Home / Ministries / CMC Who Are We? Canyon Missional Community (CMC) is an outreach community designed to connect West Texas A&M students with local Canyon families to provide a Christ centered “home- away from home”. Our goal is to create a fellowship of all ages who, like the first church in Acts, “were breaking bread in their homes, receiving food with glad hearts, praising God and having favor with all people.” Acts 2:46 ​ We CONNECT WT students with local Canyon families of believers to form a Christ centered community. (Acts 2:42-46) We make DISCIPLES who make DISCIPLES. (Matt. 28:16-20) We SERVE the WT/Canyon area with hands on ministry, meeting the needs of those in need. (Mark 9:41) What We Do! CMC meets weekly on Monday evenings at the Cole Community Center in the city of Canyon for a great warm cooked meal and worship. We then study the scriptures together for practical daily application. We take monthly outdoor adventures as well as seek ways to serve the local Canyon community. CMC Website Connect With Us! College Staff: Butare Rugenerwa Pastor: Kim Talley 806-584-9523​ kimt@firstpres.com 806-420-4681 butare24@gmail.com **CMC is an outreach ministry of First Presbyterian Church Amarillo. A member of the Evangelical Covenant Order (ECO) of Presbyterians. We are a biblically based faith of the Reformed Tradition.

We're open Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. - noon. Join us as we worship together We'd be thrilled to have you as our guest at any of our worship services or events throughout the week. Wherever you are in life, there is a place for you here. Gospel Worship Sunday // 8:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary Traditional Worship Sunday // 10:55 a.m. in the Sanctuary 1105 Contemporary Worship Sunday // 11:05 a.m. in the Fellowship Center (downstairs) What we’re about . . . Our mission statement is . . ."to discover and live the way of Christ in the expansive grace of God." We do that by living out these Core Four Strategies: WORSHIP, GROW, CONNECT, SERVE. These four standards are the tangible ways we carry out this mission statement to our Amarillo community and the world. Click on the banners below to find out more.

CARE Home / Ministries / Care Intercessory Prayers are Rising – here are a few ways to participate: ​Prayer Room – Access to the prayer room in the back of the main parlor has been extended to allow pray-ers to come 15 minutes early to pray for the service they attend in advance as well as during the worship service. Please join us any time! ​ To request prayer click the light green Intercessory Prayer Ministry link to the right and complete the form to be contacted by one of our pastors. ​ ​Join us in one or all of these prayer opportunities – after all, it’s the most you can do! ​ Care Ministry We sincerely care about our church family and want to support you. Please let us know if you or a family member are recently home-bound. * The Care Ministry team mails to our Sidelined Saints (home-bound) weekly devotionals and a copy of the upcoming Sunday program to stay connected. * Our Bereavement Team feels called to a ministry of serving those who have lost a loved one. * And, our pastoral staff desires to be of help to you whenever you need them. Also available: Alzheimer’s Support/Awareness Group for Caregivers Coordinated by Paul Wirtz, this group meets to share joys, frustrations, and to give each other support and encouragement. This group supports caregivers who have a family member suffering from challenges with memory and thinking skills. If you or anyone you know could benefit from this group, know that you don't have to face the challenges alone. You can meet with this group in room 206 at the church or via Zoom on Mondays at 11 a.m. Inquiries, please call 373-4242 to obtain the login information. CARE Intercessory Prayer Ministry OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve

Intercessory Prayer Ministry Home / Ministries / Care / Intercessory Prayer Ministry Prayer Request We're happy to pray for you. Please fill out this form and we'll be praying for you. I would like to be contacted: By a Pastor By another Staff Member Submit Thanks for submitting! OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve

