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Old First Presbyterian Church enthuiastically invites all people into our community!
This church was the first Protestant congregation established on the west coast of the U.S. during the gold rush. And we are proud now to continue sharing Christ's love, justice, and welcome to modern seekers who arrive in San Francisco now 175 years later. We have taken a leadership role both locally and nationally welcoming LGBTQIA+ Christians into full participation in the life and leadership of the Presbyterian Church. We strive to bring hope, joy and justice reaching out to people of all ethnicities, incomes, races, and life situations, and like Jesus, we always try to offer a smile and welcome the outcasts.
We hope you will come visit and consider becoming part of our community. We want to know you and share your own particular gifts, experience, and insights with us on our corner, in our city, and in our world.
We worship every Sunday at 11:00 am both in person in our beautiful sanctuary and on line via YouTube livestream. We celebrate communion on the third Sunday of the month. Worship is our joyful praise and thanks to God - our celebration of God's Love.
We have a wonderful choir singing a mixture of classical and modern music and singers are always welcome. Our organ is one of the most renowned in the city. We founded and support an amazing variety of new artists each week in our Old First Concerts programs.
Bringing God's love, welcome, justice, in our neighborhood, city and world and working to make the world a better place for all are important to us. We are a founding member of the weekly interfaith food pantry every Saturday and host a free community meal on the 4th Saturday of each month. We work with many local, national, and international groups to promote racial justice, LGBTQ+ equality, and other human rights, to end gun violence, and to help immigrants.
We feed the hungry, comfort the afflicted, and work for justice. We always need volunteers to help with all of these projects.
We believe that learning and growth are important for all ages. We offer regular book studies, Bible studies, theological discussions, and topical classes for adults on issues important in our culture. Small groups meet on Zoom and in members' homes for study and support. We make time and space for children in worship and offer regular, broadly graded children's church school every 1st and 3nd Sundy. We also have excellent childrens' and adults' libraries.
We love to read and support the Little Free Library on Sacramento Street. Bring you books to share with the community.
May 3
Our June election if full of both local and statewide Citizen Ballot Initiatives. We must be informed and vote on many issues including earthquake safety, CEO pay, government organization, requiring voter ID, and many others. Our church believes in supporting justice for folks on our corner, in our city, and in the world. That plays out in voting. And these propostions directly affect the lives of people in our state. We don't endorse or give directives, but we come together to discuss how we think Christians should vote and offer ideas to each other. Most important, we must understand the purposes, the consequences, and the sponsors of these initiatives. Old First elder, Betty Voris, has studied the initiatives in great detail in her role as chair of the SF Ballot Simplification Committee. She will share her insights with us in this Zoom meeting. Please join us by clicking on the Zoom link below.
The board of deacons at Old First are the caregivers of our church. They are here for the sick and homebound and to keep up with joys and troubles of our members. You have probably received a birthday or holiday card from a deacon. To do this work, the membership is divided into groups called "parishes," and a deacon is assigned to each parish. The new assignments have just been completed. You can check the listings on the bulletin board at the church list below to see who is your deacon. Feel free to contact them with concerns or to share joys. If your name is not on the list, let us know. Everyone should have a caregiver deacon!
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