Children and Families
Children are an important part of our community. We want children to feel like the church is not just a place they go to – it’s a family they belong to. Because of this, we strive to create an atmosphere of belonging in everything we do. Through worship, study, and service, we seek to share the gospel with children in ways that they can both understand and participate.
We offer Sunday School classes for children of all ages from 10:00‑11:00 a.m.
Interactive worship materials are available for children at both services.
For more information about our ministry to children and families, you may contact us by phone at (941) 955‑8119, ext. 106, or email at info@fpcsrq.org.
Youth and Families
Though the first and primary responsibility for the discipleship of youth is their parents, we have a responsibility to minister to teens as individuals, especially as they move toward adulthood.
We want your youth – and your family – to have a lasting and consequential faith. A faith that is centered in Christ, infused with grace and built on enriching intergenerational relationships. Our hope is that we will be able to contact your kids in the future and find them still active in a church, still committed to their faith, and still striving to use their God-given gifts in service to others.
In addition to a 6th-12th grade Sunday School class from 10:10-11:00 a.m. every Sunday, we offer a 6th-12th grade youth group experience on the 1st and 3rd Sunday afternoons each month. Confirmation classes preparing youth for membership are offered when needed. Check the calendar for the most updated information.
For more information about our ministry to children and families, you may contact us by phone at (941) 955‑8119, ext. 106, or email at info@fpcsrq.org.
adult education
We never graduate from the need to grow in our faith. As such, we offer a number of classes designed to help you go deeper in your knowledge of scripture and theology to further enhance your growing relationship with God.
We offer two adult Sunday School classes, a Bible study and a topical study, which take place from 10:05-10:55 a.m. on Sunday mornings in Room 203. We also offer a regular assortment of weekday classes both in person and via Zoom. Check the church calendar for the latest offerings.
For more information about our adult education program, you may contact us by phone at (941) 955‑8119, ext. 106, or email at info@fpcsrq.org.
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Prayer Labyrinth
The walk toward the center is a time of letting go. With each step, release the details of your busy life, shedding thoughts and emotions, quieting and emptying your mind.
The prayer labyrinth here at First Presbyterian Church is one of seven in Sarasota and is based on the 11-circuit labyrinth of Chartres Cathedral in France. The labyrinth was constructed using bricks from the original street built in 1928 that ran in front of the church. The street was named Bowman Court after one of the pastors at FPC. For a century, the saints of First Presbyterian Church have walked in and out of the worship space of the church. It seemed only right to honor those generations of Christians to create another sacred path using those same bricks.
In 2006, after a back-hoe dug up the bricks of Bowman Court, several dedicated members hand-selected the ones that were used for the project. It has been estimated that 37.5 tons of bricks were hand placed on pallets to be used by the Portuguese team who then laid the bricks into the labyrinth. Also included was the construction of a 2-foot high wall around the periphery to separate the sacred space from the parking lot and Fellowship Hall. It was not realized until after the project was completed that this wall created a phenomenon of sound amplification when standing in the center of the labyrinth.
May you be nourished.
