Salisbury First Presbyterian Church

Second Sunday Cinema for August
2025-08-10 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Educational Building, 308 West Fisher St, Salisbury, 28144, United States
Join our Race & Justice Ministry Team on 2nd Sundays for fellowship and a great movie. There will be a brief discussion following. RSVP to egravescook@yahoo.com. Thanks!

First "EYES" Men Event
2025-10-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Fellowship Hall In Educ Bldg, 308 W Fisher St, Salisbury, NC, 28144, United States
What’s EYES?
Embrace Your Elephant Scripturally
The EYES Journey brings together faith communities to address the elephant in the room…race, from the lens of God’s Word. With the realization that racism births silence, assumptions and division, our hope is to build authentic communities through courageous and vulnerable conversations.
First Pres is honored to host the 1st Men’s EYES Event. Mondays in October from 6:30-8pm. (Oct 6, 13, 20, 27) in our Fellowship Hall.
Come curious…leave connected! This event will be facilitated by Frank Strong III
Use this link to register..
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGGrXK5rPwpJ6SPfvOeWTLWMD9QoecNz-eU_dGPXbxj6s47A/viewform

November Canned Food Drive
2025-11-02 - 2025-11-23 | First Presbyterian Church
In Matthew 25:40, Jesus says to those who helped the poor, hungry, sick, or imprisoned among his followers, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me”.

Please join us in helping our First Kids and Day School as they come together to support our hungry community members. Our goal is 1000 cans. Can we do it?

Salisbury Rowan Choral Society
2025-11-08 15:00 - 16:00 | Sanctuary
Join us for our World Music Concert!!!
Prepare to be transported around the globe through song! The Salisbury-Rowan Choral Society will present a diverse program featuring beautiful music from cultures around the world. This promises to be an extraordinary celebration of our global musical heritage. Childcare available, reception afterward.

Youth Porch B-Stud On Wednesdays
2025-11-12 19:30 - 20:30 | Pastor Josh’s Front Porch
What is Porch B-stud? It is Youth bible study on Wednesday nights at 7:30 pm on Pastor Josh’s front porch. You can guarantee there will be Cheerwine and pizza. There will also be scripture, and a chance to read God’s word slowly and deeply. Come when you can! The more youth, the merrier.

Annual TWAM Soup Supper & Thanksgiving Worship
2025-11-23 17:00 - 19:00 | Lewis Hall, West Innes St, Parking Lot, Salisbury, NC, 28144, United States
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Sunday, November 23 at 5pm. We will be having our annual TWAM Soup Supper, a fundraiser for our TWAM mission trip and a wonderful night to gather and eat together as a church. We will have a short Thanksgiving worship service after our meal.
Sign-up to bring soup, salad, or dessert!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4FA4AC2DA1F58-59836394-twam#/

Next MomCo is Dec 8
2025-12-08 09:30 - 11:30
The MomCo at First Pres (short for The Mom Community) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging and equipping moms to realize their potential as mothers, women, and leaders. Rooted in Christian values, we offer opportunities for personal growth, spiritual encouragement, and leadership development—but you don’t have to share our faith to belong. We are open to all mothers, regardless of their beliefs or background.
We serve ALL moms:
💙 Stay-at-home moms
💙 Working moms
💙 Single moms
💙 Married moms
💙 First-time moms
💙 Been-doing-this-forever moms
Join us for meetings filled with encouragement, connection, and fun, along with brunch, creative activities, inspiring speakers, and genuine community. You will leave feeling supported, inspired, and seen. We believe motherhood is a calling—and every mom deserves a community that understands, encourages, and uplifts her.
For more information, please reach out to Alex Paul at FirstPresMomCo@gmail.com.

