Join us for an incredible lineup of guest preachers and teachers this winter! Mark your calendars and invite your friends to be challenged and inspired by these acclaimed voices.
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January 5: Jeff Chu
Worship @ 10 am
An award-winning journalist and editor, Rev. Jeff Chu is Parish Associate of Storytelling & Witness at First Pres and teacher in residence at Crosspointe Church in North Carolina. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications including Travel and Leisure, Fast Company, Time, and Modern Farmer. Jeff is the author of Does Jesus Really Love Me?, and he will return on March 23 for the launch of his new book, Good Soil. (Read more about Jeff.)
January 19: Amos Disasa
Worship @ 10 am
Rev. Amos Disasa serves as Senior Pastor & Head of Staff at First Presbyterian Church of Dallas. Originally from Ethiopia, he spent childhood years in South Carolina and has degrees from Presbyterian College (South Carolina) and Wake Forest University School of Divinity (North Carolina). Amos is married to Sarah, and together they parent Abraham and Shepherd. (Read more about Amos.)
February 16: Jessica Vaughan Lower
Worship @ 10 am
Rev. Jessica Vaughan Lower is Senior Pastor & Head of Staff at San Marino Community Church in San Marino, CA. She believes that practicing faith should bring joy and not judgment, and doesn’t have to agree with people in order to genuinely like them. Jessica has degrees from UC Irvine and Princeton Theological Seminary, and is a PhD student in Leadership and Change at Antioch University. She also serves on the editorial board for the Journal for Religious Leadership. (Read more about Jessica.)
February 23: William Yoo
Worship @ 10 am, Book Talk @ 11:30 am
Dr. William Yoo is Associate Professor of American Religious and Cultural History at Columbia Theological Seminary. As a teacher, preacher, and scholar, he focuses on the history of racism in American Christianity. He has published books on African American Christianity, Asian American Christianity, and Presbyterian history, including What Kind of Christianity: A History of Slavery and Anti-Black Racism in the Presbyterian Church. (Read more about William.)
Following worship, we will hear more from William about his new book on the origins of American Christianity, Reckoning with History, to be released on January 28. Books will be available for purchase on February 23 when William joins us for worship and conversation, or you can pre-order here. There will also be time set aside for book signing. (Learn more about Reckoning with History.)
