Mission

Ethiopia Mission Trip 2025 - Click to learn more!

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Ethiopia Mission Trip 2025 - Click to learn more! 〰️

2025 Spring & Summer Mission & Camp Opportunities

Join First Pres. on an intergenerational summer adventure to Orlando, Florida to serve and play!

Departing from the church on June 21, the group will head down to Orlando, Florida for a week of missions, beach, and Orlando fun. Experience the richness of working alongside people of all ages and building new relationships within our church family. Participants will have the opportunity to serve with different ministries around Orlando. Each day is full of new opportunities and mission experiences.

The group will be housed in dormitories at Forest Lake Academy. Meals will also be provided by the academy. The week will include beach time and a day at Universal Studios! We will return home June 28.

The schedule will be flexible for families who are attending. We want it to be a rich and enjoyable experience for all!

This is an event you won’t want to miss! Start making plans, inviting friends and get your $100 deposit in to reserve your spot!

Pay the deposit by Feb. 1 for the early bird rate.

Great Escape is a camp for middle schoolers to get away, have an insane amount of fun, grow in their faith and build great relationships. All current 5th - 8th grade are invited to attend. Get ready for a week of high energy games, engaging speakers and an awesome worship band.

First Pres will be attending the Smokies location, held at the Ocoee Ridge Camp in Ocoee, TN. The group will depart Sunday, July 27 and return Thursday, July 31. Mornings include breakfast, quiet times and worship. Afternoons include recreation, free time, and adventure. Evenings include dinner, worship, church family time and evening games. It will be the best week of your life!

High schoolers are invited to go as work crew. Work Crew is a unique opportunity to show middle school students the love of Christ and to serve them and their leaders wholeheartedly. While the focus is serving the camp by working hard, there will also be opportunities to deepen individual relationships with Christ and grow in community. Work Crew is an incredible experience! You will make lifelong friends, grow and have the best week! Work Crew also counts for community service hours and work experience. Work Crew is free for First Pres. students! Work Crew Application

Pay the deposit by Dec. 1 for the super early bird rate.

Monetary Donations:

Monetary donations designated for Hurricane Helene disaster relief will support the church’s ongoing efforts for provide relief to area victims of Hurricane Helene and to help with rebuilding efforts through Christian organizations identified as reliable sources.

Current Needs:

In addition to monetary donations, emergency aid resources are recommending donations of the following:

portable propane or kerosene heaters
propane tanks
portable cook stoves
charcoal and charcoal grills
generators
chain saws
tents
hand warmers such as HotHands
dehumidifiers
new winter clothing (coats, wool socks, hats, gloves), especially winter coats in larger sizes such as XXXL and XXXXL
new blankets and zero-degree sleeping bags; and carbon monoxide detectors

Bring items for donation to the church (room 125) where they will be distributed as needed. Used clothing is not accepted.

Please note that items that were collected early in the disaster relief process (such as water, diapers, wipes, personal hygiene products, pet food, etc.) are no longer needed.

FPC helping our neighbors in need

FPC has been providing assistance to those in need:

During their fall break from school, some families and youth of our church have been busy on at least four sites in Greene County, Jonesborough, Chucky, and Damascus, VA that were heavily damaged by the flooding
On Monday, Oct. 7, John Vann, Marguerite Buckley and Jerry Swam Sidi delivered baked spaghetti casseroles to Roan Mountain, bringing a hot meal for 300 people
On Wednesday Oct. 2, a few of our FPC volunteer missionaries (members) woke up early and made casseroles to feed 200 first responders in Greenville, TN. Geneva King and Jerry Swam Sidi delivered those casseroles to help sustain emergency responders during that first week

Get involved:

Appalachia Service Project and Holston Habitat for Humanity are currently recruiting volunteers. For other ways to be involved, individuals, families, or groups can volunteer to help in our region through Volunteer United or Appalachian Relief Coordination.