The First Presbyterian Church of Plymouth is celebrating 184 years of worship in Plymouth today on our new (and more appropriately timed) Anniversary Sunday. In honor of this event, we invited our recently retired Paster Emeritus, Rev. Dr. James Skimins, to join Rev. Emily Riley Campbell to lead this special service. Rev. Skimins shared his thoughts […]
The First Presbyterian Church of Plymouth is celebrating 184 years of worship in Plymouth today on our new (and more appropriately timed) Anniversary Sunday. In honor of this event, we invited our recently retired Paster Emeritus, Rev. Dr. James Skimins, to join Rev. Emily Riley Campbell to lead this special service. Rev. Skimins shared his thoughts […]
This was a special Sunday, marking our recognition of Rev. Dr. James Skimins as Pastor Emeritus of the First Presbyterian Church of Plymouth. This title was bestowed upon him in honor of his 22 years of leadership and service to FPCP and its members. In addition to this special event, Dr. Skimins shared a message with us […]
This was a special Sunday, marking our recognition of Rev. Dr. James Skimins as Pastor Emeritus of the First Presbyterian Church of Plymouth. This title was bestowed upon him in honor of his 22 years of leadership and service to FPCP and its members. In addition to this special event, Dr. Skimins shared a message with […]
(Sorry, there was no video for the Upper Room today.) As we combine our traditional heritage St. Andrew’s Sunday service with our annual Consecration Sunday, we look both backward and forward at our faith. Rev. Jim Skimins came back as our special guest speaker to talk about the Feeding of the 5,000 and how this […]
As we combine our traditional heritage St. Andrew’s Sunday service with our annual Consecration Sunday, we look both backward and forward at our faith. Rev. Jim Skimins came back as our special guest speaker to talk about the Feeding of the 5,000 and how this relates to our church stewardship. He shared three stories that emphasized […]
On this Sunday, we recognized our Presbyterian heritage through celebrating St. Andrew’s Sunday, and at the same time, we recognized the service of Rev. Dr. James Skimins on the occasion of his retirement from ministry after a total of 40 years in the pulpit, the last 22 at the First Presbyterian Church of Plymouth. What […]
In contrasting the story of the valley of dry bones with the story of Jesus’ testing in the desert, Dr. Skimins shared with us an interesting comparison. The despair of the Israelites of Ezekiel’s time is very different from the success of Jesus’ ministry at that point, but the message for them, and for us, […]
The story of Jarius’ daughter and the unclean woman were both examples of people who were caught by surprise at Jesus’ caring – at the power of his healing touch. The panic of hopelessness gave way to the joy of compassion. The example of Jesus and freely given, brave compassion is what sets the Christian […]
The final installment of our sermon series, ‘The Door of…”, focuses on the Door of Fellowship. Fittingly set on World Communion Sunday, this door focuses on who comes to the table – to communion. We each have a way that we identify ourselves – by political affiliation, by alma mater, by where we live, by […]