First United Presbyterian Church of Ravenswood

05/21/2023

Ravenswood School Choirs getting ready to share their gifts in worship with us this morning.

09/15/2022

Hope you can all join us this Sunday for a time of food, fellowship and worship at the Washington Riverfront Park Veterans Shelter.

08/28/2022

08/24/2022

Go take the quiz at https://odtd.net/reformed-theology/bible/ and learn more about the Bible!

Engaging this module You are invited to explore this module by reading the content, watching the presentations and videos and responding to the suggested exercises and activities. You are encouraged to have a Bible and journaling materials nearby to take notes. What is theBible? The Bible reveals to...

08/22/2022

We are excited to be participating in the WVU/Jackson General Backpack Giveaway. We want to make sure the students have a “pippon” good year!

06/10/2022

New Worship Series Begins This Sunday June 12th! Come to the Water!
Beginning this Sunday we are diving into the Biblical stories of water through worship, faith formation, and outreach.

Together we will explore some of the most beloved stories of water found in the Bible. From God's Spirit hovering over the waters at creation to the endearing conversation that Jesus has with the woman at the well, we will wade in and take a deep dive into the water stories that have shaped us as people of God. Come sing, worship, wonder, and serve - come to the water!

06/05/2022

Today is Pentecost Sunday!

Pentecost is the great festival that marks the birth of the Christian church by the power of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost means “fiftieth day” and is celebrated fifty days after Easter.

The word Pentecost is Greek and comes from the word for 50. Pentecost is all about being empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Pentecost is also called Whitsunday. Pentecost came to be the favored time for baptisms when the newly baptized wore white, for which reason the holiday is called White Sunday or Whitsunday. Pentecost is held to be the birthday of the Christian Church.

What happened on Pentecost?
Ten days after Jesus ascended into heaven, the twelve apostles, Jesus’ mother and family, and many other of His disciples gathered together in Jerusalem for the Jewish harvest festival that was celebrated on the fiftieth day after Passover. While they were indoors praying, a sound like that of a rushing wind filled the house and tongues of fire descended and rested over each of their heads. This was the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on human flesh promised by God through the prophet Joel (Joel 2:28-29).

The disciples were suddenly empowered to proclaim the gospel of the risen Christ. They went out into the streets of Jerusalem and began preaching to the crowds gathered for the festival. Not only did the disciples preach with boldness and vigor, but by a miracle of the Holy Spirit they spoke in the native languages of the people present, many who had come from all corners of the Roman Empire. This created a sensation. The apostle Peter seized the moment and addressed the crowd, preaching to them about Jesus’ death and resurrection for the forgiveness of sins. The result was that about three thousand converts were baptized that day. (You can read the Biblical account of Pentecost in Acts 2:1-41).