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Tulsa's First Church

First Presbyterian Church is placed at a unique nexus in the city of Tulsa, less than a mile from communities with both incredible wealth and incredible need. Founded in 1885, it was the very first organized Church in the city. The history of “First Church” is rich, and its roots are deep, but our story is also alive and evolving — We’re here to worship God, grow together, and serve our larger community in Tulsa and around the world.

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Theology: thinking God’s thoughts after him

First Church’s advertisement in “Christianity Today” last year read this way: “Rooted in the Reformed tradition, orthodox and evangelical in our theology, First Church yearns to be faithful to the apostolic witness of the early Church, eager to deepen our understanding, even as we seek to serve the common good in Jesus’ name.” “In a culture…

By Rev. Jim MIller

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Learning as interns

For high schoolers and college students wanting to take a deep dive into the life of the Church, First Church offers two special internships. This year high schoolers Katie Ragland and Abigail…

Laurie Winslow

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Youth focus on mission in 2021

We are called to be salt and light. In June of 2021, the Pathfinder and Exodus groups merged and 44 middle and high schoolers applied themselves to six evenings of study and five days of…

Angela Garrett

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Fall worship and our new normal

I love this time of year. We have made it through the hot summer days, and we begin to return to a sense of normalcy we have not known in quite some time. So many of our routines were disrupted by…

Rev. Wally Johnson

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