First Presbyterian Church of Murphysboro is a PCUSA church. We're located at 51 Crescent Drive in Murphysboro, Illinois. The Rev. Sam Foskey is serving as our Covenant Pastor. We belong to the Presbytery of Southeastern Illniois.
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PASTOR SAM'S OFFICE HOURS
March 12-Murphysboro
March 13-Pinckneyville(morning)
March 17-Vacation leave
March 18-Murphysboro
March 19-Pinckneyville
March 20-Murphysboro (morning)
March 24-Pinckneyville
March 25-Pinckneyville (morning), Murphysboro (afternoon)
March 26-Murphysboro
March 27-Pinckneyville (morning)
The pastor is available at other times by appointment. You can call his mobile phone at: 618 412 1188.
Weekly offering amount required to meet the budget: $1176
March 9-Regular offering, $1330
March 2-Regular offering, $515
February 23-Regular offering, $3130; Per capita, $40
You can also mail in contributions to the church at 51 Crescent Drive,
Murphysboro, IL, 62966. Please contribute in this manner when absent from worship.
You can also bring your offering to the church office.
The secretary’s regular office hours: 9 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday.
The Jackson County Historical Society (JCHS) is planning a multi-day commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Tri-State Tornado. Many events are being scheduled between March 13-18, 2025. A list of some of those events can be found on their website at www.jchsil.org. There is a poster about these activities on the bulletin board. We have been asked to ring our church bells at 2:34 on March 18th, in remembrance of this tragic event. Our congregation has been asked to attend a public commemoration to be held on Tuesday, March 18th, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. at Longfellow Park in Murphysboro.
How to Connect With The Churches Via Facebook And The Websites
Pinckneyville Website: http://1upcpville.com/index.html
Pinckneyville Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstunitedpresbyterianpinckneyville/
Murphysboro Website: http://fpcmurphysboro.org/
Murphysboro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/First-Presbyterian-Church-1517609008538913/
The Facebook pages are where you will find the Facebook Live worship services. Pinckneyville worships at 9:00 a.m. and Murphysboro at 10:45 a.m.