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Office Hours: Online Bible Study with Dr. William Brown
The Psalms
MAY 16
Featuring Dr. William Brown, William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary.
Join Chris Holmes and Brennan Breed (Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary) for a four-week in-depth Bible study of the Psalms.
The Psalms are known as the prayer book for both Jews and Christians. They represent the full range of human emotions: joy and despair, praise and lament, fear and confidence. Explore how these religious poems function and how they can enrich the life of faith. More information about the study available at firstpresatl.org/office-hours.
Participants who want to go deeper can access the syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study on the Faith Formation Network. Join here.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours: Online Bible Study with Dr. Kathleen O’Connor
The Psalms
MAY 16
Featuring Dr. Kathleen O’Connor, Professor Emerita of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary.
Join Chris Holmes and Brennan Breed (Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary) for a four-week in-depth Bible study of the Psalms.
The Psalms are known as the prayer book for both Jews and Christians. They represent the full range of human emotions: joy and despair, praise and lament, fear and confidence. Explore how these religious poems function and how they can enrich the life of faith. More information about the study available at firstpresatl.org/office-hours.
Participants who want to go deeper can access the syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study on the Faith Formation Network. Join here.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours: Online Bible Study with Dr. Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford
The Psalms
MAY 9
Featuring Dr. Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford, Carolyn Ward Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at McAfee School of Theology.
Join Chris Holmes and Brennan Breed (Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary) for a four-week in-depth Bible study of the Psalms.
The Psalms are known as the prayer book for both Jews and Christians. They represent the full range of human emotions: joy and despair, praise and lament, fear and confidence. Explore how these religious poems function and how they can enrich the life of faith. More information about the study available at firstpresatl.org/office-hours.
Participants who want to go deeper can access the syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study on the Faith Formation Network. Join here.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours: Online Bible Study with Dr. Brent Strawn
The Psalms
MAY 2
Featuring Dr. Brent Strawn, Professor of Old Testament and Professor of Law, Duke Divinity School, Duke University.
Join Chris Holmes and Brennan Breed (Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary) for a four-week in-depth Bible study of the Psalms.
The Psalms are known as the prayer book for both Jews and Christians. They represent the full range of human emotions: joy and despair, praise and lament, fear and confidence. Explore how these religious poems function and how they can enrich the life of faith. More information about the study available at firstpresatl.org/office-hours.
Participants who want to go deeper can access the syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study on the Faith Formation Network. Join here.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours for Lent: Jesus and the Way of the Cross
Jesus and the Possibility of New Life
The season of Lent is typically associated with rigor and self-denial. Christians are encouraged to follow Jesus into a metaphorical wilderness through giving up some worldly pleasure or taking up a new spiritual discipline. For many, though, the whole year of 2020 has felt like a wilderness experience: separation from loved ones, new demands at work and home, and various forms of personal and social brokenness. In this Office Hours study, Chris Holmes and Brennan Breed (Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary) will explore passages related to Lent, but focus on how God meets us in the wilderness through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Each week’s class will be livestreamed using Facebook Live. Join the Office Hours Facebook group, watch the classes, and add your comments.
Those who do not have access to Facebook can join using Zoom. Participants on Zoom will be able to view the classes and ask questions of the hosts.
Participants who want a deeper experience may also register to receive free access to course material, complete with syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study. Here is the registration link on the Columbia website.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours for Lent: Jesus and the Way of the Cross
Jesus and the Call to Repentance
The season of Lent is typically associated with rigor and self-denial. Christians are encouraged to follow Jesus into a metaphorical wilderness through giving up some worldly pleasure or taking up a new spiritual discipline. For many, though, the whole year of 2020 has felt like a wilderness experience: separation from loved ones, new demands at work and home, and various forms of personal and social brokenness. In this Office Hours study, Chris Holmes and Brennan Breed (Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary) will explore passages related to Lent, but focus on how God meets us in the wilderness through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Each week’s class will be livestreamed using Facebook Live. Join the Office Hours Facebook group, watch the classes, and add your comments.
Those who do not have access to Facebook can join using Zoom. Participants on Zoom will be able to view the classes and ask questions of the hosts.
Participants who want a deeper experience may also register to receive free access to course material, complete with syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study. Here is the registration link on the Columbia website.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours for Lent: Jesus and the Way of the Cross
Jesus and the Cross
The season of Lent is typically associated with rigor and self-denial. Christians are encouraged to follow Jesus into a metaphorical wilderness through giving up some worldly pleasure or taking up a new spiritual discipline. For many, though, the whole year of 2020 has felt like a wilderness experience: separation from loved ones, new demands at work and home, and various forms of personal and social brokenness. In this Office Hours study, Chris Holmes and Brennan Breed (Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary) will explore passages related to Lent, but focus on how God meets us in the wilderness through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Each week’s class will be livestreamed using Facebook Live. Join the Office Hours Facebook group, watch the classes, and add your comments.
