First Presbyterian Church - Boise

06/11/2026

Our chancel choir performed Taylor Scott Davis’ Magnificat this past weekend at Carnegie Hall in NYC! We are SO proud of them and their dedication and talents!

06/09/2026

Summer Youth Bible Study begins tomorrow (rising 6th - graduated 12th)! If you plan on coming, please RSVP and meet us at 4pm in the church parking lot. We will walk to get a treat and then be back for a 5:15 pick-up. Parents/families please arrange rides.

06/08/2026

Coming soon: Youngish Lunch at 10 Barrel Brewing! Hope to see you there. Please RSVP.

06/07/2026

Join us live for this morning's traditional service: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKlHYVYzM1d7I8YkXwT_QqeUD--G1-kz6&si=5FRAaex8OTcxkjR0

Let us know you're here: https://www.fpcboise.org/attendance-form

06/07/2026

This Sunday is a busy day at ! Here are a few things to keep in mind!

Church Access: Enter through 9th street only. The North Door will remain locked for your safety and the Narthex is not accessible during construction.

In order to be sure we have seating for everyone at service while we navigate construction, please consider attending service at 9am this summer!

Mission Trip Commissioning.
Come ready to pray for/bless our FPC travelers as they prepare for the Dominican Republic and the Mystery Mission trip. Please wear t-shirts from past (or upcoming) mission trips!

Ice cream Social
Please join us on the Carnegie Lawn for ice cream from . We will walk over after church!

06/07/2026

Sermon Teaser: Stage by Stage

Teaser for a sermon on the chaos of Matthew 9 with a bit of Genesis...

06/06/2026

I stopped by the Wassmuth Center today. It’s a complicated place for me. I love the mission. I like the new building, love the Anne Frank Memorial, and can spend hours with all the quotes in all the plazas.

It really is a gem in the heart of Idaho.

I went today for the first time to find the brick that has my name on it. This was done on my behalf by a member of FPC… “because you are such an upstander.” That’s a huge honor. It’s just a name on a brick but it’s thought behind it (plus I love that when told how to find it I was told “First Peoples’ Plaza by Jerry Sturgill!!)

The Wassmuth Center is complicated for me because it’s kind of memorial to my greatest failure. The Respect Rock that sits on 9th and commemorates the “Interfaith Community” was my effort. I committed to raise $50,000. And sadly I fell far short. There are reasons, of course, and the Wassmuth Center was still grateful, and it was still an effort that generated awareness and generosity, but every time I go by it I kind of groan. “How did I fail so badly???”

But you know - Idaho reinforces in me all the time that failures that still move the needle? Failures that still shine light? Failures that didn’t cause harm, maybe still reduced some, aren’t really failures - we just didn’t reach our North Star… yet. Maybe someday I will drop them a big check, or maybe the ripples of my floundering are still at work.

But for all the failure I am still grateful to the faith communities that did respond, the individuals that contributed. I included pictures of two quotes: Maya Angelou because I got to select that our RESPECT rock would go in front of that quote. And the smaller Amanda Gorman quote because i got to choose that quote… I didn’t get many characters in my allowance and it seemed to say it best:

“Lead with love in hours of hate.”

And that,my friends, is never a failure.

-Rev. Andrew

06/04/2026

This Sunday is...
- Communion Sunday
- Mission Trip Commissioning (everyone is invited to wear tee shirts from past or upcoming mission trips!)
- Ice Cream Social (on the lawn after worship... Alsies Ice Cream Truck!)

We look forward to a wonderful time together!

06/03/2026

Legacy Construction Update:

This week, we began dismantling our organ! There are pipes everywhere as they remove the old organ (some of which will be recycled, some will be sold, and a few parts will be reconditioned and incorporated into our new organ).

While the old console chills out next to the conference room (likely to play as a digital-only organ for us until the new organ is installed but that is not yet confirmed), our general contractor delivered a mobile Chamber Organ that will reside in the chapel but be playable all over. It is a Ryan Dye design baroque style chamber instrument and will lots of fun and beauty - another lasting legacy to come!

All of this dust, chaos, and creativity reminds us that we are living out our desire to be an engaged community in downtown Boise, around the corner, and around the world. And there is a lot of good news spread forth from this mess!

06/03/2026

Legacy Construction Update:

We will be in construction mode here at FPC Boise for roughly the next 12 weeks (June - August). The summer will require an extra dose of patience and flexibility, but we are sure that the end product will be worth it!

Last week was mostly about preparing for construction. We also began some wiring projects (both of the front doors automation and the new organ have power needs beyond the current power grid of our building, so an electrician spent most of last week and this week crawling through the building to pull untapped power from the northeast side of the building and bring it forward to the west and north sides of the building). The little projects that no one knows about!