New Men's Bible Study
2026-03-03 06:30 - 07:30 | First Presbyterian Church
Every once in a while, you come across a book that really digs into you. One of the books that got a hold of me in the last few years was Richard Reeves’ “Of Boys and Men.” The book asks a simple yet penetrating question: “How are men in the United States doing?” The answer was not surprising to me. In short, men aren’t doing well…for a host of reasons. Men are less religious, have fewer friends, are more likely to die deaths of despair (suicide, overdose, alcoholism), are more likely to be incarcerated, and are far less educated than women, and all this at increasingly alarming rates. Men are also less likely than ever to become teachers, which means outside of fathers and coaches, young men are being mentored less and less by other men. Men in their 30’s and 40’s look back fondly at the childhood friendships of their youth. The days of fake swords, plastic Nerf guns, endless fort-building escapades, and yet as they grow older wonder where all their friends have gone.
To top it all off, we live in a culture where men are expected to be either stoic or violent, and at times, are even made fun of for being vulnerable about their struggles. They say, real men don’t cry. They say, pain is just weakness leaving the body. But the state of manhood is revealing that these old adages just don’t work anymore.
How can we celebrate and advocate for the flourishing of women while equally desiring the well-being of men? That’s the question that’s been gnawing at me these last few years. If you’ve heard anything about our flourishing spirit-led MomCo ministry, you know that we are providing a place for women to be women together. I wonder, how can we do more of this for men? To put this all more personally, how do I, as a Christian, be a good and kind father, spouse, colleague, and friend?
The political landscape these days offers little help, and as usual, provides only ill-fitting stereotypes and polarizing comparisons. On the far right, we’re given visions of masculinity that feel, frankly, excessively anti-woman, and unrealistically “manly” in ways that just don’t fit all kinds of men out there. And yet on the far left, we’re given no vision of what a man is at all. Some young men have even expressed to me that they feel the far left has shamed them for being men altogether.
So what does this have to do with the church? Well, we can’t solve all of these issues at once. But what we can do, what we must do, is offer a place where men can gather together. We’ve already got one of those in our lovely Everyman’s Bible class. And so I feel it’s time to offer yet another place for men to gather.
Starting Tuesday, March 3, I invite men of all ages to gather together at 6:30am for Men’s Group Bible study at First Pres. What will we do? Well, it’s quite simple. We will drink coffee, eat donuts, tell jokes, read the Scriptures, share life, and pray for one another. My earnest hope for this Bible Study is that it will be a place for men of different generations to find brothers in Christ who will encourage them in the life of faith. Frankly, I know that this is something I need, and I’m betting that other men feel the same.

TWAM Annual 5K Run is May 1
2026-04-11 - 2026-05-01 | Salisbury Greenway
Join us Friday, May 1 for our Annual 5K Run to support our TWAM mission trip. Of course you can also walk! We also have a Kid’s Fun Run @6:30pm. It is a fun evening out with friends, whether you are competing for 1st place or taking a beautiful relaxing walk on our Greenway.
Use this link to find out more and to register online. You may also register the day of the race onsite if you prefer.
https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Salisbury/TeensWithAMission5KandSuperHeroFunRun

The Five Senses of Worship
2026-04-19 08:30 - 09:30 | Lewis Hall, West Innes St, Parking Lot, Salisbury, NC, 28144, United States
The Five Senses of Worship
Our contemporary worship service continues to explore The Five Senses of Worship, a special once-a-month series led by Rev. Daniel Heath, our LCW accompanist. Each service will invite worshippers to experience God through sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch—deepening our connection with God and one another through creative, sensory-rich expressions of faith.
Join us for these unique worship services at our 8:30am Contemporary Worship Service in Lewis Hall on Sundays – our next one is Sunday April 19.

The Lake Norman Orchestra
2026-04-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Lewis Hall, West Innes St, Parking Lot, Salisbury, NC, 28144, United States
Spread the news…this is going to be really COOL!

The well-known Lake Norman Orchestra will be at First Pres next Sunday, April 19 @2pm proudly presenting a free-admission concert featuring music from films and media about space travel including “The Empire Strikes Back Medley,” “Star Trek Through the Years,” “Theme from E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “Starman,” “Theme from 2001: A Spa

We will have a nursery for our babies and toddlers. Light refreshments served afterwards.

Blood Drive @ First Pres
2026-04-21 14:00 - 18:30 | Fellowship Hall In Educ Bldg, 308 W Fisher St, Salisbury, NC, 28144, United States
Donate Blood & Save a Life! First Pres is hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday, April 21 from 2-6:30pm in ourFellowship Hall. Be sure to make an appointment online for a quick “in & out.” If you have any questions, please call our church office (704) 636-1321. Thanks
www.redcrossblood.org

Salisbury-Rowan Choral Society Concert
2026-04-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Sanctuary
We are excited to host one of their special choral concerts. Amazing voices!!

JOY Event
2026-05-05 11:00 - 14:00
Join our JOY group (JOY stands for Just Older Youth)…as they head out for a lovely lunch at Lexington Local’s Southern Lunch. Then, visit the famous Bob Timberlake Gallery. You will have an opportunity to visit his furniture collections and well as his well-known artwork. Some describe his gallery as one of the most loveliest in the world!! Let the church office know if you are planning to attend ASAP.

A Night of Worship Around the Fountain
2026-05-17 18:00 - 19:00 | First Presbyterian Church
Join us for a beautiful evening of worship and beautiful music in our lovely campus courtyard around the fountain. Featuring our own LCW Praise Band with Jessica Holman Settineri and Matthew Holman. Bring your own chair!

Calling All Young Adults
2026-05-31 12:15 - 13:00 | Fellowship Hall In Educ Bldg, 308 W Fisher St, Salisbury, NC, 28144, United States
Are you in your 20s? or 30s?
Come join Pastor Hannah in our Fellowship Hall on Sunday, May 31 at 12:15pm to discuss the future of Young Adult Ministry programming at First Pres Salisbury. Bring friends!