Those who do not have access to Facebook can join using Zoom. Participants on Zoom will be able to view the classes and ask questions of the hosts.
Participants who want a deeper experience may also register to receive free access to course material, complete with syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study. Here is the registration link on the Columbia website.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours for Lent: Jesus and the Way of the Cross
Jesus and the Powers and Principalities
The season of Lent is typically associated with rigor and self-denial. Christians are encouraged to follow Jesus into a metaphorical wilderness through giving up some worldly pleasure or taking up a new spiritual discipline. For many, though, the whole year of 2020 has felt like a wilderness experience: separation from loved ones, new demands at work and home, and various forms of personal and social brokenness. In this Office Hours study, Chris Holmes and Brennan Breed (Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary) will explore passages related to Lent, but focus on how God meets us in the wilderness through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Each week’s class will be livestreamed using Facebook Live. Join the Office Hours Facebook group, watch the classes, and add your comments.
Those who do not have access to Facebook can join using Zoom. Participants on Zoom will be able to view the classes and ask questions of the hosts.
Participants who want a deeper experience may also register to receive free access to course material, complete with syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study. Here is the registration link on the Columbia website.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours for Lent: Jesus and the Way of the Cross
Jesus and the Forces of Death
The season of Lent is typically associated with rigor and self-denial. Christians are encouraged to follow Jesus into a metaphorical wilderness through giving up some worldly pleasure or taking up a new spiritual discipline. For many, though, the whole year of 2020 has felt like a wilderness experience: separation from loved ones, new demands at work and home, and various forms of personal and social brokenness. In this Office Hours study, Chris Holmes and Brennan Breed (Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary) will explore passages related to Lent, but focus on how God meets us in the wilderness through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Each week’s class will be livestreamed using Facebook Live. Join the Office Hours Facebook group, watch the classes, and add your comments.
Those who do not have access to Facebook can join using Zoom. Participants on Zoom will be able to view the classes and ask questions of the hosts.
Participants who want a deeper experience may also register to receive free access to course material, complete with syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study. Here is the registration link on the Columbia website.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours for Lent: Jesus and the Way of the Cross
Jesus and the Forces of Evil
The season of Lent is typically associated with rigor and self-denial. Christians are encouraged to follow Jesus into a metaphorical wilderness through giving up some worldly pleasure or taking up a new spiritual discipline. For many, though, the whole year of 2020 has felt like a wilderness experience: separation from loved ones, new demands at work and home, and various forms of personal and social brokenness. In this Office Hours study, Chris Holmes and Brennan Breed (Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary) will explore passages related to Lent, but focus on how God meets us in the wilderness through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Each week’s class will be livestreamed using Facebook Live. Join the Office Hours Facebook group, watch the classes, and add your comments.
Those who do not have access to Facebook can join using Zoom. Participants on Zoom will be able to view the classes and ask questions of the hosts.
Participants who want a deeper experience may also register to receive free access to course material, complete with syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study. Here is the registration link on the Columbia website.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours for Lent: Jesus and the Way of the Cross
Lent in 2021
The season of Lent is typically associated with rigor and self-denial. Christians are encouraged to follow Jesus into a metaphorical wilderness through giving up some worldly pleasure or taking up a new spiritual discipline. For many, though, the whole year of 2020 has felt like a wilderness experience: separation from loved ones, new demands at work and home, and various forms of personal and social brokenness. In this Office Hours study, Chris Holmes and Brennan Breed (Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary) will explore passages related to Lent, but focus on how God meets us in the wilderness through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Each week’s class will be livestreamed using Facebook Live. Join the Office Hours Facebook group, watch the classes, and add your comments.
Those who do not have access to Facebook can join using Zoom. Participants on Zoom will be able to view the classes and ask questions of the hosts.
Participants who want a deeper experience may also register to receive free access to course material, complete with syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study. Here is the registration link on the Columbia website.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours: An Online Pop Up Bible Study with Dr. Raj Nadella
The Book of James: Wisdom and the Way of Jesus
Join biblical studies professors and church theologians for a new live, interactive, impromptu online Bible study.
Office Hours: An Online Popup Bible Study” returns on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. (EST) on Facebook Live and Zoom. Meeting on Wednesday evenings (Aug 5–Sept 2) for this series, Office Hours features engaging and unscripted conversations about Scripture and the Christian life with First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta’s Scholar in Residence, Chris Holmes, and Columbia Theological Seminary’s associate professor of Hebrew Bible, Brennan Breed. Our next study, “The Book of James: Wisdom and the Way of Jesus,” will provide a chapter-by-chapter exploration of the Book of James and an examination of its central theological themes. As with past classes in Office Hours, this study of James will include conversations with other professors from Atlanta and around the country. More information about the study available at https://firstpresatl.org/office-hours.
Participants who want a deeper experience may also register to receive free access to course material, complete with syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study. Here is the registration link on the Columbia website.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours: An Online Pop Up Bible Study with Dr. Angela N Parker
The Book of James: Wisdom and the Way of Jesus
Join biblical studies professors and church theologians for a new live, interactive, impromptu online Bible study.
