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.
The family of Joe Beach Peters; The family of Russell Barringer (Luella McComb's brother); Terry, friend of Carol Stone's; Sutton Decker; Reid Lirely; Jane DeMarco; Mary Guida; Kay Potter Weatherford; Sue Combs; Charles Maynor; Ann DeMarco; Israel-Hamas War; Brayden Stanley-Cobden 2nd grader with leukemia; Janice Swearingen; Stacy Camden; Carrie Decker; War in Ukraine
PASTOR SAM'S OFFICE HOURS
September 11-Murphysboro
September 12-Murphysboro (morning)
September 16-Pinckneyville
September 17-Pinckneyville (morning), Murphysboro (afternoon)
September 18-Murphysboro
September 19-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
September 8, regular offering, $365
September 1, regular offering, $890
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.
The secretary’s regular office hours: 9 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday
A gift to the Peace & Global Witness Offering enables the church to promote the Peace of Christ by addressing systems of conflict and injustice across the world. Individual congregations are encouraged to utilize up to 25% of this Offering for peacemaking efforts that align with their passion. Mid-councils retain an additional 25% for ministries of peace and reconciliation. The remaining 50% is used by the Presbyterian Mission Agency to advocate for peace and justice in cultures of violence, including our own, through collaborative projects of education and Christian witness. We will receive this offering on Sunday, October 6.
“Per Capita is crucial to the overall health of the PC(USA), because it
binds presbyteries, synods, and congregations together in one church.”-
J. Herbert Nelson, II, former stated Clerk of the General Assembly of
the PC(USA). Per Capita helps us to do work together that no one
congregation can do alone. Per Capita for 2024 is $40 per person. If
you haven’t done so, please make your Per Capita offering soon.
The Murphysboro Food Pantry is once more collecting half-gallon milk
containers, juice containers, and
other similar small containers for
their homemade soap project, soap which they give to Food
Pantry clients.
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.