Tuesday, July 1st

8:30am - Men's Gathering

12:30pm- Knitwits & Happy Hookers

Thursday, July 3rd

9:30am - Art Class

6:30pm - Beyond Belief Meditation group

Friday, July 4th

Church Office closed for holiday

10am - Worship as One in sanctuary

Punch on the Patio following worship

4pm - High School youth leave for Montreat Youth Conference

Galatians 6: 7-16

Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh, but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit. So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all and especially for those of the family of faith.

Final Admonitions and Benediction

See what large letters I make when I am writing in my own hand! It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who try to compel you to be circumcised—only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. Even the circumcised do not themselves obey the law, but they want you to be circumcised so that they may boast about your flesh. May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world. For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything, but a new creation is everything! As for those who will follow this rule—peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

July 1

Laurel Brock

Tom Higerd

July 2

Gwen Belk

Allison Brooks

Abbi Smith

Wheat Williams

July 3

Margaret Lavender

Rom Teague

Sutton Truitt

July 4

Will Holbrook

July 5

Evelyn King

July 6

Robin Creel

David Moser

Holiday Closing

The church office will be closed this Friday, July 4.

Youth this Summer

Our high school group will attend a youth conference in Montreat July 6 - 13, and our middle school group will attend a youth conference in Massanetta Springs, Virginia July 15 -18.

Upcoming Red Cross Blood Drive

The American Red Cross is in desperate need of blood this summer! There will be a blood drive in the middle school room of FPC on Thursday, July 10 from 1:30-5:30pm. Sign up here to donate (enter sponsor code fpchickory), and please contact Lynn Smith at ljstwo@yahoo.com with questions or if you are interested in volunteering!

FPC Book Club

We will discuss Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall on Monday, July 14 at 7pm in the parlor. All are welcome!

New Remote Locking System

We have a new keyless entry system on most of the doors into our main church/administrative building. Your church keys will still work for now, but our plan is to operate with pre-set times for our doors to lock and unlock. Please make sure your events at church are on the church calendar to ensure safe access for everyone. Contact Sarah (sarah@hickoryfpc.org) or Beth (beth@hickoryfpc.org) to add anything to the church schedule.

Summer Saints

We will have our Summer Saints class Sunday mornings from 9-9:45 am in the church parlor. We will be discussing how to expand our spiritual lives using Fat Soul, by Patricia Adams Farmer. Reading the book is not required, and all are welcome at any time. We will take a break for the holiday weekend this Sunday, July 6.

Summer worship schedule

We will worship in the sanctuary this Sunday and alternate worship spaces through Sunday, August 31.

Punch on the Patio

Punch on the Patio has moved to the Welcome Area for the remainder of the summer! We will enjoy treats and fellowship after worship through Labor Day weekend. We still have a few slots left if you'd like to volunteer, and we encourage you to turn in your receipts for reimbursement.

Summer Sign-ups

We have updated sign-ups on the website. We invite you to sign up for Punch on the Patio as well as Welcome Greeters, Sanctuary Ushers, Kairos Ushers, and Worship flowers for the summer months.

Church Office Reminders



Jimmy will be out recovering from knee surgery until August. We have most of his responsibilities covered, but we appreciate your patience at this time. Our summer office hours will remain 8:30am-5pm, but the office will be closed from 1-2pm.

Morning Silence Meditation Group

The Morning Silence Meditation group with Rob Evans will not meet in the month of July. The Beyond Belief Meditation group will continue to meet at 6:30pm on Thursdays in the session room.

New Realm Update

We invite you to sign up for Realm, our new church database that will allow you to have access to our online directory. Please know Realm is still new to us, and the online directory is now live. Please contact Beth Taylor (beth@hickoryfpc.org) if you need help signing up or have questions.

Church Office: (828) 322-6343

237 2nd St. NW

Hickory, NC 28601