Office Hours: An Online Popup Bible Study” returns on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. (EST) on Facebook Live and Zoom. Meeting on Wednesday evenings (Aug 5–Sept 2) for this series, Office Hours features engaging and unscripted conversations about Scripture and the Christian life with First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta’s Scholar in Residence, Chris Holmes, and Columbia Theological Seminary’s associate professor of Hebrew Bible, Brennan Breed. Our next study, “The Book of James: Wisdom and the Way of Jesus,” will provide a chapter-by-chapter exploration of the Book of James and an examination of its central theological themes. As with past classes in Office Hours, this study of James will include conversations with other professors from Atlanta and around the country. More information about the study available at https://firstpresatl.org/office-hours.
Participants who want a deeper experience may also register to receive free access to course material, complete with syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study. Here is the registration link on the Columbia website.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours: An Online Pop Up Bible Study with Dr. Martha Moore-Keish
The Book of James: Wisdom and the Way of Jesus
Join biblical studies professors and church theologians for a new live, interactive, impromptu online Bible study.
Office Hours: An Online Popup Bible Study” returns on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. (EST) on Facebook Live and Zoom. Meeting on Wednesday evenings (Aug 5–Sept 2) for this series, Office Hours features engaging and unscripted conversations about Scripture and the Christian life with First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta’s Scholar in Residence, Chris Holmes, and Columbia Theological Seminary’s associate professor of Hebrew Bible, Brennan Breed. Our next study, “The Book of James: Wisdom and the Way of Jesus,” will provide a chapter-by-chapter exploration of the Book of James and an examination of its central theological themes. As with past classes in Office Hours, this study of James will include conversations with other professors from Atlanta and around the country. More information about the study available at https://firstpresatl.org/office-hours.
Participants who want a deeper experience may also register to receive free access to course material, complete with syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study. Here is the registration link on the Columbia website.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours: An Online Pop Up Bible Study
The Book of James: Wisdom and the Way of Jesus
Join biblical studies professors and church theologians for a new live, interactive, impromptu online Bible study.
Office Hours: An Online Popup Bible Study” returns on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. (EST) on Facebook Live and Zoom. Meeting on Wednesday evenings (Aug 5–Sept 2) for this series, Office Hours features engaging and unscripted conversations about Scripture and the Christian life with First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta’s Scholar in Residence, Chris Holmes, and Columbia Theological Seminary’s associate professor of Hebrew Bible, Brennan Breed. Our next study, “The Book of James: Wisdom and the Way of Jesus,” will provide a chapter-by-chapter exploration of the Book of James and an examination of its central theological themes. As with past classes in Office Hours, this study of James will include conversations with other professors from Atlanta and around the country. More information about the study available at https://firstpresatl.org/office-hours.
Participants who want a deeper experience may also register to receive free access to course material, complete with syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study. Here is the registration link on the Columbia website.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
Office Hours: An Online Pop Up Bible Study with Dr. Melanie (Melly) Howard
The Book of James: Wisdom and the Way of Jesus
Join biblical studies professors and church theologians for a new live, interactive, impromptu online Bible study.
Office Hours: An Online Popup Bible Study” returns on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. (EST) on Facebook Live and Zoom. Meeting on Wednesday evenings (Aug 5–Sept 2) for this series, Office Hours features engaging and unscripted conversations about Scripture and the Christian life with First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta’s Scholar in Residence, Chris Holmes, and Columbia Theological Seminary’s associate professor of Hebrew Bible, Brennan Breed. Our next study, “The Book of James: Wisdom and the Way of Jesus,” will provide a chapter-by-chapter exploration of the Book of James and an examination of its central theological themes. As with past classes in Office Hours, this study of James will include conversations with other professors from Atlanta and around the country. More information about the study available at https://firstpresatl.org/office-hours.
Participants who want a deeper experience may also register to receive free access to course material, complete with syllabus, downloadable readings, and audio-video links for further study. Here is the registration link on the Columbia website.
If you have questions, email Chris Holmes.
MILESTONE Moments
Weddings
Weddings at First Presbyterian Church are worship services during which two people are united in the presence of God. From the historic beauty of the Tiffany stained-glass windows to our stately stone edifice, every element of a wedding here supports this sacred union.
Read more about weddings at FPC.
Baptisms
As a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), we share the sacrament of baptism of people of all ages during our worship services.
For more information or to schedule a baptism, For more information or to schedule a baptism, contact Katie Covington via email at kcovington@firstpresatl.org or phone: (404) 228-7712.
Memorial Services
Our Care Ministry is available to provide spiritual support and assist with the planning of funerals and memorial services.
For more information about services, receptions, and interment in the Memorial Garden at First Presbyterian Church, contact Rev. Rob Sparks via email at rsparks@firstpresatl.org or phone: (404) 228-7763.