First Presbyterian has signed a joint statment by New Orleans Faith Leaders rejecting the separation of families at the US border.

The statement originated with the Rev. Elizabeth Mangham Lott of St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church. This week clergy will meet to share this statement broadly and talk about action steps in addressing the present border crisis of separating families. 

12 June 2018

A call to welcome from faith leaders of New Orleans.

Come join us at First Presbyterian as we celebrate Holy Week!

Heart Labyrinth - All week in the church yard at the corner of South Claiborne and Octavia 

The labyrinth will invite you to take a meditative journey into the heart of God during this week in which God’s heart was laid bare for us all. If you are someone who finds your mind wandering when you try to pray, this labyrinth may help you experience prayer in a new way. It will be constructed in the side yard (pumpkin patch) for the whole week. Come as you are able.

Join us for breakfast and prayer on February 11, the Sunday before Mardi Gras. We will not have 11:00 worship that day, as most people are engaged with parades or hampered by traffic. Instead we will gather at the back of the sanctuary and share fellowship and a simple morning prayer service. Breakfast will be available anytime between 9 and 10; morning prayer will begin at 9:15. Start your day off with your church family, enjoying spiritual and physical sustenance before you join in the city's day of festivities.  

The youth had a great time at Highland Presbyterian in Baton Rouge. We created bags for the homeless to hand out to them and we worked in their garden orchard.  The food goes to the food bank down the street.

Today we welcomed new friends from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, to learn more about our shared history surrounding Reverend Benjamin M. Palmer, to think about racial equity, healing, and reconciliation. It was an especially meaningful beginning of Advent, with a sermon given jointly by our own Rev. Dr. Kim Rodrigue and Dr. Noelle Chaddock from Rhodes College.