by Chris Weber | May 7, 2022 | First Church News
Joel Mackey Joins First Church as Parish Associate First Church has a new Parish Associate, Rev. Joel Mackey. Joel is a long time Bay Area resident and has served most recently as Parish Associate at Sojourner Truth Presbyterian Church. Joel is currently a... 
by Chris Weber | Mar 16, 2022 | First Church News
The Heat Is On! Campus Central Heating Plant Replacement Completed After four months and eight days without heat, the campus is warming up tonight. The new gas-fired high-efficiency boiler (and adjacent equipment) has been installed, adjusted, tested, re-adjusted and... 
by Chris Weber | Mar 16, 2022 | First Church News
Oakland Civic Orchestra Performs First Concert at New Home Oakland Civic Orchestra, an all volunteer group led by Music Director Martha Stoddard, performed their first concert at First Church, in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday. The free concert featured the world... 
by Chris Weber | Mar 16, 2022 | First Church News
Southern Pilgrimage Retraces Black Freedom Struggle Pastor Matt helped guide the Empower Initiative Team on a pilgrimage to Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma Alabama in February, a trip that coincided with Black History Month. The pilgrimage retraced sacred sites of... 
by Chris Weber | Mar 16, 2022 | First Church News
Black History Month Wraps Up With Joy First Church’s annual celebration of Black History wrapped up on Sunday with an invitation to attend the Black Joy Parade in downtown Oakland. The parade, which begins at 12:30 pm extends along Broadway, from 14th Street to 20th... 
by Chris Weber | Dec 20, 2021 | First Church News
Carols & Lessons Sunday, December 19, 10 am We will be joined by Brass Over Bridges quintet for a traditional Advent service of Carols and Lessons, with a special focus on examining the “Song of Mary,” in which Mary rejoices at God’s promise to “lift the lowly,...