YOUTH Home / Ministries / Youth Are you ready for 2024??? ​ ​ I can't believe how quickly this semester is flying by?! We have some exciting events coming up...Hay & Hoedown, Senior Banquet and Youth Sunday to name a few! We hope you will join us! Register Here NEW TO AΩ? Scan the QR code below to help us get to know you! WANT TO SERVE AT AΩ? Scan the QR code below to take a quick, 5-minute Spiritual Gift Assessment and tell us why you want to serve. Scan the QR code below to join our AΩ Parents GroupMe: @aoyouth LISTEN + WORSHIP JOIN US @ The AΩ House... Sundays we meet from 9:45am - 10:45am – Middle and High School are combined. Join us as we study Acts! We have Bible study, fellowship, and free donuts! Wednesday nights Middle School AΩ programming lasts from 6:30pm – 8pm, and High School AΩ programming lasts from 8pm – 9:30pm! Join us as we worship, spend time in small groups, and study the book of Matthew together! Upcoming Events... YOUTH Middle School High School OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS Home / Ministries / Studies & Groups / Wednesday Nights Wednesday Night Bible Studies will resume on September 4, 2024 STUDIES AND GROUPS Wednesday Nights Sunday School Bible Studies & Small Groups Triads OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve For those eating at the church, we will order dinner from a few different places this semester. Notice the date on the menu form. Please email Allison at allisons@firstpres.com or call 806-350-5207 with your order and/or your family’s order by Monday at noon. We’ll eat in the Great Hall from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SCHEDULE FOR ADULTS 5:30 p.m. Dinner – Families with children eat together in the Great Hall and Parlor. 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Adults go to their classes/groups. PRAYER: EXPERIENCING AWE AND INTIMACY WITH GOD by Timothy Keller by Tim Keller - Rev. Dr. Murray Gossett, Rev. Dr. Howard Griffin, David Mullin Parlor In his best-selling book on prayer, Presbyterian Pastor and author, Tim Keller, writes that, “Prayer is the main way we experience deep change – the reordering of our loves… Prayer is both conversation and encounter with God…Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.” Come join us every Wednesday evening starting January 17 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Parlor as we learn how to pray in such a way that we experience God’s presence through prayer, and we spend time praying together. Home Groups – If you’re interested in joining one of our home groups, please contact Murray Gossett at 806-373-4242 or murrayg@firstpres.com . MUSIC GROUPS Sanctuary Singers 6:30 -8:00 p.m. (High school and up) Room 302 (Choir Room) ​ Schedule for Elementary Kids 5:30 Dinner (call Main office to pre-order meals on Mondays) 6:00-6:30 Early Drop Off 6:30-7:30 Kids Ministry Programs ​ Early Childhood Kids has programs for all children birth through Kinder, whose parents attend Wednesday Night groups and those who are participating in Parents Time Out. The little ones will learn ​The Parables of Jesus with Early Childhood ​ Elementary Kids will also learn The Parables of Jesus this semester, with Kids Ministry Director Kasey Sims and our High School leadership & disciple team on the 2nd floor of the Kids Wing ​ Schedule for A&O Students (meet in A&O house) 6:30-8:00 p.m. Middle School A&O 8:00-9:30 p.m. High School A&O ​ Join us as we worship, spend time in small groups, and study the book of Matthew together! ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

SUNDAY SCHOOL Home / Ministries / Studies & Groups / Sunday School Spring Semester 2024 Sunday School Classes Triple T Class – Beth & Daniel Brannon, Shelley & Steve Chaloupka, Lesley & Albert Lusby Room 205 This new class is for Twenty to Thirty Somethings with young children. We will be studying and discussing Genesis in a theological as well as practical manner. We will also have various social events for fun and fellowship. Women of Worth - Lindsey Palmer, Emily Wood Room 202 We will take a deep dive into Genesis. The Sonflower’s Class - Caryl Smith Room 207 We will study 1 and 2 Kings with video by Lisa Terkerust. B-12 Class - Carol Allen Room 204 Our Bible and 12-Steps class will explore more of the spiritual principles embedded in the 12 Step program using the Life Recovery Bible as our text. Anyone is welcome to join us! We practice radical honesty and radical dependence on God for our recovery. Our class gives people in treatment programs and shelters a place to grow in their Christian faith. It also gives members a safe place to become more Christ-like as well as to let go of our problems and addictions. Kaleidoscope - Mary & David Mullin, Jay O’Brien Parlor We’ll study Joel, Obadiah, Micah, and Romans. Berean Class – Shannon Brooks, Duane Harp, Alan Keister, Karen Stout, David Terry Room 304 We will be studying the Gospel of Mark. Men’s Bible Study - Darrell Schmidt, Sam Ives Room 203 We will be studying The Jordan River Rules – 10 God-Given Rules for Moving Forward, a book by Robert Morgan who also wrote the Red Sea Rules. Just as God parted the waters of the Red Sea to allow Israel an escape from the Egyptian armies, He stopped the flow of the Jordan River to provide the Israelites safe passage to the Promised Land. Learn from the story of Joshua and the Israelites in their journey as they experience incredible transition, lessons, obstacles, and victory. In addition, we will be studying select topics from Charles Stanley’s best seller, 30 Life Principles – A Guide for Growing in Knowledge and Understanding of God. The Upper Room – Andrew Amstutz, Bryan Oliver, Brady Clark Room 206 We will be studying Presbyterian views on eschatology, a look at prayer (specifically intercessory prayer)and Calvinism vs. Arminianism. STUDIES AND GROUPS Wednesday Nights Sunday School Bible Studies & Small Groups Triads OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve What About Children & Youth? Check-in for all children, babies through 5th grade, is at the Kids' Welcome Desk, just inside the glass doors on the 1st floor of the Children’s Wing. In Sunday School, the TruBlessings curriculum guides children, ages Birth – Preschool, to know they are made and loved by God. TruWonder shows PreK & Kindergarten children the awesome wonder of God. TruStory helps our 1st & 2nd Graders discover more about The Big God Story. The Gospel of John is teaching the life of Jesus to our 3rd Graders. And The Story is helping our 4th & 5th Graders see the Bible as one continuing story of God and His people. ​ 8:30 (during the worship service) Nursery Birth – 2 years: Lamb room Preschool worship 3 years -- Kindergarten: Turtle room 9:45 Sunday School hour Early Childhood Birth – 2 years: Lamb room Preschool: Turtle room Kindergarten: Bluebird room Elementary 9:45 Combined Gathering in “The Well” Room 232 then kids go to: 1st/2nd grade: Room 234 3rd grade: Room 243 4th/5th grade: Room 245 10:55/1105 (during the worship services) Nursery Birth – 2 years: Lamb room Preschool worship 3 years -- Kindergarten: Turtle room 9:45 A.M. Middle School/High School Combined – - Austin DeSpain A&O House Join us as we continue studying Acts! We have Bible study, fellowship, and free donuts!

