by Chris Weber | Nov 20, 2021 | First Church News
Rev. Matt Prinz Installed as 19th Pastor of First Church On November 14, representatives from the San Francisco Presbytery and as far south as El Cajon, California, were welcomed for the installation of Rev. Matt Prinz as pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Matt is... 
by Chris Weber | Nov 20, 2021 | First Church News
With Gun Violence Soaring, Churches March for Peace When the City of Oakland experienced its one hundredth gun homicide in September, the City Council declared a public health emergency. Since then, the toll has risen to 119 shooting deaths, just shy of the 120... 
by FPCO_shawn | Nov 8, 2021 | First Church News
Students Walk Out, Protest Assault: First Church Student Leads Cat calls, groping, teasing, and unwanted advances are a regular part of the school day for many girls at Oakland Technical High School, where a culture of permissiveness and passiveness had left many... by FPCO_shawn | Nov 8, 2021 | First Church News
Session Sends Financial Support to Four Local Organizations At the October Session of elders, Pastor Matt urged funding to three local youth organizations: NOVA Choir, College Awareness Program, and Oakland Kids First. The Session agreed to provide grants of $500 each... 
by FPCO_shawn | Nov 8, 2021 | First Church News
Oakland Gay Men’s Chorus performs “Together Again” The Oakland Gay Men’s Chorus, headquartered here at First Church since June, performed their first concert since the Covid Pandemic began in March 2020. The performance, sung to a socially distanced crowd of... by FPCO_shawn | Nov 8, 2021 | First Church News
Early Projections of Facility Transformation Plan Show Funding Source for $3M in Deferred Maintenance & Replacement Projects By Erick Bevington, Chair of Buildings & Grounds Committee Following a year and a half of a disruptive campus closure, the Buildings...