First Presbyterian Church Allentown

Join us as guest preacher and church member Janine Carambot Santoro preaches a Sermon entitled "Divine Wisdom for a Hungry World". As well as a our Children's Sermon from Pastor Taylor featuring "Jesus Feeds the 5000" from the Spark Story Bible. And, as you go about your day, think on this: In what ways has the idea of scarcity prevented us from sharing what we have with others – whether that be o...

Join us as Pastor Taylor Hall preaches a Sermon entitled "No More Walls". As you go about your day, think on this: What dividing walls can you focus on tearing down in this season of your life? Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture readings: Ephesians 2:11-22 and Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 (Read by Bob Martin) Join us Sunday morning's in person or online, visit fpcallentown.org/sun...

Join us as Pastor Carter Lester preaches a Sermon entitled "A Prayer for All of Us". As you go about your day, think on this: What words in Paul's prayer for us are words we especially need to hear and hold on to?  What gets in the way of us recognizing the length, breadth, and depth of God's love for us - or for others? Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture readings: M...

Join us as Pastor Carter Lester preaches a Sermon entitled "A Thorn in the Flesh". Some key takeaways from this sermon include: Whatever Paul’s thorn in the flesh might have been, most of us have had a thorn in the flesh in our lives. Fear and loneliness, confusion and doubt, physical pain, emotional heartache, or some form of disability – they are all part of the human condition, even for Ch...

Join us as guest preacher and friend of the church Rev Susan Gilbert Zencka preaches a Sermon entitled "On the Edge of Despair and Hope". Some key takeaways from this sermon include: “Hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up.” -- David W. Orr God doesn’t expect us to do what we can’t do, but God does expect us to do what we can—and that makes a difference.  Our actions matter—they are votes...

Join us as Pastor Carters preaches a Sermon entitled "Let Us Go Across to the Other Side". As you go about your day, think on this: Think about a time of change when you had to "go to the other side." How did you experience God's presence in the midst of that transition? Were you able to recognize that Jesus was in the boat with you? Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture rea...

Join us as long-time FPCA Member Pam Weiss preaches a Sermon entitled "Get Up and Walk the Talk". Some key takeaways from this sermon include: Stop thinking that you don’t matter. Get up and walk. You do matter, and it is through Jesus that you can now know the love and mercy of God that offers healing and wellness, and a new life. Stop thinking that you don’t matter. Get up and walk. You do matte...

Join us as Pastor Taylor preaches a Sermon entitled "Naked in Shame / Clothed with Grace" . Some key takeaways from this sermon include: But God asks the two, “ Who told you that you were naked? ” Not why! But “ Who told you? ” Because God knew the two were always naked. They were created naked. And God and humankind felt no shame in their nakedness because humans were created in the image of God,...

Join us as Pastor Kathryn preaches a Sermon entitled "An Amazing Inclusive Truth". Some key takeaways from this sermon include: "If I ever saw a title that summarized the bible in two words, I think LOVE WINS would be those two."  "Peter, the Apostle, might have thought that God changed God's mind about the Jewish law; when in fact, God changed Peter's mind about it." "The Amazing Inclusive Truth...

Join us for this last week's sermon, preached by Pastor Carter, entitled "The Geography of God". This sermon was preached on May 26, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 11:00am Worship Service in the Sanctuary. [0:20] - Scripture Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8, Romans 8:12-17; 26-27 (Linda Boyle) [3:35] - Sermon: " The Geography of God" (Rev. Dr. Carter Lester) Join us Sunday morning's i...

This Pentecost, we heard God's word in 3 languages, as well as a special treat from our youth. Join as we celebrate the birthday of the Church. [0:20] - Prayer for Illumination & Scripture Reading (Bob Martin, Afaf Khoury, and Abraham PaCawi) [4:15] - Faith Formation Class sings "Thanks God!" [6:20] - Sermon Join us Sunday morning's in person or online, visit fpcallentown.org/sunday-worship fo...

Pastor Taylor and the youth of FPC Allentown led worship on May 12, 2024. Check out the sermons & children's sermon here, but we also encourage you to watch both services over on YouTube if you missed them: [0:20] - Prayer for Illumination & Scripture Reading (Lexie Simmons) [1:55] - Children's Sermon (Pastor Taylor) [11:22] - Tommy Gilchrist's Sermon [16:39] - Sophia Sciarrino's Sermon Jo...

