First United Presbyterian Church (FUPC) is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America(PCUSA). FUPC is located in Pinckneyville, Illinois and is about 75 miles from St. Louis. The church belongs to the Presbytery of Southeastern Illinois. FUPC is yoked with First Presbyterian Church of Murphysboro, Illinois. Here's a link to the Murphysboro church's website: www.fpcmurphysboro.org/
PRAYER LIST
Our country and the aftermath of the elections
Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah war
War in Ukraine
Those affected by Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene
Josh Higgerson
Jim Kuhnert
Wilma Templeton
Milo Howell
Cathy Cunningham
Cathi Gerrish
Glenn McKinstry
Barbara Collier
Diane McPheeters
Claire Zech
Donnie Wilder
Isaiah Roberson-Fifth grader with brain tumor
Cathy Rezba
Alanna Oster
Richel Biby
Cindy Lisewski
Harlow Graskewicz Prado(little girl with terminal leukodystrophy)
Seth Miller
Jessica Ping
Jane Schultz
Kyle Koskella
Reverend Shana Johnson
Barb Covert
Laura Weatherford- nursing home resident
A Word from the Pastor:
When history books are written, they will tell of this unusual and scary time. A worldwide pandemic, that began in China in late 2019, quickly spread around the world and began seriously impacting the United States by March of 2020. It was caused by a novel coronavirus and was quickly renamed COVID-19. Infection rates and deaths skyrocketed all over the country and healthcare systems were overwhelmed. Illinois, like many states, put in place a “stay at home” order in an effort to help get the virus under control. People were only allowed to leave home for essential reasons and a lot of businesses and other public gatherings were shut down, including worship services. We resumed in-person worship on June 7, 2022 but even so many health-related precautions were in place, such as “social distancing” (everyone except for family members has to stay six feet apart)and the wearing of face masks. By the summer of 2020, rates of COVID-19 infections were going down and the healthcare system was not as overwhelmed, but the virus was still out there and still deadly. I just thought future Presbyterians would want to know this.
Sam Foskey, Pastor
Our country and the aftermath of the elections
Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah war
War in Ukraine
Those affected by Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene
Josh Higgerson
Jim Kuhnert
Wilma Templeton
Milo Howell
Cathy Cunningham
Cathi Gerrish
Glenn McKinstry
Barbara Collier
Diane McPheeters
Claire Zech
Donnie Wilder
Isaiah Roberson-Fifth grader with brain tumor
Cathy Rezba
Alanna Oster
Richel Biby
Cindy Lisewski
Harlow Graskewicz Prado(little girl with terminal leukodystrophy)
Seth Miller
Jessica Ping
Jane Schultz
Kyle Koskella
Reverend Shana Johnson
Barb Covert
Laura Weatherford- nursing home resident
A Word from the Pastor:
When history books are written, they will tell of this unusual and scary time. A worldwide pandemic, that began in China in late 2019, quickly spread around the world and began seriously impacting the United States by March of 2020. It was caused by a novel coronavirus and was quickly renamed COVID-19. Infection rates and deaths skyrocketed all over the country and healthcare systems were overwhelmed. Illinois, like many states, put in place a “stay at home” order in an effort to help get the virus under control. People were only allowed to leave home for essential reasons and a lot of businesses and other public gatherings were shut down, including worship services. We resumed in-person worship on June 7, 2022 but even so many health-related precautions were in place, such as “social distancing” (everyone except for family members has to stay six feet apart)and the wearing of face masks. By the summer of 2020, rates of COVID-19 infections were going down and the healthcare system was not as overwhelmed, but the virus was still out there and still deadly. I just thought future Presbyterians would want to know this.
Sam Foskey, Pastor