CONTACT & NEWS Home / About / Contact & News Still not finding what you were looking for? Feel free to contact us. We'll be happy to help you find what you need. Email: info@firstpres.com Phone: 806.373.4242 ​ Fax Number: 806.373.2407 Staff Listing eChimes Newsletter - Our monthly newsletter can keep you up to date with the latest news and events! ABOUT Becoming a Member ECO Employment FAQs Mission Statement & Beliefs Our History Our People Our Pipe Organ What We're About First Pres Amarillo App WORSHIP | GROW | CONNECT | SERVE

WORSHIP SERVICES Home / Worship Services We have the same message preached at all three services, but three unique styles of worship music to choose from... 8:30 a.m. Gospel Service in our Sanctuary 10:55 a.m. Traditional Service in our Sanctuary 11:05 a.m. Contemporary Service in our Fellowship Center WORSHIP SERVICES Reformed Traditional Contemporary Gospel OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve

BECOMING A MEMBER Home / About / Becoming a Member If you are interested in joining First Pres through membership, we would be excited to have you join us! We believe that First Pres is a wonderful place to worship and serve the Lord, as well as to build relationships with others. Here are the steps to making First Pres your church home: We offer an Inquirer’s Class three or four times a year that meets from 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings. Ask a staff member when the next class meets. In the class, we will briefly discuss the history of the Presbyterian Church, how this local church is organized, as well as our Biblical convictions. If you are ready to begin the process, start by contacting us at the church. God has great things in store for you! We would be so happy to have you join us! Contact Murray at 806-373-4242. ABOUT Contact & News ECO Employment FAQs Mission Statement & Beliefs Our History Our People Our Pipe Organ What We're About First Pres Amarillo App WORSHIP | GROW | CONNECT | SERVE

REFORMED TRADITIONAL Home / Worship Services / Reformed Tradtional Reformed Traditional 10:55 am Sunday Mornings Sanctuary WORSHIP SERVICES Reformed Traditional Contemporary Gospel OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve What is Reformed worship exactly? Well, in the Protestant Reformation theologians like Martin Luther and John Calvin made it clear that we are saved by GRACE alone, through FAITH in CHRIST alone. SCRIPTURE alone is our authority in faith and life as we seek to give all GLORY to God alone. With this new found emphasis on SCRIPTURE, worship in the Reformed Tradition is focused on the triune God and is guided by SCRIPTURE, saturated with SCRIPTURE, and centered around the reading and preaching of SCRIPTURE. For we believe what the Apostle Paul writes about Scripture in 2 Timothy 3:16-17. “16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” We believe that the Lord uses the faithful reading and preaching of Scripture to transform us and equip us to do the work of God’s Kingdom here on earth. In Traditional Reformed Worship we want to pray the word, sing the word, hear the word, and speak the word. For we believe that it is through the Scriptures of both the Old and New Testaments that we learn more of who God is, and we discover who God is calling us to be. If you want to encounter God through a service of worship that is saturated in Scripture, then I would encourage you to join us for Traditional Reformed Worship in our beautiful sanctuary at 10:55 a.m. Come join us as we gather around the word of God and are led in singing traditional hymns to God led by our beautiful organ and our sanctuary choir. Our newly renovated organ is actually the largest and most dynamic organ from Fort Worth to Los Angeles and has been profiled in different news articles. People often call it Traditional Worship, but it’s not just “traditional”. It is REFORMED WORSHIP, and that makes all the difference.

Resources for Pursuing Sexual Intimacy God's Way If you need to speak with one of our staff members about sexual sin, adult women, please email Emily Wood and adult men, please email Howard Griffin . Teen women, email Emily Wood , and teen men, email Austin DeSpain . You can also call the church office at 806-373-4242. Below you will find several resources to help you through your journey to freedom. Recommend for Counseling Services: Amarillo Family Institute Book Recommendations for Adults: Every Young Man's Battle by Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker The Death of Porn by Ray Ortlund Fight Club by The Men of Fight Club Every Woman's Battle: Discovering God's Plan for Sexual and Emotional Fulfillment by Shannon Ethridge ​ Here is a great blog for women struggling with sexual sin. Small Groups & Bible Studies To find a W omen's Small Group, email Emily . To find a Men's Small Group, email Murray . Recommendations for Children: Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-proofing Today's Young Kids by Kristen A Jenson 2. The Princess and the Kiss by Jennie Bishop (for girls) 3. The Squire and the Scroll by Jennie Bishop (for boys) ​ Here's a great song for teaching young children to guard their hearts.