Unified Sunday School for Adults & Youth
2026-06-14 - 2026-08-02
Join us this summer for Unified Sunday School in Fellowship Hall. Our pastors – Josh, Lara and Hannah – will be hosting this class opportunity that will provide a focus for all on the entire arch of Scripture from a 30,000 foot level. You are invited to attend these classes with your groups or encourage individuals to attend if you are taking a break this summer.
June 14 from 9:45-10:45 (normal worship schedule) – The Arch of Scripture
June 21 from 9:45-10:45 (normal worship schedule) – History: Genesis to Ester
June 28 from 9:30-10:15 (unified worship @10:30 begins) –Wisdom & Prophets (Job-Malachi) Pt. 1
July 5 from 9:30-10:15 – Wisdom and Prophets (Job-Malachi) Pt. 2
July 12 from 9:30-10:15 – Gospels Pt. 1
July 19 from 9:30-10:15 – Gospels Pt. 2
July 26 from 9:30-10:15 – Letters to the World
August 2 from 9:30-10:15 (end of unified worship @10:30) – Closing Reflections

Summer Sermon Series
2026-06-14 - 2026-08-09
Our pastors have taken us on an incredible journey with their summer sermon series, “Genesis and God’s Dysfunctional Family Tree.” Join us on Sunday, August 9 for our last sermon with this topic. Also on Sunday, August 9, we will go back to our normal worship times of Sundays @8:30am Contemporary Worship in Lewis Hall and @11am Traditional Worship in our Sanctuary. Stay tuned…We begin our next journey beginning Sunday, August 16 with “The Sermon on the Mount” sermon series.

Vacation Bible School June 15-18
2026-06-15 - 2026-06-18 | First Presbyterian Church
It is time to sign up for our Snowball Mountain Challenge Themed VBS 2026! All children who have completed a 3K Preschool program through 5th grade are invited to a week of fun! We will meet Monday June 15 – Thursday June 18 in the evenings 5-7:30pm. We also serve a “child friendly” supper FREE to all our VBS children. Our evenings are full of Bible lessons, songs, crafts, science, games, and SMILES! Spread the word and please invite others. Help us spread the Good News of Jesus with today’s children.
Use this link to register your child: https://fpcsalisbury.breezechms.com/form/96933b3963961

Use this link to volunteer to help: https://fpcsalisbury.breezechms.com/form/185e248890

Yoga at First Pres Returns July 29
2026-07-29 09:00 - 10:15 | Fellowship Hall In Educ Bldg, 308 W Fisher St, Salisbury, NC, 28144, United States
Are you looking for a way to incorporate stretching, flexibility and perhaps even YOGA into your life? Join us on Wednesdays. We meet from 9:00-10:15 am in Fellowship Hall. This is an all-level yoga class, led by certified teacher, Felicia Hoyle. A $10 donation per class is encouraged. Contact Felicia Hoyle @ fshoyle@gmail for more info.

First Kids Registration is Open NOW!
2026-08-02 - 2026-08-24
First Kids Kick Off Is Wednesday, August 19 from 5:30-7pm
Parent Meeting is August 19 too – Join us for dinner!
We cannot wait to be back with all our young friends…so we are coming back early this year! We have a great year of fun, food, fellowship, Bible lessons, music, crafts, and MORE fun! Our First Kids program is open to all children PreSchool 3 and 4 years olds (they must be potty trained) through 5th grade. We do divide our children into age appropriate lessons, crafts, and music – but we love fellowship and dinner time as a group.
This year, we are introducing First Parents! Once a month, on the 1st Wednesday, First Kids parents are invited out to dinner at Crafty Buffalo. This is a chance to hang out with others in your life stage, to talk about the ups and downs of life, and to have a good meal. Of course, First Kids still needs parents to volunteer, so make sure you sign up to support this ministry, but once a month, join us for fun, food, and fellowship with other First Parents! We will begin on Wed, Sept 2 at 5:45pm at Crafty Buffalo!
NOW IS THE TIME TO REGISTER!
Use the QR code and get your child(ren) signed up ASAP….or this link!
https://fpcsalisbury.breezechms.com/form/96933b3342755

Theology on Tap
2026-08-05 18:30 - 20:00
All young adults (18 years old to your 40s)…Join Pastor Hannah on Wednesday, August 5 for “Theology on Tap” at New Sarum Brewery in downtown Salisbury.

Second Sunday Cinema
2026-08-09 17:00 - 19:00 | First Presbyterian Church
Our next 2nd Sunday Cinema is on Sunday, August 9 @5pm in Everyman’s Bible Classroom.
Our movie this month is “Selma.” Our Second Sunday Cinemas are sponsored by the Race & Justice Team.

