What's New at FCPC
A Summer of Praise
The past two summers we have had some type of special emphasis for worship. Part of that emphasis was simply to have fun with different dress up days. We also encouraged members to tell us their favorite old hymns so we could sing them during worship. This summer, we are going in a different direction with worship and we are asking you to “sing a new song unto the Lord.”
Our foundation for this summer of praise is found in Isaiah 42:10 which says, “Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise to the end of the earth.” But there are many other scriptures which tell us to praise God with song and specifically new song.” Some of these verses are: Psalm 33:3 “Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.” Psalm 144:9 “I will sing a new song to you O God, upon a ten stringed harp I will play to you.” Psalm 149:1 “Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful.”
There are numerous other passages which say to “praise God”, or “sing to God” including Psalms 146 through 150 which all begin and end with this phrase: “Praise the Lord!”
One of today’s popular praise songs is taken from Psalm 89:1 which says, “I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever.” The words to the song are simply, “I will sing of your love forever.” And while some may complain that it repeats this phrase over and over, when done in the true spirit of worship it becomes a simple prayer which speaks to your heart and brings you closer to God. It moves you like the song we’ve already started singing “Sanctuary,” with the primary appeal of “O Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary. . .”
So I invite and encourage you to get into the Spirit. Focus your summer Bible study on praise, worship and singing. And let’s remember Psalm 95:1-2 which leads us saying, “O come let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise.”
Building Renovation Update
Our original plan for a new entrance to our church and an elevator to get people upstairs proved to be more than we could afford. It was a combination of our fund raising falling short and the costs being too high. As good stewards we decided not to incur a large debt which would be with us for the next 20 years. The result is we have scaled back our renovation plans and have asked the architect to make the necessary changes.
We still plan to redo the kitchen and fellowship hall. We will bring the building up to code including a new fire escape, electrical service, and a fire sprinkler system. We still plan to have a new modern nursery and parlor area. But the upstairs will see only minor changes. Our work on cleaning up the youth building will continue.
The Stix
Here is the schedule for our sponsored Little League Baseball Team. All games are played at the city field behind the football stadium.
- May 25, Tuesday 7:45 pm
- May 27, Thursday 7:45 pm
- June 1, Tuesday 7:45 pm
- June 4, Friday 7:45 pm
- June 7, Monday 7:45 pm
- June 10, Thursday 7:45 pm
- June 15, Tuesday 6:00 pm
- Tournament June 18 - 20
For Visitors
If you're new to Pryor or Northeast Oklahoma, we'd like to extend an extra special welcome to you. Our frequently asked questions page provides an overview of our church and other areas provide additional detail on us and our faith.
We would enjoy meeting you at Sunday services when you visit.