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Make your reservation to use our facility for your upcoming meeting, community event, or wedding. 1/1 USING OUR FACILITY FCPC is pleased to offer the hospitality of our space. WEDDINGS Marriage is one of God’s greatest blessings. Our sincere desire is that weddings performed at Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church will be a wonderful experience for each couple! If you would like to explore the possibility of having your wedding at the church or performed by one of the pastors off-site, contact a pastor. Our pastors are available to officiate at weddings of church members only . The pastor plans the wedding service with the couple and expects the couple to engage in premarital counseling with a professional counselor. We cannot accept reservations for weddings more than 15 months in advance. We are unable to host weddings during busy seasons such as Holy Week and Christmas. We are not able to have wedding receptions on-site. See the Special Services page for more details. MEETINGS & COMMUNITY EVENTS From Boy Scout Troop meetings to public lectures, FCPC wishes to make our space available for the community at large. Available Rooms: CHAPEL | Seats up to 80. HDMI-connect to 72" tv. Audio/mics. Dry erase board/easel. Piano. SANCTUARY | Seats up to 650. Screen/projector. Audio/mics. Piano. Very limited availability. *Contact S.C. Toe for music events. ATRIUM | Capacity varies on type of event. LOUNGE | Seats up to 50. Tables & chairs or classroom setup. Next to kitchen. HDMI-connect to television. FELLOWSHIP HALL | Seats up to 250. Screen/projector/audio/video. KITCHEN | Commercial stovetop, ovens, dishwasher. LIBRARY | Seats up to 10 comfortably. CLASSROOMS (limited) YOUTH LOUNGE (limited) Contact our office to request a room reservation form and check availability. Church events get first priority.

IMG_8442 IMG_8442 1/1 HUNGER MINISTRIES Feeding our neighbors year-round. Click HERE for a list of suggested items. COTRAIC - DORSEYVILLE Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center 120 Charles Street (Across from DMS) Items needed: diapers, canned fruit, oatmeal, crackers, pasta, tomato products Volunteer needs: This is a small pantry open daily. We are in need of people to take food to elderly/shut-ins. C oordinate with the food pantry to see what days/times work for you Contact: G il Cutruzzula 412-782-4457 gcutruzzula@cotraic.org COTRAIC Website BREAD OF LIFE - ETNA Calvert Memorial Presbyterian 94 Locust Street Items needed: Full list at https://www.breadoflifeetna.org/food-and-basic-needs Volunteer needs: https://www.bre adoflifeetna.org/volunteer Bread of Life Facebook Page SVDP Website SVDP - SHARPSBURG St. Mary's Catholic Church 201 9th Street Items needed: soup, jelly, canned fruit, ramen noodles, oatmeal, canned chicken/tuna Volunteer needs: Tuesdays 8:30am-11:30am volunteer clearances/training required Contact: Barbara George, 412-781-2866 bj_svdp@yahoo.com Fill the Truck FCPC Annual Get involved in FCPC’s annual Fill the Truck event! Gather non-perishable goods such as cereal, pasta, peanut butter, paper towels, toiletries, etc., and bring them in during the month of January. Donations can be dropped off in the red tile area food donation boxes. Join us on Sunday, February 8 to help us sort and pack donations into the truck to be delivered to local food pantries. All ages are welcome! Donations benefit three local food pantries: Bread of Life (Etna), Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Sharpsburg), and Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center (Dorseyville). Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view Day Of Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/

Memorial Services and Columbarium Memorial Services If your loved one has died, please call our church office to talk with a pastor about scheduling a Memorial Service. Depending on your preferences, needs, or wishes, we will work with you to provide anything from a private dedication of ashes to a full worship service. We will: Arrange for and/or provide the music for the service Work with you and your family to decide on the service order Provide the bulletin for the service Provide a reception for family & friends (Upon Request Only) Work closely with area funeral homes and/or cemeteries We are here to walk beside you to make this service special for you and your loved ones. Columbarium - For FCPC Members - Each crypt in our recently renovated Memorial Garden & Columbarium is 9"x9"x9" For prices and availability, please contact Sarah in the Church Office. 412-963-8243 | sarah@fcpc.us The Memorial Garden & Columbarium are accessible from Springhouse Lane, near the corner of Fox Chapel Road. They are open and available 24/7.

Established in 1961, Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church Preschool is a place where children are loved and encouraged to explore their wonderful world... FCPC Preschool Job Opportunities Preschool Substitute Teacher Are you interested in being a substitute teacher and helping out in classrooms? If you are, please reach out to Karin Miller, karin@fcpc.us , with the subject line “Substitute Teacher Interest” or call 412-406-6617 with inquiries. Preschool Phone Preschool Email

