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Fall 2021 Coffee & Conversation with Pastor Tom
Enjoy a cup of coffee and conversation with Pastor Tom and others as he guides us on a journey through 1 Thessalonians. Paul’s pastoral sensitivity shines in this letter [...]
Join us for Homecoming Sunday on September 12
September 10, 2021 Dearest First Pres Family, Get excited! In just two days, we will celebrate Homecoming Sunday at First Pres on September 12! Join us for worship at 10 am as [...]
Guidelines for Gathering
August 29, 2021 Dear First Pres Family, School has started and the beginning of the program year is just around the corner! To stay safe, the Coronavirus Task Force wants [...]
Generosity Abounds: A Financial Update
August 6, 2021 Dear First Pres Family, Thank you to all who have financially supported First Pres Berkeley so far this year. Your faithful generosity has enabled us to continue our life-changing [...]
New First Pres Website Extends Welcome to All
July 29, 2021 Dear First Pres Family, Welcome to our new website! As the online front door to First Pres, our website welcomes congregants and newcomers—and makes it easy to find priority news [...]
Playhouse Build
At the end of June, our High School Youth joined with our legacy mission partner, Habitat for Humanity, to create and build a beautiful and sturdy Playhouse that was [...]
July 23 Friday Email
Dear First Pres Family, What a difference four weeks has made. A month ago the Coronavirus Task Force was tracking with staff toward being able to fully reopen our campus in September. In [...]
The First Pres Reopening
Coronavirus Task Force Update June 16, 2021 COVID-19 cases in Alameda County have been increasing over the past four weeks, and we have now breached the bottom of Red [...]
Welcome Dave Carranza, Director for Youth and Family Ministry
We are delighted to welcome our new director for Youth and Family Ministry! Dave Carranza brings with him extensive experience working with youth inside and outside the church and helping [...]
July 16 Friday Email
Dear First Pres Family, In May, we began detailing more about the new staffing structure by ministry area as teams are coming together and beginning their work. Since then, [...]