First Tuesdays, 12:30pm, Room 216

We come together with group concerns, prayer, business and Bible study. This year our Bible study will be presented by PW/Horizons. Mission projects vary yearly according to our group interests and community needs. We have consistently supported the World Fellowship of the Least Coin. Together we are a fun, caring group who support one an-other and love to welcome new members.

Second Tuesdays, 1:00pm

Circle 6 is a group of women who are interested in fellowship, thought-provoking discussion, developing close friendships and sharing Christ’s love through serving others. Please feel free to bring your lunch and come early for fellowship. This year we will focus on the Horizon's Bible study. "What my Grandmother taught me." by Merryl Beain. Our mission projects include providing floral arrangements during Advent for the homebound of our church, recycling cards for St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, Least Coin, Georgia’s Friends food pantry, and Meals on Wheels pet food pantry.

Wednesdays, 2:00-3:30pm, Room 215 and Zoom

We invite the ladies of First Presbyterian Church and our extended com-munity to join our Wednesday Women's Bible Study. Our meetings are hybrid — Zoom and in-person in Room 215. Using study guides, we enjoy weekly, scripture-based units of study on topics chosen by the group. We LOVE discussion — sharing our different perspectives and diving deeper into the associated Bible texts. In preparation for each meeting, we have short “homework assignments” that guide us in our discussions. PW graciously subsidizes a portion of the cost of our books; there is a small fee to cover the remaining cost.

Third Tuesdays, 9:30am, Room 216

The Mission Sewing Group is a group of women from FPC who join other PW women throughout our Presbytery of the James in providing baby layettes, receiving blankets and gowns, stuffed toys and knitted caps for newborns for Presbyterian hospitals in the Congo and Malawi. All contributions are processed and distributed through Church World Service. This group also makes simple dresses for Little Dresses for Africa, a non-profit begun by a woman in Michigan who visited a refugee camp and saw first-hand the deplorable condition of the children’s clothing. Stitchers, pressers, cutters, pinners and knitters or crocheters are welcome to join this group.

Dates and Times Vary

The Prayer Shawl ministry is an opportunity for individuals who enjoy knitting, crocheting or weaving to create lovely prayer shawls or lap robes for those facing health and life challenges. We pray to emulate and share God’s enveloping and comforting presence with these gifts. A special part of this ministry is also shared with our graduating high school seniors as a reminder of God’s and our love as they move forward in their lives. The ministerial staff generally gives these works of our hands and a list is kept of recipients.

We are also interested in providing “Prayer Squares” for anyone who feels the need for a pocket reminder of God’s enduring presence.

Instructions for prayer shawls are available in the Parish Nurse’s office as are completed shawls, squares and lapghans. 

Thursdays, 10:00am - 4:00pm, Room 216

Quilt Sowers of FPC enjoy the 3F’s—fellowship, friendship and field trips—while creating and sewing quilts of all sizes for an abused women’s shelter, children’s quilts for the baptized children in our own church family, and other quilted items. Members bring a bag lunch and stay as long as their schedule allows. We try to hold 2-3 Sew-a-thons each year, enjoy taking day-long field trips to quilt shows or “favorite” quilting shops, and sell our quilts twice a year during Fellowship Hour. The group likes to say “if you can sew a straight line, you can become a quilter”, and we love welcoming and mentoring “new-to-quilting” members!