"O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure."

Isaiah 25:1

SUNDAY 1/11 SERMONS

Interested in listening to last week's sermons again? Click the links below to listen.

SUNDAY MORNING

SUNDAY EVENING

A video of each full service is always available to view on the IPC Youtube channel.

WEDNESDAY NOON BIBLE STUDY AND LUNCH

Message by Rev. Alex Sutherland

Pizza

Chicken Wings

Fruit

Caesar Salad

7 Layer Bar

PICTURE OF ALL 2025 BABIES AND MOTHERS

All 2025 babies and moms, please gather under the pulpit after the morning worship service this Sunday, January 18, for a picture together!

MARCH FOR LIFE 2026

March for Life Orientation Meeting

Sunday, January 18

4:00 p.m.

Telfair Hall

The March for Life is an inspiring and peaceful rally of pro-life supporters from across the country. It has occurred every year (except during the pandemic) since 1974 in response to the Roe v. Wade decision. This year's trip will take place from January 22, 2026 - January 24, 2026.

Let's pack the bus this year and travel to D.C. and march for the unborn! If you plan to join, please register ASAP.

For more details and to register click here. For questions, contact Right to Life Committee chair David Gobel (contact information can be found in the Realm directory).

IPC DAY CAMP 2026 REGISTRATION

IPC Members, Registration for IPC Members is available anytime during the month of January. Full and Partial Scholarships are available for anyone needing financial assistance by contacting Kenneth at kcrowe@ipcsav.org. Please do not share this link with non-IPC members.

CAMPER REGISTRATION HERE

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION

Employment applications are open for High School students who will have completed their 9th grade year, College Students, and Adults who want to serve campers.

EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION

NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLUNTEER L.I.T. (LEADER-IN-TRAINING) PROGRAM

The LIT program is for Middle School students who have completed their 7th or 8th grade year and want to volunteer at camp. This program is for IPC Members only and there will be a short, mandatory meeting/training in April or May for participants and their parents.

LIT APPLICATION

DONATE TO IPC DAY CAMP SCHOLARSHIP

DONATION LINK AVAILABLE TO DONATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAMPERS

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DONATE A FULL OR PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR A CAMPER IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE?

DONATE

WOC 2026 WINTER FELLOWSHIP

The Women of the Church (WOC) will meet on Saturday, January 31st, from 9:30-11:00 AM for the WOC Winter Fellowship at the downtown campus. Come enjoy coffee and conversation with other IPC ladies, opened by a brief devotion, Building the Church through Building Godly Women, given by Lucy Biemiller. All ages that are able to sit through a worship service are welcome. For questions, contact Lucy Biemiller. If child care is needed for your nursery-aged child, contact Jane Boatright. Please register HERE by January 26th, or you may use the QR code to register.

2026 SUMMER MISSIONS TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear Congregation,

We are pleased to announce that we are organizing a team from our congregation to go on a short term mission trip this summer (2026) to serve in Honduras. For many years our congregation was involved in short term missions trips and it is our desire to once again be involved in this important work. Missionary activity is part of the great heritage that we have in our congregation as well as in our Presbyterian tradition more generally. Our faith as Christians, and particularly Reformed Christians, leads us to care deeply about the glory of Christ in the building of his church around the world. We seek to honor that heritage and be engaged in the great work of the gospel around the world by supporting and praying for Presbyterian missionaries as well as through our yearly Missions conference. Yet, another important way for our congregation to be involved in missionary work is through short term missions trips.

In light of this we are seeking to organize a group from our congregation to work with Rev. Aaron Halbert in Honduras who is one of the missionaries that we support and have had preach at our church in the past. We will be serving in Honduras from June 27-July 4th and are hoping to gather a group of 15-17 people. We would invite anyone in the congregation who is interested in the work of missions to prayerfully consider being a part of the group. We will be having a interest meeting during the meal following the evening service on January 18th on the first floor of the Whitaker building and encourage all who are interested to attend and learn more about the trip. After the meeting, we will be sending more information.

Dennis Boatright, Missions Committee Chairman

COLLEGE LUNCHES NEEDED

JANUARY - MAY 2026

IPC hosts a lunch for all college students in the Hull Street Parlor every week after the Sunday Service. We will need volunteers to provide meals beginning again on January 4th!

Here are the details of what is needed:

WHAT: A meal that will feed at least 20 people. This can either be bought or homemade. Feel free to partner with another person to split the meal!

WHERE: You will be bringing the meal to the Hull Street Kitchen.

Please contact Andrew Becham (contact information can be found in the Realm directory) for questions about dropping off the food.

Drinks, paper plates, napkins, bowls and plasticware will all be provided by IPC.

If this is something that you are able to do in the winter or spring, please sign up here:

Sunday College Lunch Sign Up

Thank you for your willingness to serve!!

SNACKS FOR RUF NEEDED

Help love SCAD students by baking or providing desserts or snacks for their weekly Wednesday night worship. Click here for more details on what to provide and how to sign up.

If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Schmidt at sarah.schmidt@ruf.org (phone number can be found in Realm directory).

DECEMBER/JANUARY IPC MESSENGER

WINTER SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES

The Winter Sunday School quarter has begun. You can find the list of classes and subjects being taught here.

TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER GROUP

BUILDING PLEDGE UPDATE

Are you up-to-date in your building pledges? We began the Generations fundraising effort in February 2023, asking for three-year pledges due February 2026. We are at the point at which we need an influx of cash to build the new kitchen and new restrooms at Point Pleasant. Do your utmost to get your pledge up-to-date.

A PODCAST JUST FOR IPC

INTO THE STUDY is a weekly podcast. If you have not downloaded the app to your smartphone or your tablet, do that today. After downloading, visit the the home tab and click on INTO THE STUDY or look in the media tab. New ones will be released each Thursday. Questions about the app should be directed to Josh Espinosa (josh@ipcsav.org).

The latest Into the Study episode, can be found here and on the IPCSAV app.

Have a question? Want to provide a topic for discussion in an upcoming episode? Contact us here.

HOUSEKEEPING

Have you moved? Has a phone number changed? How about your photo and/or your family photo; is it up to date? Please take a moment to look at your information in Realm and see that the information is correct. If you are not sure how to update these items on the Realm website or the Realm Connect app, send an email with the information (photos as well) to this email: directory@ipcsav.org

2026 ANNUAL CALENDAR

The 2026 annual calendar can be accessed online and printed. If you need a copy printed please contact the church office.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

The Winter Sunday School quarter has begun. Sunday school occurs at 9:00 AM and lasts until 9:40 AM. For details about your Sunday school class, visit the website.

BIBLE READING PLAN FOR 2026

For 2026, we will offer the Navigator's Book-at-a-Time Bible reading plan. Hard copies will be available on Sundays and in the church office; you can use the provided pdf as well. In the year ahead, ask God each day to speak directly to you from the Scripture portions you read. Be expectant, and let your continual exposure to God’s Word reshape your attitudes and behavior as you gain a better understanding of every part of His written testimony to us.