First Presbyterian Church of Harrisburg, IL

First Presbyterian Church of Harrisburg, IL Mission Statement: Serving God by Serving Others with Openness, Charity & Faith in Christ Come join us for Sunday School at 9 A.M.and Sunday worship at 10 a.m.

Call us for rental information of our Annex at 21 W. Locust for your next party or event.

Our Laundry Day for May is Monday, May 11. We will be at Southern Illinois Laundry on north Main Street from 2 - 6 pm. A...
05/09/2026

Our Laundry Day for May is Monday, May 11. We will be at Southern Illinois Laundry on north Main Street from 2 - 6 pm. As a reminder, starting this month, we will have up to $12 per household for washers. This is 1 large and 1 small washer loads, 2 medium washer loads, or 3 small washer loads. We will also have quarters for the dryers for those loads of laundry. And we have detergent and dryer sheets - so we hope to see you Monday! Please arrive by 5:15 pm so that you can have your laundry washed and into the dryers by 6 pm.

Monday, May 11 is our next Red Cross Blood Drive. We will be in the Fellowship Hall at the church building, 34 W. Poplar...
05/07/2026

Monday, May 11 is our next Red Cross Blood Drive. We will be in the Fellowship Hall at the church building, 34 W. Poplar, not the Annex. Enter through the blue door at sidewalk level on Jackson Street. As of right now, we have 9 donor appointments available - 3 for power reds and 6 for whole blood donation. Sign up to donate here:
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=FirstPresHarrisburg

On this Earth Day, we give thanks to God for the gift of the earth, our home. We remember the call of Genesis to be good...
04/22/2026

On this Earth Day, we give thanks to God for the gift of the earth, our home. We remember the call of Genesis to be good stewards of God's creation and pledge ourselves to continue to care for our environment and for each other as we follow Christ.
(Photo of the earth from space taken by astronauts on the Artemis II Mission, from NASA).

April Laundry Day is this coming Monday, April 13. We will be at Southern Illinois Laundry from 2 to 6 pm to help with y...
04/11/2026

April Laundry Day is this coming Monday, April 13. We will be at Southern Illinois Laundry from 2 to 6 pm to help with your laundry. We will provide quarters, detergent, and dryer sheets for up to 3 loads per household. Hope to see you there!

Every morning the sun rises,majestic and steady.She is greetedin all her strengthwith the joyous cacophony of birdsong.I...
04/10/2026

Every morning the sun rises,
majestic and steady.
She is greeted
in all her strength
with the joyous cacophony of birdsong.
I like to believe
this holy chorus
is the birds telling each other—
I’m here.
We made it through the night.
You’re not alone.
What good, good news.

—excerpt from the poem “Birdsong” by Rev. Sarah A. Speed |

Living God, there is so much to be grateful for. Even in the midst of death, new life emerges. Thank you for the flowers...
04/09/2026

Living God, there is so much to be grateful for. Even in the midst of death, new life emerges. Thank you for the flowers that push up through the snow. Thank you for the sun that rises each morning. Thank you for young people who bring energy to tired places. Thank you for hope on the horizon. Thank you for birdsong and new friends and the old, old story of your endless love. Thank you for all the things that help me feel full to the brim with life. Amen.

—prayer by Rev. Sarah A. Speed |

“How can we trust resurrection when death is on the world’s throne?Because Jesus knows what we will always need to be re...
04/07/2026

“How can we trust resurrection when death is on the world’s throne?

Because Jesus knows what we will always need to be reminded of: the good news is greater than any tyrant. The good news of God is more alive than anything that tries to kill God, more alive than anything that tries to kill the imago dei in all of us. Kings come and kings go, and we may tremble still—but God? God shakes the earth with power and might so tender and so fresh it can make a tomb bloom with new life.

Amen, alleluia.”

—Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dail (.mcmizzie), from her commentary on Matthew 28:1-10 |

“The good news is alive in the world. Do not be afraid. Go back to Galilee. Go back to Galilee where it all started. Go ...
04/06/2026

“The good news is alive in the world. Do not be afraid. Go back to Galilee. Go back to Galilee where it all started. Go back to Galilee and celebrate like we did at the beginning when we were not afraid, when these words of liberation had not yet drawn the trappings of imperial ex*****on.

Here in this artwork, the crowd is celebrating. Figures are dancing and dancing and dancing. Doves fly among the dancers, breaking borders, Holy Spirit. This throng is in the vacant space of the empty cross.… Around the dancing figures in Galilee, patterns of doves disperse outward. The good news, the euaggelion, is alive in the world.”

—from the artist’s statement for “Meet Me in Galilee” by Hannah Garrity |

When we backed Jesus into a corner,he loved and loved and loved again.In this war-torn world,we could do the same.We cou...
04/05/2026

When we backed Jesus into a corner,
he loved and loved and loved again.
In this war-torn world,
we could do the same.
We could ground the bomber planes,
empty the gun cartridges,
unclench our fists, soften our jaws.
They say it can’t be done,
but don’t believe them.
In this war-torn world, we could try—
love and love and love again.

—excerpt from the poem “Love & Love & Love Again” by Rev. Sarah A. Speed |

Address

34 W Poplar Street
Harrisburg, IL
62946

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 2:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 2:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 2:30pm
Sunday 9am - 11am

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