More about how to become a member of FCPC. 1/1 MEMBERSHIP Y ou are invited to become a part of our family of faith and to join in what God is doing through our congregation's ministries. The only requirement to join is belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. BECOMING A MEMBER If you have discerned that you wish to become a member of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, we invite you to take the following next steps. LUNCH WITH THE PASTORS A few times a year, the Membership Committee hosts Lunch with the Pastors, a casual and relaxed gathering for newcomers to learn more about the ministry and mission of our church, get to know the pastors and other newcomers, and learn about church membership. MEET WITH A PASTOR Before you join, the pastors are available to walk alongside you. Reach out to a pastor if you have pressing questions or would like to talk together about your decision to become a church member. FILL OUT A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Complete the online application to request church membership. The Session, our governing body, is required to approve all memberships. This application formalizes the process and allows for record-keeping. OFFICIALLY BECOME A MEMBER IN WORSHIP You may join by transfer (moving your membership from another church), reaffirmation of faith, or profession of faith (with baptism if you’ve never been baptized). The pastors will talk with you about these methods and setting a date for joining. SOME FAQ'S Do I have to be baptized to join the church? All members of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church are baptized Christians. If you are not baptized, you may become a member through baptism and profession of faith. If you have already been baptized, you may join our church family by transferring your membership, reaffirming your faith, or professing your faith publicly for the first time. More about Baptism at FCPC . Do I join when I get confirmed? Yes. Youth who participate in confirmation classes have the opportunity to decide whether to profess their faith publicly and become a full church member. If a confirmand hasn’t been baptized, baptism happens during the confirmation liturgy. To learn more about confirmation classes at FCPC, contact a pastor. What do you offer for children? We love kids, and we have a vibrant, healthy children's ministry that strives to nurture children and their families to live a life of Christian faith. We believe it is one of the most important things we do as a community of faith, and we take our promises to kids very seriously. Children who join our church with their families are technically not official members until they profess their faith publicly and personally, which happens during confirmation. If you have questions about our Children's Ministries , please contact Barbara Patterson . WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP? Contact Office Manager Sarah Hays for more information. FILL OUT A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION - CLICK HERE

1/1 OUR MISSION LEGACY FCPC has had a part in starting various missions and ministries right here in Pittsburgh. CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) How it all began in our church Sanctuary one Sunday morning... Read More ANNUAL HARVEST FAIR Raising money for missions with the largest rummage sale in the region Read More SOJOURNER HOUSE PITTSBURGH, PA Faith-based recovery for women and their children. Read More PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE COALITION Lighting the way for families and medically fragile children. Read More SECOND HARVEST COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE Gleaning the best from our community for our community Read More SUMMER'S BEST TWO WEEKS Building Christian character through a summer sports camp for decades Read More

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Our history and the ministries we started at FCPC. 1/1 WHO WE ARE Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church is a community of faith that has a rich tradition, vital new ministries, and an enduring legacy of mission outreach. OUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE The Rev. Bickford Lang, upon becoming the first pastor of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, wrote these words as a preface to the Purpose and Charter of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church in 1953: “Let us have a church that dares imitate the heroism of Jesus; seek inspiration as He sought it; act on the present like Him; pray as He prayed; work as He wrought; live as He lived." In the early 1950s, a group of families living in the Fox Chapel area began to worship together at Shadyside Academy. They became some of the 339 charter members of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, which was officially organized in October of 1953. Two months later, the chapel was built on the corner of Fox Chapel Rd. and Field Club Rd., and worship services started to be held on the site of the present church. The church facility has grown to include a Christian Education building, a Fellowship Hall, and the Sanctuary, which was completed in 1964. In recent history, the congregation engaged in a program of mission support and extension of facilities, including new Christian Education classrooms, an Atrium, Memorial Garden and Columbarium. For more than sixty years, the members, leaders and pastors of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church have continued in the tradition expressed by its first pastor. Thousands of men, women, and children, past and present, have made up this particular family of faith, and the tradition of Christ-centered ministry in the Fox Chapel area has become an enduring legacy. Click here to read about the missions and ministries that FCPC has had a part in starting right here in Pittsburgh.

