If you come to First Pres Monday through Thursday mornings, you can see and hear refugees in our building taking steps towards integrating into their new home by learning English. Their children ages 0-5 are cared for in our nursery. During the summer, school-aged kids need a place to be loved...
Don Wallace, one of the team members that is in Mongolia to celebrate 20 years of the Campus Crusade for Christ teachers ministry, shares about spending time with the Mongolian Home Builders groups, a recipient of the 2018 Give Back the Blessing. Friday night in Ulaanbaatar, I was...
Gerelmaa Batkhuyag (Gerlee) is part of Mongolia Campus Crusade for Christ. She and her family are here in the United States and at First Pres so that she can complete her Master's degree in Biblical Counseling and return to Mongolia to help bring hope and healing to families...
As a young person at Fuller Seminary, I took a theology class with the late Dr. Ray Anderson. He was a thoughtful theologian and a gentle practitioner of his faith. I was a twenty-something finding my way in ministry and learning to more deeply hear the voice of God in my life. Those...
Radio stations are back to their normal tunes, all the Christmas decorations are in boxes in the basement, The Christmas Story is no longer airing on repeat. But the donations and gifts given toward Something Significant for Christmas are still impacting people, agencies and countries, and they...
Christimas cards are filling our mail boxes. Wrapping paper is consuming our dining room tables and closets. The Christmas to-do list seems to be getting longer. Despite all of this, we deliberately choose some activities simply because they help us remember the reason for the season. We rejoice...
In the last few months, natural disasters have damaged thousands of acres in Northern California and Houston. Over 100 lives have been taken, land and homes have been destroyed, and tens of thousands have sought refuge in shelters. First Pres loves to step up when our brothers and sisters in...
October 19 Update: This trip is full. You can still participate by praying for this team! In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, relief efforts in Houston and surrounding areas are in full force. Even as Harvey fades from national news cycles, the rebuilding process—both physical and...
In the U.S. we see the importance of the next generation as future inventors, leaders and parents of the world. At First Pres we seek “to prepare all generations to impact lives for Christ.” We lift up, mentor, guide and ignite young men and women to dream big and dream...
A team of six from First Pres travels to Guatemala September 7–14 to partner with the Del Camino Connection (DCC), connecting with Guatemalan pastors and ministry leaders, and deepening the relationships forged on a 2016 trip. The team will also meet new leaders and connect with churches...