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Stranger Scriptures
The Bible is chock-full of inspiring stories, compelling characters, invaluable wisdom, and most importantly the unique and authoritative witness of Jesus Christ. But the Bible is also filled with strange stories we struggle to interpret, disturbing events that are hard to stomach, and customs so ancient and foreign that their relevance seems elusive. Some of these texts are so odd and otherworldly that we simply don’t know what to make of them.
This sermon series is dedicated to those texts: the ones we've buried in the closet, the ones we've avoided like the plague, the ones your Sunday School teachers never mentioned. What might these bizarre and confounding texts have to teach us? And more importantly, what might God be saying to us through them?
Join us this July through August as we explore the Stranger Scriptures.
Serve Our Neighbor Day
September 17th, 2025
SAVE THE DATE for our 3rd annual Serve Our Neighbor Day, on Saturday, September 27. We’ll gather together at the church for a light breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and then dis perse to several different local mission sites after a prayer send-off. More details about the specific projects will be available in August and sign-ups in the narthex will begin on Sunday, August 24.
Please make plans to participate in this year’s churchwide day of service!
Life Line Screening
Event at FPC:
September 19, 2025
Christmas Boxes for the International Seafarer's Center
Port of Houston
For many years Presbyterian Women of our church, with the help of our entire congregation, have packed 100 shoe boxes a year with non-perishable items (such as hygiene supplies, socks, caps, and Texas souvenirs) and delivered them to the Port of Houston for distribution to ships that come in from mid November through December.
This is a Christmas project for faith communities in the Houston area, and thousands of seafarers are reached in this way. It is an important opportunity to offer a gesture of “hospitality” to some of those who serve us all year long. If you would like to help with monetary support for this project, please make a donation through the church, marked clearly for the “Seafarer’s boxes.”
Our shopping is now in progress and will continue during through October, in order to meet a November 6 packing date. Our boxes will be dedicated in Worship November 9 and delivered to the Seafarers’ Center the following week.
If you have questions or need more information about this opportunity, please call the church office (936) 756- 8884 or Liz Kessler (713) 818-1006. Thanks to the generosity of the Friday Men’s Breakfast Group, boxes can be purchased this year, so no donated shoe boxes are needed.
Debt Reduction Campaign
Update: Good News!
As of July 31, 2025, the church has used proceeds received from the Capital Campaign to pay down the outstanding debt by $341,330. This amounts to a reduction in operating expenses of $32,500/year!
Total pledges to the three year campaign now stand at slightly over $988,000. The Capital Campaign Committee would like to thank all those who have committed to this worthy cause of reducing our debt and have made its success a reality. Your generosity has greatly relieved the strain on our operating budget and will make it possible for our church to broaden its mission in the future.
It is not too late to participate. While the “official” pledge period is over, you can still pledge. If you are not comfortable with a three-year commitment, we ask you to prayerfully consider a one-time donation. Every dollar you give goes directly to reducing our indebtedness. Finally, please continue to pray for the continued success of this effort and our church. Blessings, Capital Campaign Committee
Total pledges to the three year campaign now stand at slightly over $988,000. The Capital Campaign Committee would like to thank all those who have committed to this worthy cause of reducing our debt and have made its success a reality. Your generosity has greatly relieved the strain on our operating budget and will make it possible for our church to broaden its mission in the future.
It is not too late to participate. While the “official” pledge period is over, you can still pledge. If you are not comfortable with a three-year commitment, we ask you to prayerfully consider a one-time donation. Every dollar you give goes directly to reducing our indebtedness. Finally, please continue to pray for the continued success of this effort and our church. Blessings, Capital Campaign Committee
