Contact Us
First Presbyterian Church
802 12th St.
Marion, IA 52302
Phone: 319-377-7309
Office hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 4 pm / Friday: 9am to 1pm
Summer office hours (Memorial Day to Labor Day) Monday - Friday: 9am to 1pm
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History
170 YEARS OF MARION FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
In 1842 Marion was just emerging from being a frontier community. Iowa was still a territory, not yet a state. In 1839 the Iowa Territory was divided into counties, and Marion was designated the Linn County...
Session
The session shall have responsibility for governing the congregation and guiding its witness to the sovereign activity of God in the world, so that the congregation is and becomes a community of faith, hope, love, and witness. (G-3.0201 Book of O...
Committees
Standing Session Committees are as follows:
Building and Grounds
Adult Christian Education
Youth Christian Education
Children Christian Education
Finance and Stewardship
Personnel
Mission
Evangelism and Membership
Welcome Center
The church is not a building
The church is not a steeple
The church is not a resting place
The church is the people.
Those lines are from a song written by Avery and Marsh, that emphasizes a point often missed today. There are lots of buildings...
Directions and Map
First Presbyterian Church
802 12th St.
Marion, IA 52302
Parking Information
We have a parking lot on the north-west side of the church building.
Driving Directions
Directions to the First Presbyterian Church at 802 12th Street in Marion,...
Joining FPC
In the book The Present Future by Reggie McLean, he says, “Instead of dumping a packet of church club member stuff on [prospective members], why not interview them about what they would like to see happen in their lives in terms of their spiritual de...