MEN Home / Ministries / Adults / Men Interested in Men's Lunch Bible studies or other ways to connect with men looking to grow closer to the Lord? Typically, men don't have that many close friends in life. People to really talk to on a deeper level. First Presbyterian Church of Amarillo has a very active Men's Ministry program under the guidance of Rev. Dr. Murray Gossett. ​ Contact Murray at 806-373-4242 or 806-681-4284 for more information. ADULTS Women Men Famliy & Adult Singles Senior Adults OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve

Home / About / Our People / Staff STAFF Home / About / Our People / Staff / Emily Wood Director of Women's Ministry ​ emilyw@firstpres.com (806) 373-4242

1105 CONTEMPORARY Home / Worship Services / Contemporary 1105 Contemporary Worship ​ 11:05 am ​ Sunday Mornings ​ Fellowship Center (Downstairs) Some of the words that would describe the 1105 service: family-oriented, casual, interactive, and real. Join us for a casual, contemporary service with our praise band at 11:05 on Sunday mornings downstairs in the Fellowship Center. WORSHIP SERVICES Reformed Traditional Contemporary Gospel OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve Serving in 1105 ​ We're excited about what's happening in 1105. There are lots of ways to get more involved in making the service happen. We'd love your help. Please look at the descriptions of our different Action Teams below and then fill out the form below to let us know where you'd like to serve in 1105. Follow-up Team: Most every week we have visitors at 1105. For many of the visitors this is their first time First Pres experience. This team will receive a weekly email with visitors' information and will rotate making personal contact with visitors to welcome them back and try to help get them connected at First Pres. Prayer Team: Prayer is a foundational part of our service. Members of this team will be present after the service to pray with people, regularly pray for the service, and at times will be available to pray during Communion or other elements the service. Sunday Morning Volunteer Team : Every week volunteers take care of responsibilities like preparing and serving coffee, greeting people when they arrive, helping people find seats, collecting the offering, and other parts of Sunday morning hospitality. These volunteers typically serve one Sunday a month. Creative Team: This team helps to enhance creative elements in the service. This team will meet about once a month and look at the scripture and theme of the weeks ahead to incorporate various creative elements such as videos, drama, music, or other added effects. This team will usually meet during lunch. Assimilation/Events/Fellowship Team: This team's goal is to become more aware of the people worshiping at 1105 and their needs. We will look at things like the new member process, missional service opportunities, and finding ways to plug those worshiping at 1105 into other ministries of First Pres. Expansion Team: There have been seasons where we are at or near maximum capacity in 1105. There have been various ideas discussed for adding an additional service. This team help determine if expansion is needed and explore viable options to make that happen. Production/ AV Team: Every week there is a meeting with the worship leader, Production Director, and pastors to review previous services and plan for future services. Members of this team would help reflect on the services and see ways to enhance future services. These team members may also help run the Audio/Video equipment during services. Ample training and flexibility in schedule is available.

Home / About / Our People / Staff STAFF Home / About / Our People / Staff / Amanda Olson Administrative Assistant for Youth Eric and Amanda married in 2004 and spent the first 15 years of married life serving children and youth at Frontier Camp (Grapeland, TX). They have three lovely children, son Noah (17), daughter Esther (15) and son Titus (13). Amanda’s favorite verses are John 1:1-5, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” Amanda is excited to help share this same Light with others through the ministry here at First Pres. amandao@firstpres.com (806) 350-5209

CONNECT Home / About / What We're About / Connect Just like a strong strand of rope, as we connect with each other within these walls and then, with others in our community and beyond, we form solid bonds, able to weather the storms. Together, we can accomplish much more than alone. Together, we can make a much greater impact. CORE 4 STRATEGIES Worship Grow Connect Serve

Home / About / Our People / Staff STAFF Home / About / Our People / Staff / Jeff Smoot Technical Director Jeff began serving as the Technical Director at First Presbyterian in 2022. He has been serving in audio/visual and worship ministries with various churches since his early teen years. He graduated from WTAMU with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Business in 2004. Between 2009 and 2015, he worked in full-time ministry performing numerous tasks in the areas of audio, video, and lighting. In 2015, he was blessed with an invitation to serve at Insight for Living, the Chuck Swindoll radio ministry as Recording Engineer and Editor. After living in McKinney, Texas for six years, he and his wife, Melanie, moved back to Amarillo to be near family. He continues editing the radio programs remotely for Insight for Living. After attending First Presbyterian for a short while, he was excited and honored to be asked to join this wonderful staff. His favorite verse is Jeremiah 29:11. jeffs@firstpres.com ​

Home / About / Our People / Staff STAFF Home / About / Our People / Staff / Janie Navarrete Lead Custodian ​ ​ ​