Sermon archives Sermon Archives Date Service Sermon Printable December 29, 2019 Why The Bells Rang - 00:00 00:00 December 24, 2019 Children of Light - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 December 22, 2019 Hopes and Fears - Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 Hopes and Fears - Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 Lessons & Carols - FCPC 00:00 00:00 December 15, 2019 December 8 , 2019 On Watch - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 On Watch - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 December 1 , 2019 Bearing Light - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Bearing Light - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 November 24 , 2019 Five Smooth Stones: Prayer - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Five Smooth Stones: Prayer - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 November 17 , 2019 Five Smooth Stones: Study - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Five Smooth Stones: Prayer - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 November 10 , 2019 Five Smooth Stones: Fellowship - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Five Smooth Stones: Fellowship - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 November 3 , 2019 A Great Cloud - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 A Great Cloud - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 TWL ED October 27 , 2019 Five Smooth Stones: Faith - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Unknown Track - Unknown Artist 00:00 00:00 October 20 , 2019 Five Smooth Stones - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Five Smooth Stones - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 October 13 , 2019 Empowered by Grace - Rev Goodrich 00:00 00:00 Empowered by Grace - Rev Goodrich 00:00 00:00 October 6 , 2019 A Holy Calling - Taylor 00:00 00:00 A Holy Calling - Taylor 00:00 00:00 September 29 , 2019 When to Rejoice - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 When to Rejoice - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 September 22, 2019 Hush - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 Hush - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 September 15, 2019 A Bewildering Patience - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 A Bewildering Patience - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 September 8, 2019 What's for Dinner? - Rev Owens 00:00 00:00 What's for Dinner? - Rev Owens 00:00 00:00 September 1, 2019 Meal Time - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 Meal Time - Rev Woodardh-Lehman 00:00 00:00 You've Been Invited - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 August 25, 2019 A Different Kind of Law - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 A Different Kind of Law - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 August 18, 2019 A Cloud Of Witnesses - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 A Cloud Of Witnesses - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 August 11, 2019 Eager Expectation - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 Eager Expectation - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 Finding Home - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 Finding Home - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 August 4, 2019 July 28, 2019 God Is Alive And (Un)well - Michael Stanton 00:00 00:00 God Is Alive And (Un)well - Michael Stanton 00:00 00:00 July 21, 2019 VBS Sunday - 00:00 00:00 July 14, 2019 Called To Compassion - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Called To Compassion - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 July 7, 2019 The Seeds We Plant - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 The Seeds We Plant - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Passing The Mantle - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 June 30, 2019 Passing The Mantle - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 June 23, 2019 No Distinctions - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 No Distinctions - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 June 16, 2019 God Moving In Our World - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 God Moving In Our World - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 June 9, 2019 Come, Holy Spirit - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Come, Holy Spirit - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 June 2, 2019 Clouds And Thick Darkness - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Clouds And Thick Darkness - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 CT ED May 26, 2019 Courage To Change - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Courage To Change - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 May 19, 2019 Losing Your Marbles - Ryan & FCPC Youth 00:00 00:00 A Caring Presence - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 A Caring Presence - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 May 12, 2019 May 5, 2019 Songs of Resistance - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 Songs of Resistance - Rev Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 TWL CT April 28, 2019 Children's Sunday - 00:00 00:00 April 21, 2019 He Has Risen! - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 He Has Risen! - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 April 14, 2019 The Way Of Jesus - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 The Way Of Jesus - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 April 7, 2019 Great Things - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Great Things - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 March 31, 2019 Extravagant Love - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Extravagant Love - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 March 24, 2019 God's Way, Our Ways - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 God's Way, Our Ways - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 March 17, 2019 Where Righteousness Is At Home - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 Where Righteousness Is At Home - Rev Dawson 00:00 00:00 March 10, 2019 Calling On The Name - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Calling On The Name - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 March 3, 2019 Why We Follow Him - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 Why We Follow Him - Rev Taylor 00:00 00:00 February 24, 2019 Kingdom Living - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Kingdom Living - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 February 17, 2019 The Beginning Of Wisdom - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 The Beginning Of Wisdom - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Guarding, Seeking, Treasuring - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 February 10, 2019 Guarding, Seeking, Treasuring - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 When Jesus Saw The Crowds - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 February 3, 2019 When Jesus Saw The Crowds - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 CT ED In The Power Of The Spirit - Rev Tara Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 January 27, 2019 In The Power Of The Spirit - Rev Tara Woodard-Lehman 00:00 00:00 God Moving - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 January 13, 2019 God Moving - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 January 6, 2019 Home By Another Way - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Home By Another Way - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 December 30, 2018 A Christmas Story - Rev Chris Taylor December 24, 2018 Grace Made Visible - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Grace Made Visible - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 To Do Your Will - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 December 23, 2018 To Do Your Will - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 December 16, 2018 O Christmas Tree - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 O Christmas Tree - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 December 09, 2018 Lessons & Carols - FCPC 00:00 00:00 December 02, 2018 Taylor Dawson The Advent of Patience - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 The Advent of Patience - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 November 25, 2018 Christ the King - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Christ the King - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 November 18, 2018 And Be Thankful - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 And Be Thankful - Rev Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 November 11, 2018 The Big Muscle - Rev Wayne Younger 00:00 00:00 The Big Muscle - Rev Wayne Younger 00:00 00:00 November 04, 2018 How Do I Get In? - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 How Do I Get In? - Rev Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 October 28, 2018 Can the Blind See? - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Can the Blind See? - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 October 21, 2018 Joy In The Cost - Mark Haas 00:00 00:00 Joy In The Cost - Mark Haas 00:00 00:00 May I Sit There? - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 October 14, 2018 May I Sit There? - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 October 7, 2018 All of It? - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 All of It? - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 September 30, 2018 The Vintage Life - Steve McConnell 00:00 00:00 The Vintage Life - Steve McConnell 00:00 00:00 September 23, 2018 GeneroUS - Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 GeneroUS - Ellen Dawson 00:00 00:00 September 16, 2018 A Small Thing - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 A Small Thing - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 September 9, 2018 Faith Works - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 Faith Works - Chris Taylor 00:00 00:00 September 2, 2018 Seasons - Christine Chakoian 00:00 00:00 Seasons - Christine Chakoian 00:00 00:00

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