Friends of First Presbyterian

Happy Pride, Hudson!

Happy New Year ✨STARS✨ There are still so many more brilliant individuals and organizations who have brought light to our community, we are so excited to share and celebrate into the New Year. Sending you a special message from Friends of First Presbyterian ❤️‍🔥⛪️🔔🕊Wishing you all a Safe, healthy and Happy New Year 💫Visit www.friendsoffpc.org to help us keep shining with the Friends of First Presbyterian 1000 stars Campaign. Be a part celebrating community and our support our renovations 💫

Happy New Year ✨STARS✨ There are still so many more brilliant individuals and organizations who have brought light to our community, we are so excited to share and celebrate into the New Year. Sending you a special message from Friends of First Presbyterian ❤️‍🔥⛪️🔔🕊Wishing you all a Safe, healthy and Happy New Year 💫Visit www.friendsoffpc.org to help us keep shining with the Friends of First Presbyterian 1000 stars Campaign. Be a part celebrating community and our support our renovations 💫

💫Visit www.friendsoffpc.org to help us keep shining with the Friends of First Presbyterian 1000 stars Campaign. Be a part celebrating community and our support our renovations 💫

💫Visit www.friendsoffpc.org to help us keep shining with the Friends of First Presbyterian 1000 stars Campaign. Be a part celebrating community and our support our renovations 💫

✨STARS✨ “In addition to enjoying the wonderful, and thoughtful experiences presented by the First Presbyterian Church, I’m particularly grateful to the church’s generosity in giving the Hudson Little Free Libraries a notable spot for one of our libraries on their grounds, and a perfect spot inside the church to store our books. Their open heart defines community.” 📚 Susan Simon. co-steward. Hudson Little Free Libraries 💫Visit www.friendsoffpc.org to help us keep shining with the Friends of First Presbyterian 1000 stars Campaign to celebrate community and our support our renovations 💫

✨STARS✨ @susansimonsay “In addition to enjoying the wonderful, and thoughtful experiences presented by the First Presbyterian Church, I’m particularly grateful to the church’s generosity in giving the Hudson Little Free Libraries a notable spot for one of our libraries on their grounds, and a perfect spot inside the church to store our books. Their open heart defines community.” 📚 Susan Simon. co-steward. Hudson Little Free Libraries @hudsonlittlefreelibraries 💫Visit www.friendsoffpc.org to help us keep shining with the Friends of First Presbyterian 1000 stars Campaign to celebrate community and our support our renovations 💫

Happy Holidays from Friends of First Presbyterian Church 🕊✨⛪️🔔⛪️✨🕊

Happy Holidays from Friends of First Presbyterian Church 🕊✨⛪️🔔⛪️✨🕊

✨STARS✨ Peter Frank . “ When I think of First Presbyterian Church, I think of all the different doorways: when I’m meeting colleagues at Promise Neighborhood, I use one 🚪 door, to attend a 🎶 concert, another. First Presbyterian Church is a community of open doors 🚪- there’s a way in for everyone. 🥰 💫Visit - www.friendsoffpc.org to help us keep shining with the Friends of First Presbyterian 1000 stars Campaign to celebrate community and our support our renovations 💫

✨STARS✨ Peter Frank @friendsofhudsonyouth. “ When I think of First Presbyterian Church, I think of all the different doorways: when I’m meeting colleagues at Promise Neighborhood, I use one 🚪 door, to attend a 🎶 concert, another. First Presbyterian Church is a community of open doors 🚪- there’s a way in for everyone. 🥰 💫Visit - www.friendsoffpc.org to help us keep shining with the Friends of First Presbyterian 1000 stars Campaign to celebrate community and our support our renovations 💫

✨STARS✨ Ross Paterson Music 🎼. “I’m a professional pianist. When we moved to Hudson last spring, we moved without my 🎹 Piano ( long story) Reverend Kathryn Beilke and First Presbyterian Church generously offered their beautiful sanctuary ⛪️ as a home for me to work - day 🌅 or night 🌠. I will always be grateful” 🎶🙏🏼🎶 💫Visit - www.friendsoffpc.org to help us keep shining with the Friends of First Presbyterian 1000 stars Campaign to celebrate community and our support our renovations 💫

✨STARS✨ Ross Paterson Music 🎼. @rosspatterson88 “I’m a professional pianist. When we moved to Hudson last spring, we moved without my 🎹 Piano ( long story) Reverend Katherine Beilke and First Presbyterian Church generously offered their beautiful sanctuary ⛪️ as a home for me to work - day 🌅 or night 🌠. I will always be grateful” 🎶🙏🏼🎶 💫Visit - www.friendsoffpc.org to help us keep shining with the Friends of First Presbyterian 1000 stars Campaign to celebrate community and our support our renovations 💫

✨STARS✨ - “ I am so grateful for the beacon that is Hudson First Presbyterian Church. I felt engaged from my first instance encountering “the prayer 🙏🏼 box” on Warren Street, which appeals as an object of interest to passers by. Overtime, I came to connect to the church as a space for performing my yoga 🧘🏼‍♀️🧘🏽‍♂️🧘🏻‍♂️ and music 🎶. I have also had the opportunity to program some wonderful public concerts in the beautiful sanctuary space ⛪️. First Presbyterian is a community that has deep roots in the city of Hudson that practices inclusion and generosity. I am proud to consider myself a part of” - ✨O Zotique ✨( they/them/theirs) - www.zotique.org 💫Visit - www.friendsoffpc.org to help us keep shining with the Friends of First Presbyterian 1000 stars Campaign to celebrate community and our support our renovations 💫

✨STARS✨ @ozotique - “ I am so grateful for the beacon that is Hudson First Presbyterian Church. I felt engaged from my first instance encountering “the prayer 🙏🏼 box” on Warren Street, which appeals as an object of interest to passers by. Overtime, I came to connect to the church as a space for performing my yoga 🧘🏼‍♀️🧘🏽‍♂️🧘🏻‍♂️ and music 🎶. I have also had the opportunity to program some wonderful public concerts in the beautiful sanctuary space ⛪️. First Presbyterian is a community that has deep roots in the city of Hudson that practices inclusion and generosity. I am proud to consider myself a part of” - ✨O Zotique ✨( they/them/theirs) - www.zotique.org 💫Visit - www.friendsoffpc.org to help us keep shining with the Friends of First Presbyterian 1000 stars Campaign to celebrate community and our support our renovations 💫

✨OUR STARS✨ This past fall, with help from the Hudson Tourist Board, I set about mounting a concert for children and families titled, The Princess and the Golden Yam. I engaged the services of professional artists and, at long last, we were on our way- or so I thought! The next step proved the most difficult, which was finding a venue for two days of performances. Each venue I contacted sent me to another. ( I know that dance too well) Until finally, I met with Martika Woodward VanNess, the sprinkling jewel in the crown that is The First Presbyterian Church of Hudson, and there I found a home. I became a pest, imagining and reimagining, measuring, and fussing. The thing is- I never felt like a pest. Each time I timidly knocked, I was welcomed with open arms and Martika’s heartwarming smile. Eventually, I met Reverend Beilke, who cemented the plan. This is truly a place where all people are welcomed to worship, to be nurtured, to grow and to rejoice. As Hudson changes and exclusivity becomes pervasive, it is so critically important to maintain a place that welcomes everyone; newcomers and old-timers, the connected and the powerless. The First Presbyterian Church is that place. We must all come to the fore to make certain it survives and thrives as a beacon of love and hope for all. ✨CynthiaStevens✨ www.sacredproductions.com

✨OUR STARS✨ @sacredgroundproductions This past fall, with help from the Hudson Tourist Board, I set about mounting a concert for children and families titled, The Princess and the Golden Yam. I engaged the services of professional artists and, at long last, we were on our way- or so I thought! The next step proved the most difficult, which was finding a venue for two days of performances. Each venue I contacted sent me to another. ( I know that dance too well) Until finally, I met with Martika Woodward VanNess, the sparkling jewel in the crown that is The First Presbyterian Church of Hudson, and there I found a home. I became a pest, imagining and reimagining, measuring, and fussing. The thing is- I never felt like a pest. Each time I timidly knocked, I was welcomed with open arms and Martika’s heartwarming smile. Eventually, I met Reverend Beilke, who cemented the plan. This is truly a place where all people are welcomed to worship, to be nurtured, to grow and to rejoice. As Hudson changes and exclusivity becomes pervasive, it is so critically important to maintain a place that welcomes everyone; newcomers and old-timers, the connected and the powerless. The First Presbyterian Church is that place. We must all come to the fore to make certain it survives and thrives as a beacon of love and hope for all. ✨CynthiaStephens✨ www.sacredproductions.com 💫Visit - www.friendsoffpc.org to help us keep shining with the Friends of First Presbyterian 1000 stars Campaign to celebrate community and our support our renovations 💫⛪️

Our Friends of First Presbyterian’s 1000 Stars in the Sky 🌌 Campaign ✉️ Letter went out to our fantastic community of individuals this evening 🌌Please visit www.friendsoffpc.org to help our organization preserve this very special landmark ⛪️ building in Hudson. Choose a ⭐️ to dedicate to someone or some cause dear to your heart. Your special star will be suspended within a cluster of stars from the sanctuary’s ceiling and your dedication acknowledged. ✨This week on Instagram and Facebook, we will feature the people and organizations that are the ✨STARS ✨ of First Presbyterian 🥰

