Upcoming POWER Philadelphia Campaigns
POWER has two campaigns for us to consider this Winter / Spring: THE MAYORAL RACE The crowded mayoral race already has 10 candidates declared; it’s rumored that others are yet
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Time for Covenant Ministry Again? …Let’s Begin with the 5 pm Service on Christmas Eve
Who remembers Covenant Ministry? It was what we did when I first arrived at Old First. It was way back in 2009, so many of you were not here yet,
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A Quick Summary and Update on Old First House
We are working on the Old First House project in partnership with Community Ventures and DePaul USA. We received a $2,000,000 grant from the City in 2020, and we received
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Christmas Letter 2022
Dear Church, Think of how much of your life – no matter how old you are – you’re still looking back to your childhood and how you were brought up?
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A Lot Going on for All Saints Sunday
There’s always a lot going on at church. I mean, how can there not be when we gather to thank God for all that God has done for us? It
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Singing City Concert – Sunday, Nov. 6 at 3pm
Singing City — We Dream a World Sunday, November 6, 2022, 3pm Nathan Zullinger, conductor The concert will feature contributions to the choral art from women, all within the last
Read more POWER Interfaith Freedom Express Manifesto
Freedom Express: Healing Our Faith in Democracy You can’t be a Christian and be a white nationalist. Having faith — any faith — is always about inclusion and abundance. The
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Phone-Banking with POWER, Thurs, Oct 13
POWER will have its next in-person phone bank next week, Thursday, October 13, at Society Hill Synagogue. They will be hosting two phone banks that day, to accommodate folks with daytime and
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Community Ventures Update
Dear members of the Old First community, Progress on Old First House is moving quickly forward despite some challenges. After Community Ventures’ presentation to the congregation in April, we received
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