GOSPEL Home / Worship Services / Gospel Gospel ​ ​ 8:30 am ​ Sunday Mornings ​ Sanctuary WORSHIP SERVICES Reformed Traditional Contemporary Gospel OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve Come join us at 8:30 in our sanctuary as we kick off the morning with some upbeat gospel music. What is gospel music exactly? Gospel music is a genre of music that is upbeat, primarily led by piano, guitar, banjo, and other stringed instruments rather than an organ. In contrast to our Contemporary 1105 service that plays contemporary songs, gospel music includes older songs like “I’ll Fly Away,” “Nothing But The Blood,” “When We All Get To Heaven,” “Soon and Very Soon,” and “I Love To Tell The Story.” These are the types of songs that would have been sung during camp meetings or tent revivals during the first half of the twentieth century in West Texas. Our gospel service begins with our gospel band and ends with our beautiful organ. The order of the service is very similar to our Reformed traditional service at 10:55 a.m., but the music is primarily gospel at the beginning and is led by our wonderful gospel band. If you like to sing gospel music, we would love to have you in our “Y’all Come Sing Choir” that shows up at 8:00 to rehearse and leads worship with the gospel praise band at 8:30. If you like gospel music this is the service for you. Please invite a friend as we worship God singing some old time gospel songs.

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HIGH SCHOOL Home / Ministries / Youth / High School YOUTH Middle School High School OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve Scan the QR code below to help us get to know you better! NEW TO AΩ? AΩ Sundays Sunday mornings, High school guys will meet in the AΩ house at 9:45 a.m. AΩ Wednesdays High School AΩ | 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays | in the AΩ House. Sponsor a Student To sponsor a student on any of these trips and contribute financially, please contact us by clicking here . Connect with Us Check out our Facebook page for more info and event details! ​ Forms Need a First Pres Release Form or a Discipline Agreement Form ? Click on the form you need now! Volunteering with AΩ or going on a trip with us as a leader? Here's the Background Check . ​ Questions? Contact Amanda or call 806.350.5209 Get Added to Our Email List Fill out this short form to be added to our parent & student email list. We try to keep emails to a minimum, so don't worry - we won't fill up your inbox! We do send out emails periodically throughout the year. WANT TO SERVE @ AΩ? Scan the QR code below to take a quick, 5-minute Spiritual Gifts Assessment and tell us why and how you want to serve! Submit Thanks for submitting! Play Video Share Whole Channel This Video Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tumblr Copy Link Link Copied Now Playing 04:54 Play Video A&O Promo Now Playing 05:50 Play Video High School SKI-CO trip '18 Now Playing 06:17 Play Video Sonlight Backpacking Trip 2017 Now Playing 13:53 Play Video A&O 2016-17 Video! Video Links See some highlights of our past trips and events.

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TRIADS Home / Ministries / Studies & Groups / Triads Triads Triads are groups of three or four people of the same gender. Often these individuals represent different generations and have different experience levels. These people are all committed to God and to each other for a time. They hold each other accountable in a confidential and loving way as they challenge one another in their study of God's word and development of their relationships with the Lord. Interested in a triad? Contact Murray or Emily . STUDIES AND GROUPS Wednesday Nights Sunday School Bible Studies & Small Groups Triads OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve