upcoming events


  • Donations for Graceworks

    For the month of June, we are collecting food and other basic needs items to support GraceWorks. Donations can be placed in the Basic Essentials cart in the Narthex. Items to consider include: Family size cereal, Boxed meals, Canned goods, Pasta/Rice, Shampoo/Soap, Deodorant, Toothpaste, Toilet Paper, and Diapers. Thank you for helping meet the needs of our community! Government spending has been cut dramatically, and donations are down. Please donate today! 

  • OUtreach

    Juneteenth Celebration- June 19- 11AM-5PM, area around the McLemore House Museum- This event is open to the public and commemorates the emancipation of the African-American enslaved. Music, food, games, and African American cultural activities are part of the celebration. FPC will have a tent to support the event, provide drinks, and get to know some of our neighbors. We are looking for members to volunteer for tent shifts. SIGN UP HERE. Contact Verna Rydlund to learn more.

  • Inquirer Gathering

    Are you interested in learning more about FPC? Join us for the Inquirer Gathering June 22 at 9 AM in the Parlor.

  • Adults 55+ Summer Dinners

    Join us every Wednesday at 5 PM throughout the Summer at the Franklin Chop House. No need to sigh up. Just show up.

  • FISH MISSION EVENTS

    Join us for two special intergenerational FISH events this summer as we support Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) and their Gifts from the Heart program: Saturday, July 19 at 9 AM – Assemble Hygiene Kits and Saturday, August 2 at 9 AM – Assemble School Kits. Both events will be held in Wilson Hall. Bring the whole family—kids, parents, grandparents—for an hour or two of hands-on mission and meaningful connection.PDA is currently active in disaster relief efforts in Kentucky, Tennessee, and St. Louis. These kits are a simple way we can help support their vital work. Join us for one or both events!

  • Summer Potluck

    Stay for the Summer Potluck July 27 after worship. Bring a dish to share.

  • Women's Connection

    Women of FPC it’s time to show your interest in attending the 2025 Montreat Women’s Connection August 8-10. We will enjoy the beauty of Montreat, NC, attend worship & workshops, and hear the keynote speaker Amy-Jill Levine. Sign up here to reserve your spot in one of our rented houses. For more information, go to montreat.org or email Diane Fender or Martha Johnson.

  • Children's Summer Sunday School

    Join us Sundays at 9 AM for Crafting Faith. Contact Katie Gottlieb if you have a craft idea.

  • Adult Summer Sunday School

    “Revelation” is a book of mystery and unfamiliar symbols, but we can understand it. The book’s message of hope and resistance speaks loudly into today’s current political climate. This adult Sunday offering by Eddie Bellis begins June 1 and will end Sunday, August 10. We will use a Kerygma curriculum ($10/person) which can be ordered by dropping off a check at the church office or paying online by clicking here. We will have your workbook for you at the first class. We will meet in Barr Conference Room at 9:00 AM. Sign up here. Join via ZOOM here.

  • Sisters in Spirit small group meets Fridays in the parlor. We are currently reading Life: My Story Through History by Pope Francis.

    If interested, please contact Cindy Blackburn or Martha Johnson.

  • The Men's Bible Study group is currently studying the book of Nehemiah. Join them in the Parlor any Saturday. 

    For more information contact Duke Ellis.

  • Sign up here! The flowers add to our worship by reminding us of God’s creation, and then are broken down into smaller arrangements and delivered to members of our congregation as a reminder of the love of their church family and of God. The cost is $85, and you may pay online or with a check with worship flowers in the memo line. Thank you for providing flowers each week to enhance worship. 

  • The next Blood Drive is September 14. These are open to the community as well as church members. Sign up today.