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.
Barbara Smith; Those in the path of Hurricane Milton; Victims and survivors of Hurricane Helene; Terry, friend of Carol Stone's; Sutton Decker; Reid Lirely; Mary Guida; Kay Potter Weatherford; Sue Combs; Charles Maynor; Israel-Hamas War; Brayden Stanley-Cobden 2nd grader with leukemia; Janice Swearingen; Stacy Camden; Carrie Decker; War in Ukraine
PASTOR SAM'S OFFICE HOURS
October 9-Murphysboro
October 10-Murphysboro (morning)
October 14-Pinckneyville
October 15-Pinckneyville (morning), Murphysboro (afternoon)
October 16-Murphysboro
October 17-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: $1440
October 6, regular offering, $655, $100 Benevolence, $50 Peace and Global Witness offering
September 29, regular offering, $379
You can also mail in contributions to the church at 51 Crescent Drive,
Murphysboro, IL, 62966. Please contribute in this manner when absent from worsh
The secretary’s regular office hours: 9 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday
Here’s how you can give through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance to
help those affected by Hurricane Helene and other hurricanes: to give
by phone, call 800-872-3283. To send a check, please designate where
you want your gift to go to on the memo line and mail to:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
P.O. Box 643700
Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700
If you prefer to give online, here is the link:
https//pma.pcusa.org/donate/make-a-gift/gift/-info/DR000169
The code for the memo line of your check is DR000169.
The classic comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” will be performed at John
A. Logan College in Carterville on October 11-13. Tickets are $10 per
person. Evening performances begin at 7:00 p.m. and the Sunday
matinee is at 2:00 p.m. Sam Foskey has 2 roles in this play. Here’s a
link for ordering tickets online:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6430518
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.