Our Friends of First Presbyterian’s 1000 Stars in the Sky 🌌 Campaign ✉️ Letter went out to our fantastic community of individuals this evening 🌌Please visit www.friendsoffpc.org to help our organization preserve this very special landmark ⛪️ building in Hudson. Choose a ⭐️ to dedicate to someone or some cause dear to your heart. Your special star will be suspended within a cluster of stars from the sanctuary’s ceiling and your dedication acknowledged. ✨This week on Instagram and Facebook, we will feature the people and organizations that are the ✨STARS ✨ of First Presbyterian 🥰

✨Wish Upon a STAR ✨ Choose from Gold, Silver, White, Bronze and Platinum, visit - friendsoffpc.org ( link in bio) to select yours! Each donor’s contribution will be physically represented as a star lantern suspended from the sanctuary ceiling. Stars can be dedicated as a memorial, prayer, or as a representation of an organization, business, cause, or person. Various stars are available according to level of contribution. All contributions are tax deductible and certificates of dedication can be made available upon requests as gifts 🎁 This is a stunning year round installation which makes an incredible photo op to share with family, friends, etc ⭐️📸

✨Wish Upon a STAR ✨ Choose from Gold, Silver, White, Bronze and Platinum, visit - friendsoffpc.org ( link in bio) to select yours! Each donor’s contribution will be physically represented as a star lantern suspended from the sanctuary ceiling. Stars can be dedicated as a memorial, prayer, or as a representation of an organization, business, cause, or person. Various stars are available according to level of contribution. All contributions are tax deductible and certificates of dedication can be made available upon requests as gifts 🎁 This is a stunning year round installation which makes an incredible photo op to share with family, friends, etc ⭐️📸

Check out our “1,000 ⭐️’s” Fundraising campaign launched at First Presbyterian Church ⛪️ “ article on - “A blue tarp has been placed over the roof of the First Presbyterian Church here at Warren and Fourth streets as the first step in a much needed project to preserve the 184 year old house of worship and community center. The church’s 100-plus year old standing seam roof is leaking in several spots and this temporary tarp solution must last until the summer when the roof is scheduled to be replaced. To raise the balance of funds required for the work, The Friends of the First Presbyterian Church have launched a “1,000 Stars” community fundraising campaign to pay for the new roof and ancillary restoration work. “ This is a crucial step in the preservation of a treasured architectural landmark and gathering place for worshipers and community organizations” said Pam Kline, President of the Friends of First Presbyterian Church, a secular organization formed by members of the community a quarter of a century ago to raise funds for the buildings preservation. “It is a daunting and expensive project, given First Presbyterian’s soaring East steeple and overall size.” This far this year, The Friends have raised one third of the $250,000.00 required for the project, including a $22,000.00 matching grant from the NY Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites program. The “1,000 Stars” fundraising campaign is targeted to raise $100,000.00 The campaign’s name refers to the goal of getting 1000 donations of at least $100.00” To contribute to the project and overall restoration of the church, visit www.friendsoffpc.org/1000stars ( link in bio)

Check out our “1,000 ⭐️’s” Fundraising campaign launched at First Presbyterian Church ⛪️ “ article on @hudsonvalley360 - “A blue tarp has been placed over the roof of the First Presbyterian Church here at Warren and Fourth streets as the first step in a much needed project to preserve the 184 year old house of worship and community center. The church’s 100-plus year old standing seam roof is leaking in several spots and this temporary tarp solution must last until the summer when the roof is scheduled to be replaced. To raise the balance of funds required for the work, The Friends of the First Presbyterian Church have launched a “1,000 Stars” community fundraising campaign to pay for the new roof and ancillary restoration work. “ This is a crucial step in the preservation of a treasured architectural landmark and gathering place for worshipers and community organizations” said Pam Kline, President of the Friends of First Presbyterian Church, a secular organization formed by members of the community a quarter of a century ago to raise funds for the buildings preservation. “It is a daunting and expensive project, given First Presbyterian’s soaring East steeple and overall size.” This far this year, The Friends have raised one third of the $250,000.00 required for the project, including a $22,000.00 matching grant from the NY Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites program. The “1,000 Stars” fundraising campaign is targeted to raise $100,000.00 The campaign’s name refers to the goal of getting 1000 donations of at least $100.00” To contribute to the project and overall restoration of the church, visit www.friendsoffpc.org/1000stars ( link in bio)

