Epiphany Celebration

Sunday Jan 6th at 7pm

On January 6th we celebrate the 12th night of Christmas and the coming of the Wisemen. At First Lutheran we celebrate the Epiphany by using a East African Worship Liturgy and partake in Holy Communion with one another. Afte the service we then partake in the burning of the Greens.

 The Burning of 

     the Greens

    Sunday Jan 6th

After our Epiphany Worship service at 7pm we will walk to the Community Garden and burn the greens used during Advent and Christmas worship. 

We will also be providing Hot Chocolate and cookies to keep us warm and fed.

Finally thanks to the Parkersburg Fire Department for being there for us.

 Help Feed the Hungry

Souper Bowl compettition begins on Januarry 1, 2019 and continues until February 3rd on Super Bowl Sunday.  The contest will be split between the three church services. We are asking for vegetable, chicken noodle or tomato soupl. The competition table will be setup outside the church office. You can bring your own choice of soups. The service with the highest total of soup cans will be the winner.  

   Pastors Class Studying

 The Jesse Tree

We hear all the time about that Jesus comes from the lineage of the Jesse tree. What does that mean and why was it so important to the Jews and Christians alike.  Pastors class starts at 10am and is done by 12pm. 

 Sunday December 30th  

            at 10am      

  Bereavement Meetings

Come join a group of people that support one another through their struggles with their stories and love. They meet at First Lutheran every first and third Wednesday evening of the month at 6:30pm in the Church Parl;or.

You can find this group by pressing the buzzer af the education building door. 

First Lutheran New Members Taken in on 12/17/17

Beulah Geiger

Pat & Jerry Heslep

Steve & Judy Ashcraft

Parris Witte

Cameran Meredith

Baptized 12/10/17