questions, and spend time with our RUF guests!
RUF Guests
- Austin & Kristen Braasch,University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
- Olivia Bedenbaugh,Belhaven University, Jackson, Mississippi
- Anne Michal & Grant Carter,Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi
- Bentley & Sarah Love Crawford, Belhaven University, Jackson, Mississippi
- Kaylee & Bobby Epps,Belhaven University, Jackson, Mississippi
- Joe & April Johnson,Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
- Jeff & Dominique Jordan,Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi
- Ro & Anna Taylor,Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi
Please register below to help us plan for the event!
Our adults, college, and young adults Sunday School classes will meet together on Sunday morning, March 3, at 9:45 a.m. for a time to hear from mission conference guests in the following locations.
- Patterson hall
- College
- Lighthouse
- Lost & Found
- Young Adults
- Miller Hall
- Covenant
- Lamplighters
- Life Learners
- Pilgrims
- Young Seekers
- Lowe Hall
- Cornerstone
- Providence
- Salt & Light
- Stewards
- First Ladies
Student Ministry will meet in the Youth House to hear from Patrick and Regina Lennox.
Children’s classes will meet in their regular locations.
Our final event for the conference is a favorite of our congregation. We will gather for Dinner on the Grounds, Sunday, March 3, at 6 p.m., in the Baird Center Gym. (Please note the evening worship service will be held at 5 p.m.)
Come fellowship with our church family and honored guests as we conclude the 2024 Missions Conference and look expectantly toward what God will do this year!
Dinner will be provided by the church. Come and enjoy food from around the world. Walking Tacos will be making a return appearance!
Register for Missions Conference Events
Featured Speakers
Aaron Halbert
Aaron Halbert and his wife Rachel serve as missionaries in Honduras, with Mission to the World. Aaron is originally from Honduras, and he spent the early part of his life there. After marrying a Mississippi girl and finishing seminary, God called them to plant a church in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Jonathan Master
Dr. Jonathan L. Master is president of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Greenville, S.C., and a PCA teaching elder. He is author of several books, Growing in Grace: Becoming More like Jesus and Reformed Theology: Blessings of the Faith.
Honored Guests
- Austin & Kristen Braasch -University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
- Olivia Bedenbaugh- Belhaven University, Jackson, Mississippi
- Wright & Elizabeth Busching – Tampa, Florida
- Anne Michal & Grant Carter -Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi
- Bassam & Connie Chedid -Children of Abraham, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Dennis & Rhonda Conroy – serving from the US
- Bentley & Sarah Love Crawford- Belhaven University, Jackson, Mississippi
- Thomas & Erna Dreyer – South Africa
- Alex & Eska – Asian Crescent
- Kaylee & Bobby Epps – Belhaven University, Jackson, Mississippi
- Aaron & Rachel Halbert – Honduras
- Tim Higginbotham -North America Indigenous MinistriesBritish Columbia, Canada
- Mark Horn- Ocean Springs, Mississippi
- Joe & April Johnson -Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
- Jeff & Dominique Jordan -Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi
- Ricky Kroeger – Mexico
- Patrick & Regina Lennox -Occom Ministries, Sanford, Florida
- Jonathan Master -Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Greenville, South Carolina
- Pamela McGinty – South Africa
- Clarke & Khrystya Norton – Ukraine
- Kurt & Jill – Europe
- Professor Jill – Southeast Asia
- Danny & Carlye Ruth – Florence, Mississippi
- Joel Spence – Poland/Ukraine
- Ro & Anna Taylor- Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi
- Tial & Annie Thanga – Myanmar
- Will Traub – serving from the US
- Joel Wallace- Engaging Disabilities, Birmingham, Alabama