FPC Conversations

In today's conversation, you are going to hear the story of Val Spongberg as accompanied by her daughter Laura. You will hear of her family, faith, and vocational journeys which spanned multiple coasts over the decades. A retired librarian, the wife of an Air Force chaplain, daughter of a Gold Assayer, mother of four and an ongoing friend to many, you will be enchanted and encouraged by this l...

In today's conversation, you are going to hear the story of Oscar Rodriguez who currently serves as the Executive Director of Martin Park, which is a ministry to the neighbors in the Lowell Neighborhood. Oscar shares his journey of growing up in the Webster neighborhood, struggling in school at a young age, seeking approval from the wrong group of friends, joining a gang, struggling with addic...

In today's conversation, Scott Mozier joins Jamie Franklin and Dan Kimball. Scott shares his faith journey, how he was called to Fresno, and talks openly about his career in City Government as well as the challenges and lessons he has learned while trying to trust God in his various roles inside the city. Please enjoy today's conversation.

This past July, 12 students and 4 leaders from FPC spent a week of service and learning in San Francisco with the mission organization Youth With a Mission, also known as YWAM. The FPC team stayed and served in the Tenderloin District which has one of the highest density of unhoused people in the city and region. In today's conversation, you are going to meet some of the students and a volunte...

In today's conversation you are going to meet Andrew and Aubrey Love. The Loves share their journey of growing up in a small mountain community, both dealing with broken family relationships at a young age, and how God brought them together, restored their faith, and delivered healing and wholeness to their lives. Please enjoy today's conversation.

In today's conversation you are going to meet the Minister of Disciple Making at FPC, Jon Jo. Jon was called to FPC and joined the staff in early 2023. Jon joins Jamie Franklin and Dan Kimball to share his story of growing up in different countries, wresting with and understanding his Korean heritage, finding his faith, meeting his wife and discovering his call into full-time ministry. Jon als...

In today's conversation, you are going to meet Mitch and Nancy Maler. The Malers sit down with Dan Kimball and share their story of raising a child with disabilities and how they have felt God's hand in all of the details along the way. You will hear how they are currently finding encouragement at FPC, as well as some of the people who have been an encouragement to them along the way. Plea...

In today's episode, you are going to hear a conversation with Matt Shaver. Matt has been a part of the FPC Community for many years and some of you might recognize Matt from his many years of involvement in the various music ministries at FPC. Matt works as a CPA, but is also a musician, singer-songwriter and plays a variety of instruments in both the traditional and modern services at FPC as...

This past May, Pastor Jeremy Vaccaro had the unique opportunity to travel to Africa with a group of pastors and leaders from World Vision International. This trip came together in a short amount of time and happened at the exact same time that FPC Fresno was participating the the child sponsorship program called CHOSEN. Pastor Jeremy sat down with Dan Kimball shortly after he returned from Africa...

In today's FPC conversation, Jamie Franklin and Dan Kimball sit down with Mark and Sandy Ruiz who have been a part of First Pres for many years. Shortly after Mark retired from a long career in education, he began to prepare for a bucket list trip to walk the famous pilgrimage trail Camino de Santiago. However, God's timeline was not the same as Mark's and he and Sandy share the circum...

In today's episode, Dan Kimball leads a conversation with Linda Osborne, a long-time FPC member who was called to the country of Albania- At first short term and eventually was led to move there full-time.  Linda was recently in Fresno for a short break where Dan and Linda had a chance to talk about her own journey and her love for the people of Albania. We hope you enjoy today's conversat...

In today's episode, Jill Freeman has a conversation with Kaylee Ruiz who shares her story of how a simple invitation from a friend led her to faith, her calling into a career as a genetic counselor, and some of the ups and downs of her faith journey. We hope you enjoy today's conversation with Jill and Kaylee.

In today's episode, Dan Kimball has a conversation with Pat and Allison Alexander who share about Pat's health diagnosis that led to a recent lung transplant and the lessons learned along the way. Pat and Allison are honest about the ups and downs of this health journey and we hope you enjoy getting to know them better.

In today's episode, you are going to go on a journey to different parts of the world as Jamie Franklin talks with Bill Briggs. Bill has been a part of FPC for many years, and has lived a full life of adventure, travel, lifelong learning and service... All while facing physical challenges and learning about his own faith and trusting in God along the way. Bill's story is a fascinating real-...

In today's episode, you are going to meet three High School students at First Pres. Ava Crantz, Nick Sterling, and Rebekah Vaccaro join Dan Kimball to talk about campus culture and faith, some of the current challenges they face, as well as give an honest perspective of navigating school both during and after the global pandemic. We hope you enjoy this insightful conversation.

Today’s podcast is in honor of Rev Dr. H Spees who tragically passed on this month. We are all grieving his loss, along with his family, and are holding onto the hope of the Gospel, “Though he dies, yet he will live.”  The interview with H Spees and Randy White was recorded last month, and we are publishing it with the permission of his family, because we all long to hear H’s voice again, to benef...

In today's episode, our conversation is led by Jill Freeman where you are going to meet and learn about Bikere Ikoba. Bikere will share her story of listening to God's call that brought her to Fresno to volunteer with the Pink House Program, as well as how she sees God working in her life and through her call to career and service.

In today's episode, you are going to meet and learn more about Jameson White who currently serves as the Executive Director of Fresno/Madera Youth For Christ. Jameson grew up at First Pres and because of his own personal experience with a campus ministry, he is giving back by living out his passion for wanting every kid to have the opportunity to know God's saving love for them in Jesus. J...

In today's episode, you are going to hear the story of Bob and Jan Parkman, two people who have been a part of FPC for a very long time. The Parkmans have a unique story of how they met and how they have found a way to use encouragement to others as a part of their faith journey. 

In today's episode, you are going to meet Geraud Brumfield who helps lead the College Ministry and Pink House program here at FPC. Geraud will share his journey of faith, losing his Dad at a young age, the influence of key people in his life and how he got to Fresno. We hope you enjoy today's conversation with Geraud and Dan Kimball.

This episode is a thoughtful and honest conversation led by Jamie Franklin with Andy and Alison Moeschberger. Listen as they share their journey of how two different people from Iowa were brought together, led to Fresno, started a family, and then given an unexpected challenge that caused them to rely on God more than ever.

Doug Durbin shares his heart through an honest perspective of questioning his career call, teaching during the pandemic, and seeking God in his work/life balance in a conversation with Dan Kimball. 

Dan Kimball sits down with Denise Fink, a long time member of FPC Fresno. 

Tune in to hear our first conversation between Ronnie Samuelian and Jeremy Vaccaro.