Register For Sunday School!

Register For Sunday School!

We are eager to have your child (or children) in our Old First Sunday School this year. We have an amazing staff and excellent curriculum. Rally Day is this Sunday, September 15th, at 10 AM. You can meet your children’s teachers and see their classrooms. Instruction then begins on September 22nd. If you can’t make it to Rally Day, don’t worry!  Here is a link […]

Sunday School Kick Off and 2017-18 Schedule

Sunday School Kick Off and 2017-18 Schedule

Our 2017-18 Sunday School season kicks off today!  We have classes for children and adults and all are welcome to join. Contact us to register your child or if you have questions. Recesses are on most public school holiday weekends. The following classes from 10:00 a.m. to 10:55 a.m on Sunday mornings: Godly Play for Pre-K and Kindergarten is led by Jessica Stockton Bagnulo and Roxanna Velandria and […]

This 100-Year-Old Plaque Lists Old First Members Serving in World War I

This 100-Year-Old Plaque Lists Old First Members Serving in World War I

From Pastor Meeter, regarding an amazing historical Old First document which was signed on June 8, 1917 — 100 years ago this month:  Count the names! It was a huge and defining moment in American history, our first big overseas war. We now call it World War I (because of World War II!) but back then it was simply The Great War: the war to […]

Why I Volunteer: Phil Alexander

Why I Volunteer: Phil Alexander

I was asked to serve on the 2nd Mission Committee by Pastor Meeter. That committee, as you may know, is dedicated to creating adult education programs for the congregation and the community. Well, I don’t know if it was kismet or fate or the holy spirit, but I told Pastor Meeter, “You don’t know how perfect I am for this job,” because he didn’t know […]

It’s A Big World, Baby: Read All About It In Jenny Burrill’s New Book

It’s A Big World, Baby: Read All About It In Jenny Burrill’s New Book

Old First Vice President (and resident yoga instructor) Jenny Burrill has written Baby’s Big World: Yoga, for the popular Barnes & Noble children’s book series. The books in this collection — which include subjects like music, chemistry, and even the U.S. government! — are meant to be read to babies (however, don’t let that stop you if you are in a more advanced stage of life). […]

Kids@OldFirst Arts and Yoga Week happens April 10-14

Kids@OldFirst Arts and Yoga Week happens April 10-14

The Seed is the Word: Old First Arts and Yoga Week for Kids The Old First Summer Arts Week was founded in 2004 with generous grants from the Reformed Church Regional Synod and Brooklyn Classis by dancer Jenny Burrill and artist Celilia Whittaker-Doe. Continuing support has enabled this uniquely inspired arts week to be offered (mostly) free of charge to the community at large. More recently a registration […]

Old First Welcomes Adelheid Duhm As She Prepares for Ministry

Old First Welcomes Adelheid Duhm As She Prepares for Ministry

Seminary intern Adelheid Duhm is spending four weeks in Brooklyn and at Old First as she participates in a practicum on her way to the ministry. She’s currently a student at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and a candidate in the Badische Landeskirche there. She explains that her practicum is a voluntary internship, which supplements her initial experience, in Mannheim, Germany. There she participated […]

2017 Lenten Series: Faith and Doubt

2017 Lenten Series: Faith and Doubt

Join us in March for our 2017 Lenten Book Series on Faith and Doubt. Refreshments are served before and after discussions, which run from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All are welcome, regardless of faith or religious practice. Sponsored by Old First’s Adult Education Committee. March 1 | Book Launch: Macy Halford’s My Utmost: A Devotional Memoir Join us for excerpts and discussion of Macy Halford’s new book, My […]

Adult Education Opportunities Coming This Fall

Adult Education Opportunities Coming This Fall

Have you completed our survey inquiring of your interest in adult education activities?  With your input, we plan to roll out an enriching and informative program starting in September. Administrator Fabiola Gaerlan says that response has been enthusiastic, and we hope to have a definite game plan in place by June. The goal: to strengthen and expand adult education opportunities for our congregation. This does […]