How Are You Called to Serve in the Life of Old First?
There are so many facets to church life, so many ways to help and be involved. Every person has something to offer to help support Old First, help it run
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It Is Organ Sunday! 8.19.2018
Organ Music for August 19, 2018 By Beth Manus Dear Friends, Since I’ll be coming to play organ at Old First on Aug. 19th, I thought I’d share what I
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Thanks to Woody for a LOOONG Interim as our Administrator
I’m not sure exactly how it first happened, but Woody began serving as a fill-in during Mindy’s tenure as our Administrator. Maybe it was during one of her sick leaves
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Get Happy… Its Pride Month
Announced by most presidents, June is an entire month of celebrating the outstanding achievements of progress made for Love, Equality, Dignity, and Recognition of same-sex gender and transgender individuals. Most
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Old First Votes to Proceed with Plans for Redevelopment
In an unanimous vote on Sunday, April 22, the congregation votes to empower the Elders to negotiate a Joint Venture Agreement with Community Ventures as together we further investigate plans
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Showcasing Christmas Past (or Far Away and Long Ago)
If you want to see some really, really big Christmas trees, go to the display case in the lower narthex and look for two pictures of the chancel from the
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Old First’s Archives
Our predecessors at Old First were very good at documenting the work of the congregation. More than that, they faithfully moved the records as the church moved from location to
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What is the Story Behind the Pewter Plate?
On the bottom of our plain, banged up pewter plate is a touch mark of an eagle within a circle, possibly with the word Federal. This touch mark was one
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The Good Shepherd Painting
To understand The Good Shepherd, first we have to talk about St. John’s Reformed Church. St. John’s had as many addresses as Old First…but in a much shorter timeframe.
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What’s the Story Behind the Language Schism?
German vs. English Rev. Dr. David Van Horne wrote in his History of the Reformed Church in Philadelphia that there were those who thought that Old First was the first
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