Congregation Life
Join our Congregation Life Committee!
We are an affirming Matthew 25 congregation and our vibrant Congregation Life Committee plans and organizes outreach activities to the community as well as congregational opportunities as a Matthew 25 church.
Matthew 25:31–46 calls all of us to actively engage in the world around us, so our faith comes alive and we wake up to new possibilities. Convicted by this passage, both the 222nd and 223rd General Assemblies (2016 and 2018) exhorted the PC(USA) to act boldly and compassionately to serve people who are hungry, oppressed, imprisoned or poor.
We recognize Christ’s urgent call to be a church of action, where God’s love, justice and mercy shine forth and are contagious. And we rejoice how our re-energized faith can unite all Presbyterians for a common and holy purpose: our common identity to do mission.
As a Matthew 25 Congregation, we pledge to work on building congregational vitality, eradicating systemic poverty, and dismantling structural racism.
We meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 8-9:30am in Dennis Hall.
Stay tuned for our next community event!
Recycling Presentation on July 8, 2025
Learn about Oregon’s statewide recycling overhaul! Hosted by our Congregation Life Committee, Benton County’s solid waste program coordinator Bailey Paine, gave apresentation in the Allison Room at First Presbyterian on Tuesday, July 8th to explain what is happening, why it is happening, and what you need to know to make the most of these much-needed improvements to the way we recycle.