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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 for all ages

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

Nursery care available for children under 3 during Worship Service and Sunday Class Hour

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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
Volunteer/Donate - Abundant Life Christmas Store

December 9, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

Support Abundant Life Ministries’ annual Christmas Store by donating gifts or volunteering to help students shop for their families with the Blue Bucks they’ve earned throughout the first half of the school year.

Volunteer/Donate - Abundant Life Christmas Store
Crisis Prevention Training

December 13, 2025 at 2:30:00 PM

In keeping with our commitment to a safe and hospitable church, First Pres will be offering a training class on various dates throughout the course of the year.

Crisis Prevention Training
Memorial Poinsettia Dedication

December 15, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

For those who would like to contribute poinsettias to help decorate the Sanctuary for Advent, we are now accepting Dedications.

Memorial Poinsettia Dedication
PACEM Volunteers Needed

December 16, 2025 at 10:30:00 PM

PACEM, a First Pres mission partner, provides a safe overnight space for individuals experiencing homelessness during the winter, and we rely on volunteers to help offer warmth and hospitality.

PACEM Volunteers Needed
Hearts & Hands Gathering: Welcome Bag Donations

December 16, 2025 at 10:30:00 PM

Our Hearts & Hands families are assembling Welcome Bags for our PACEM guest’s first night, and you’re invited to support this effort by donating items that offer comfort, care, and a tangible expression of kindness.

Hearts & Hands Gathering: Welcome Bag Donations

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