Tune in to this last week's sermon as Pastor Carter preaches about "The Dreaded 'J' Word". What is the J-word? Listen to find out! Scripture Readings: Psalm 98, John 15:9-17 Liturgist: Bruce Gunn Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester The sermon was preached on Sunday, May 5, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown during our 11:00am service in the Sanctuary. Join us Sunday morning's in person or...

Listen this week as Pastor Carter and Pastor Taylor team up to preach on the story of Phillip and Ethiopian (Acts 8:26-40) Scripture Readings: Acts 8:26-40, Isaiah 53:7-9 Liturgist: Landon Kemp Children's Sermon: Rev. Taylor Hall Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester The Children's Sermon & Sermon were preached on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown during our 8:45am se...

Join Pastor Carter as he preaches his sermon entitled "I Am the Good Shepherd" on the 23rd Psalm and a portion of John, chapter 10. This sermon was preached on April 21, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown's 11:00am worship service. Liturgist: Bob Martin Scriptures: Psalm 23, John 10:11-18 Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester

Join us as Pastor Kathryn preaches her sermon entitled "Eastertide: Fear & Reality". Scripture Readings: Luke 24:36-43; Psalm 4:4-8; Acts 3:17-19 Liturgist: Bobbie McGarey Preacher: Rev. Kathryn Foster "Charlotte's Web" Audio clip used by permission under CVLI License.

Join us as Pastor Taylor wraps up our Lenten & Easter sermon series "Wandering Heart" with the final sermon entitled "Here's My Heart". Scripture Reading: John 21:1-19 Preacher: Rev. Taylor Hall Please forgive the audio, there was some technical glitches during our Worship Service at both the 8:45 and 11am services, the audio has been pieced together to create one seamless listening experience...

He is Risen, Alleluia! Join us for our Easter Sunday message, and part of our Sermon Series: "Wandering Heart: And I Hope". Scripture Readings: Luke 24:1-12 Liturgist: Kathy Matthews Children's' Sermon: Rev. Taylor Hall Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester Preached on: March 31, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown (11:00am Service) Music credit: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - as perfor...

For Maundy Thursday, Pastor Carter continued our Lenten sermon series "Wandering Heart" with a special meditation entitled "Streams of Mercy". Scripture Reading: Mark 14:12-25 Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester Music credit: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - as performed by Shane Jensen

Join us as Pastor Taylor continues our Lenten Sermon Series: "Wandering Heart" with a sermon entitled "Songs of Loudest Praise". Before that, Pastor Carter leads our your on a march, shouting "Hosanna!". Scripture Readings: John 12:12-16 Liturgist: Bill White Children's' Sermon: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester Preacher: Rev. Taylor Hall Preached on: March 24, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown...

Join us as Pastor Carter continues our Lenten Sermon Series: "Wandering Heart" with a sermon entitle "Teach Me". Scripture Readings: Psalm 119:9-16, Matthew 18:15-35 Liturgist: Kim Ceccatti Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester Music credit: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - as performed by Shane Jensen

Join us as Pastor Carter continues our Lenten Sermon Series: "Wandering Heart" with a sermon entitle "I'm Fixed Upon It". Scripture Readings: Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Matthew 16: 21-26 Liturgist: Anne Ferrera Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester Music credit: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - as performed by Shane Jensen

Join us as Pastor Taylor begins our Lenten Sermon Series: " Wandering Heart " with a sermon entitle " Praise the Mount ". Scripture Readings: Psalm 19, Matthew 16:13-20 Liturgist: Kim Ceccatti, Rev. Barbara McGarey Preacher: Rev. Taylor Hall Music credit: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - as performed by Shane Jensen

Join us as Pastor Carter continues our Lenten Sermon Series: " Wandering Heart " with a sermon entitled " Rescue Me From Danger ". Scripture Readings: Psalm 22:23-32, Matthe 14:22-33 Liturgist: Nelson Rabenold, Sophia Kim Preacher: Rev Dr. Carter Lester

Join us as Pastor Carter begins our Lenten Sermon Series: "Wandering Heart" with a sermon entitle "Going into the Deep Water". Scripture Readings: Psalm 25:1-10, Matthew 5:1-11 Liturgist: Bob Martin Children's Sermon & Preacher: Rev Dr. Carter Lester