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The Session of First Presbyterian Church, Stillwater, Minnesota

The session is responsible for the mission and government of the particular church. Some of the functions of session include; to provide opportunities for evangelism, to receive members into the church, to lead the congregation in participation in mission, to provide for the worship of the people of God, provide educational and spiritual growth opportunities, lead in the ministries of personal and social healing and reconciliation and to challenge the people of God to be good stewards of money, time and talents.

Deacons

The vision for deacons is to be a seamless extension of the pastoral staff, while serving the congregation. We do this in various small and large ways; for example, deacons are blessed with the responsibility of preparing elements for Communion, ministering through visits and calls to our Special Friends, and responding to needs within our Neighborhood groups whenever needed. This response might take the form of a visit, providing rides to church or appointments, assistance with shopping, providing meals to a family when someone is ill or hospitalized, making phone calls to just “check in”, or praying. The board of deacons has now grown to 24 to better serve those in need. We have all been called to this very important ministry to the entire congregation, and reap multiple blessings ourselves while doing this work

Ministry Teams

Worship Ministry Team
The Worship Ministry Team works closely with church staff to make sure that worship services function smoothly, meet the needs of both congregation and staff, and most important, facilitate the true expression in worship of the congregation as followers of Jesus Christ. The ministry team is also responsible for determining how best to apply available resources of time, talent, and funds to achieve this. Ministry Team Meetings which are on the first Tuesday of each month.

Christian Education Ministry Team
To guide the children and youth of our congregation to explore and grow in faith through engaging education programs, to challenge them to bring their faith to life through service/mission opportunities, to facilitate their active participation in the worship life of the church and to encourage them to join in fellowship with Christians both in our congregation and around the world.  Click here to view flier with more information