New Fall Sunday Sermon Series
2026-08-16 - 2026-11-22 | First Presbyterian Church
W.W.J.D. What Would Jesus Do? On Sunday, Aug 16, our pastors will lead us through a fall Sermon Series based on the Sermon on the Mount. It’s Jesus’s biggest sermon to a public audience and it is part of the Mount Rushmore of scriptures. It has highlights such as:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3)
“You are the salt of the earth.” (Matt 5:13)
“If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.” (Matt 5:39)
“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” (Matt 5:44)
“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matt 6:21)
“Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” (Matt 6:27)
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” (Matt 6:34)
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” (Matt 7:1)
“Enter through the narrow gate.” (Matt 7:13)
This three-chapter sermon in the gospel of Matthew shapes much of the Christian life and tradition. We want to dive deeply into what Jesus’ big sermon might have to teach us about living as Christians, but even more importantly, about God’s character of mercy and grace for us all. It’s a big one, so it’s going to take big time. We’ll be exploring the Sermon on the Mount from Sunday, Aug 16 until Thanksgiving in a sermon series titled “Follow: 15 Weeks with Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.”
We encourage you to begin reading now. Sit down and read Matthew 5-7. It won’t take long to read the words, but it will take your whole life to understand them. Join us this fall in worship as we seek to do just that!

Fall Kick Off Reception
2026-08-16 09:45 - 10:45 | First Presbyterian Church
We are back after summer schedules and summer breaks! Join us on Sunday, August 16 as we kick off a new Sermon Series, celebrate new programs with a reception in the Courtyard, and settle into our normal worship service times again. Our 8:30am Life Center Worship Service (LCW) is a contemporary-style service in Lewis Hall with a live band. This service is not live-streamed; however, you may view pre-recorded LCW services on our YOUTUBE channel. Our 11am Sanctuary Worship Service is a traditional service with our organ and choirs in our Sanctuary building. This worship service is live-streamed weekly.
From 9:45-10:45am we will gather in our Courtyard and catch up after summer vacations. There will be lemonade and cookies. Our staff and team captains will be available to talk ALL ABOUT our new fall season and programming.

Living Through Discipleship for All Youth
2026-08-16 09:45 - 10:45 | Room 223 – HS Youth Room
LTD is the name of our new WEEKLY Sunday School for all youth, 6th–12th grades! LTD will be taught by Pastors Josh, Lara, and Hannah, as well as by our youth leaders. This class meets in the HS youth room from 9:45-10:30am every Sunday morning. Our leaders will dive deep into the Sunday sermon and scriptures. There will be coffee, juice, and breakfast snacks – just what this class likes!
2nd Floor: Room 223

First Kids for Christ Sunday School is Back!
2026-08-16 09:45 - 10:45 | Educational Building, 308 West Fisher St, Salisbury, 28144, United States
First Kids for Christ invites all PreK – 5th grade children to Sunday School. This combined children’s classe is under
the direction of Megan Shaw, our Director of Children’s Ministry.They are using The Biggest Story Bible and supporting curriculum.
They meet from 9:45-10:45 am each Sunday on the 2nd Floor: Room 206

New Young Parents Sunday School Class
2026-08-16 09:45 - 10:45 | Kirby Library
Have you ever planned on dropping your kid off at Sunday School and thought, “What am I going to do for an hour?” We have wonderful Sunday School classes at First Pres. From Open Horizons and Outlook to Sisters and Everyman’s—there are already classes that would love for you to join them. But if you’re longing to connect with other parents and start out with a class that is as new as you, come to Parents Sunday School in the Kirby Library (across from the bathrooms near Lewis Hall) 9:45-10:45am. This class is going to be a casual gathering of parents over coffee, doughnuts, and the shared experience of being in this phase of life. In the fall, we’ll start out spending some time each week reading the scripture for worship or enjoying a meaningful devotion together. Come join us! Get on the ground floor of building a new class and a new community of friendship and support. We will begin on August 16!

First Pres Concert Series
2026-08-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Sanctuary
On Sunday August 16 at 2pm, we are thrilled to welcome The Astralis Chamber Ensemble to our sanctuary for an “Evening in France,” the next concert in our First Presbyterian Concert Summer Series. Flutist Angela Massey, Cellist Edward Luengo, and Harpist Li Shan Tan have been praised as “scary good” and “truly riveting.” They’ll bring us an afternoon of Fauré, a challenging trio by Ibert, and expressive works by two wonderful female composers, Boulanger and Renié. This is a rare chance to hear this combination of instruments performed at such a high level, right here in our Sanctuary in Salisbury. Come, bring a friend, and let your soul be fed for an afternoon. Save that date!
