First Presbyterian Church News (Clarksville, TN)

A PLACE WHERE LOVE CAN BE FOUND They say I'm known in this sacred place, But how could they really know me? I've hidden my truth, locked it away, Afraid of the price I might have to pay. They wear their masks with practiced grace, And I do too, just in case. We trade our smiles, nods, and names, But no one dares to name the pain.  (Chorus) Let's make a place where we can be found, Where mercy and love come pouring down. Faith over fear will lead us there. Loving each other builds God's house everywhere. Show me your scars and I'll show you mine. Not wounds to hide, but holy signs. God placed us here to heal as one-- Reflections of the risen Son. (Bridge) See me seeing you, See me seeing God in you, And God in me. WE ARE BLESSED I am the doctor, I am the nurse, The responder who gets there first. I am the miner who braves the dark. We share the light that's in our hearts. (Chorus) We are blessed, we are blessed, We are blessed, we are blessed. Through your grace,...

FPC has been awarded $24,880 by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship as a recipient of the 2025-2026 Vital Worship Grant! We were first awarded this grant in the amount of $17,000 for the Faith Focus Wednesday program in 2023-2024 and then reapplied this spring. Our new project--developed by Hannah Cruse, Doug Young, Greg Glover, and the Steering Committee--will build on the mission of Faith Focus to  connect faith to action through cycles of education and reflection, liturgical creativity, and discipleship practices that aim to address homelessness and hunger.  We will continue to offer dinner, childcare, and a program each Wednesday this year during Faith Focus at 5:30. Many of these evenings may be devoted to learning about and taking part in missional work in partnership with the Irene Center for Hope. Join us in our pursuit to answer the question "How can we end homelessness and hunger for children in Clarksville?" We will also ask how our worship forms us to be mis...