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.
Victims of gun violence; Mass fatality and mass casualty fire in the Swiss Alps; Susan Adams; the political situation in Venezuela; Justin Doerr; Harriet Simon; Stephen Combs; Ramsey Uhter; Sutton Decker; Dan Baker; Carol Stone; Lillian Crain; Charles Maynor; Mary Guida; Matt Lisewski; War in Ukraine; Evelyn Rose Williamson; Bruce Camden; Local, state, and national governmental leaders; Barbara Smith; Janice Swearingen; Rev. Jim Frye; Brayden Stanley-Cobden 2nd grader with leukemia
PASTOR SAM'S OFFICE HOURS
January 13-Murphysboro (afternoon)
January 14-Murphysboro
January 15-Murphysboro (morning)
January 19-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
January 20-Pinckneyville
January 21-Murphysboro
January 22-Pinckneyville (morning)
The pastor is available at other times by appointment. You can call his mobile phone at: 618 412 1188.
The secretary’s regular office hours: 9 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday.
Weekly offering amount required to meet the budget: $1176
January 11, regular offering, $226
January 4, regular offering, $626
December 28, regular offering, $150. Whipkey memorial donation, $200.
December 21, regular offering, $10, 660. $280 was given to the ChJristmas Joy Offering.
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.
There will be a called Session meeting to plan the budget on January 14 at 2:00 p.m.
January 19 is the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Let's take some time to express gratitude for Dr. King
and many, many others who took a stand for civil rights and equality for everyone.
Per capita is a set amount of money (apportionment) per member
that congregations pay to the larger Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.). Because every Presbyterian shares in the benefit of the
PC(USA)’s system of government, the expenses associated with
coordinating and performing the functions of that system should
be shared by everyone as well. The Presbytery has set per capita
for 2026 at $42 per person
The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on February 1 at the end of the worship service.
How to Connect With The Churches Via Facebook And The Websites
Pinckneyville Website: https://1upcpville.com/
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.
.