First Presbyterian Church of Harrisburg, IL

09/10/2026

Laundry Day for September is on Monday, September 14. We will be at Southern Illinois Laundry on North Main in Harrisburg from 2 to 6 pm. We will provide up to $12 to wash laundry, dry those loads, detergent, and dryer sheets. Please arrive by 5:15 pm so that we can have your laundry in the dryers before 6 pm. See you there!

09/03/2026

Our Annual Chili Supper is in just a few weeks - September 24 after the Harrisburg High School Homecoming Parade. Come join us for chili, hot dogs, drinks, and yummy homemade desserts. Tickets are $10 per person and available at the door. See you there!

08/27/2026

It's almost September which means it is almost chili time! Our Annual Chili Supper will be Thursday, September 24, after the Harrisburg High School Homecoming Parade. We will be in the church Fellowship Hall this year. Menu will include chili, hot dogs, drinks, and homemade desserts - all for $10. Proceeds support our Laundry Ministry - we hope to see you there!

08/24/2026

We are grateful to the Southeastern Illinois Community Health Coalition (SICHC) Illinois Community Health Coalition (SICHC) for presenting our congregation with the 2026 Community Champion Award. First Presbyterian Church has served our community for over 150 years - and we look forward to many more years of ministry in and with our community.

Congratulations to First Presbyterian Church of Harrisburg, IL, SICHC's 2026 Community Champion. The award was presented at our annual meeting on Wednesday, August 19 to the Loads of Love team from FPC-H (Pictured L to R: Julie Bardos, Jill Fowler, Rachel Hutchinson, James Hogue, Julie Hogue, Laurie Fields (pastor), and Chris Dennis (SI SUPRT team lead/Pres. Elect).

We are grateful for their efforts made in our community as well as our other nominees.

(Photo credit: Holly Kotner)

08/09/2026

Laundry Day is tomorrow! Southern Illinois Laundry, 2-6 pm. You bring laundry to wash and dry, we bring the quarters (up to $12 to wash per household and then enough to dry those loads) and detergent and dryer sheets. See you then.

07/10/2026

Laundry Day for July is next Monday, July 13. Come see us at Southern Illinois Laundry on North Main Street between 2 and 6 pm. We will have detergent, dryer sheets, and quarters to cover up to $12 in washing machine loads per family/household (and to dry those loads). See you there! As a reminder, this is not a drop-off service - you will need to stay and move your laundry from washers to dryers. We also ask that you arrive by 5:15 pm to start laundry so that the washers are finished by 6 pm.

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.

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

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).