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Let All Who Enter
Feel the Love of Christ

Sundays at First Pres

9:00am Contemporary Worship Service

More informal worship style, casual dress, weekly communion

10:00am Fellowship & Sunday Classes

After the service, we gather to share food, engage in conversation, and participate in Sunday classes

11:00am Traditional Worship Service

More formal worship style, hymns, monthly communion

12:00pm Fellowship

After the service, we gather to share food and engage in conversation

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Bruckner Mass D Minor

June 8, 11:00am

Join us during Worship Service for a rare performance of this early masterpiece. Experience this sacred music with professional orchestra, choir, and soloists.

A Welcoming Charlottesville
Church Community

First Pres is an active congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA). 


Some of us consider church our second home, and others are discovering the love of God in Christ for the first time. Through worship, fellowship, service, and groups together, we connect with one another as people who have been touched by some inkling of the Spirit and who are looking for ways to deepen our expression of faith, and have it nurtured in a community that endeavors to love thy neighbor. We sense God connecting with us in Scripture, music, and prayer as we have open conversations about how to live our faith in the world today. There's a place for you at First Pres!

Expressions
of Faith

At First Presbyterian Church, we seek to magnify the glory of God and proclaim the gospel through worship that challenges the mind, nourishes the spirit, honors tradition, demonstrates liturgical depth, exercises creativity in its use of music and the arts, and addresses the needs of individuals and families today.

Announcements

Submit Your Pledges For 2026

November 16, 2025 at 5:00:00 PM

This is a reminder that Dedication Sunday is November 16. We ask that you please return your pledge as we look ahead to our 2026 ministry year.

Submit Your Pledges For 2026
Presbyterian Women Fall Gathering

November 16, 2025 at 5:15:00 PM

The Presbyterian Women’s Coordinating Team warmly invites all women of the church to join us for our annual Fall Gathering. We'll enjoy a light lunch (provided), followed by a short program with Rachel Thompson Orfield

Presbyterian Women Fall Gathering
The Haven's 10th Annual Winter Wear Drive

November 16, 2025 at 9:00:00 PM

Break out your gently-loved coats, scarves, hats, sweaters, and gloves and drop them off at any of the listed community locations.

The Haven's 10th Annual Winter Wear Drive
Hanging of the Greens

November 23, 2025 at 10:00:00 PM

Join us for a festive evening of dinner, fellowship, and decorating the church for Advent. We’ll share a meal, deck the halls together, enjoy activities for children, and end with carols in the Sanctuary.

Hanging of the Greens
Hearts & Hands

November 25, 2025 at 10:30:00 PM

We’ll share a simple dinner, then help prepare for Blue Ridge House Thanksgiving and Soup Kitchen meals for the following day. Families will set and decorate the tables in Agape Hall and create notes and drawings to include in the meal boxes.

Hearts & Hands
Thanksgiving Meal Prep - Blue Ridge House & Soup Kitchen

November 26, 2025 at 1:00:00 PM

Volunteers Needed! We need (3) turkey slicers to join us bright and early at 8:00am and (6) meal packagers to arrive at 10:00am. No special skills are needed, just bring your heart for service!

Thanksgiving Meal Prep - Blue Ridge House & Soup Kitchen

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