✨We are interconnected ✨ First Presbyterian Hudson is so much more than a church ⛪️ It is a place that reminds us "we are not alone" in a world, that creation, community and the cosmos all intersect in a web of interconnections. Our Building is a place of common ground amidst a city of diverse populations that so rarely interact with one another; a place that is approachable and open to all who live, travel and play here, fostering connections to each other and beyond. ✨When you make a contribution to our preservation and restoration efforts, you join the company of countless others who have shaped the past and future of this significant building. Frederick Church, famed Hudson River School Painter and Architect of Olana, was a contributor to the design of First Presbyterian in Hudson. Martin Van Buren, 8TH president of the United States, rented a pew at the church and his family was among prominent members who frequently attended FPC. Louis Comfort Tiffany produced one of his most unique mosaics, a depiction of an open armed Christ, as a centerpiece for the church's sanctuary. We all have a responsibility to steward their legacy in this city we love. Please consider being a ⭐amongst a constellation of supporters who share a common passion to preserve the legacy of the past among us. Celebrate your special "STAR" by visiting the Friends of First Presbyterian Website today - https://www.friendsoffpc.org/1000stars

Celebrate a ⭐️"STAR"⭐️ in your life with a sparkling remembrance and brilliant holiday gift! Join the Friends of the Historic First Presbyterian Church in our "1000 Stars in the Sky Campaign" to fund the replacement of our 100 year old standing seam metal roof. Each contribution of $100.00 or more dedicates a star in an installation of a thousand suspended from the church sanctuary ceilng. Please visit https://www.friendsoffpc.org to commemorate your ⭐️"STAR" ⭐️ today!

Amazing performance last night by Beautiful Racket and company! Thank you to the incredible Anneice Cousin for bringing our community together with the power of music!

Our hearts are overflowing with gratitude for our 2020 constellation of donors - stars are now being dedicated for our 2021 appeal now. Giving a star in name of a loved one or on behalf of a special cause makes a thoughtful Christmas gift! We give thanks to our 2021 constellation of support which is being given right now! Visit www.friendsoffpc.org/ to donate!

Heaven Help Us Raise The Roof! Come all Saints and Sinners together with OutHudson X Friends of First Presbyterian Church for a heavenly good time celebrating Pride month and raising funds to replace the historic FPC church roof. Festive beverages, hors doeuvres, and performances by special divine guests. Saturday, June 26th @ 4-6pm. Tickets on sale now:

Saints and Sinners Social Come all Saints and Sinners together for a heavenly good time celebrating Pride and raising funds to replace the historic FPC church roof!

You can make a difference. Join us in saving the First Presbyterian Church.
Visit www.friendsoffpc.org to make a donation.
Or mail a check to Friends of First Presbyterian Church
369 Warren St. Hudson, 12534.

WHERE WOULD HUDSON BE WITHOUT THE MAGNIFICENT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ? Let’s build awareness! Invite your friends to “like” us!

Do you love posting on social media??? The Friends of First Presbyterian Church needs your help with social media, mail chimp and website updates.

Happy birthday to us!! The Columbia County Recovery Kitchen is 1 year old!

It’s been 365 days filled with fear of COVID, joy at the distances we have covered together, and appreciation of everyone who helps to feed those in need. Recovery Kitchen started with serving 200 free meals and now feeds up to 1,000 people each week. Please donate today in honor of our 1st birthday so that we can continue to help our neighbors in need or join us as a volunteer.

https://columbiacountyrecoverykitchen.org/donate/






(Design credit thanks to Alison Matheny and BEST)

Easter Celebration with 1000 Stars in The Sky commemorating those we love with gratitude and full hearts.

Celebrate a star in your life. Save a Hudson icon.

The Friends of First Presbyterian Church launch our 2020 "1000 Stars in the Sky Campaign" to help fund the replacement of the historic structure's 100 year old standing seam metal roof. Every contribution of $100 or more dedicates a Star in an installation of a thousand suspended from the sanctuary ceiling. Each star celebrates a "Star" in your life...a perfect remembrance...a perfect Holiday gift!

Go to https://www.friendsoffpc.org to commemorate your STAR.

Dedicate a Star! Save an Historic building!

The Friends of First Presbyterian Church launch our 2020 "1000 Stars in the Sky Campaign" to help fund the replacement of the historic structure's 100 year old standing seam metal roof. Every contribution of $100 or more dedicates a Star in an installation of a thousand suspended from the sanctuary ceiling. Each star celebrates a "Star" in your life...a perfect remembrance...a perfect Holiday gift!

Go to https://www.friendsoffpc.org to commemorate your STAR.

The Friends of First Presbyterian Church launch our 2020 "1000 Stars in the Sky Campaign" to help fund the replacement of the historic structure's 100 year old standing seam metal roof. Every contribution of $100 or more dedicates a Star in an installation of a thousand suspended from the sanctuary ceiling. Each star celebrates a "Star" in your life...a perfect remembrance...a perfect Holiday gift!

Go to https://www.friendsoffpc.org to commemorate your STAR.