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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: ...

In 1842 Marion was just emerging from being a frontier community. Iowa was still a territory, it wouldn’t become a state until 1846. In 1839 the Iowa Territory was divided into counties and Marion was designated the county seat for Linn County. By 1842 t...

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...

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...

First Presbyterian Church 802 12th St. Marion, IA 52302 [ebs_seo_cp_map_only width="500" height="500"] Parking Information We have a parking lot on the north-west side of the church building. Driving Directions Directions to the First...

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...