Holiday Office Hours: The church office will be closed for Labor Day, Monday, September 7th, 2026. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday.
Church Leadership
About Us
Good Friday
6:00 PM
In conjunction with Trinity United Methodist Church and First Christian Church, First Presbyterian will host a Good Friday Service for the community on April 18th, at 6:00 PM Central Time. Everyone is invited to join.
Apr 18, 2025
Accessibility
We have assistive hearing devices for individual with hearing impairments.
Pastor and Head of Staff
Since Completing her M.Div. and Ph.D. at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1998, Rev. Bartel has served as a professor at Augustana College (now Augustana University), and as a professor and chaplain at Hanover College. Through this time she had been serving in churches as pulpit supply and other capacities.
Office Manager
Bethany Dodge
Bethany joined our staff in February 2024. When not in the office, she enjoys reading and listening to podcasts about Bible scholarship and theology. She and her spouse moved to Rensselaer in 2020.
World Communion Offering
September 6 - October 4, 2026
Cultivating reconciliation around Christ's table open to all.
Racial justice, gender justice, peacemaking, global witness, ecumenical & interfaith relations.
Get Involved
If you like to volunteer we have several opportunities.
If you like to study the Bible we have a group that meets Tuesday evenings. We also have occasional adult studies which follow worship on Sundays from 10:45-11:30 am.
Topics may include prayer, the Bible and various current issues.
Get Involved
If you like to volunteer we have several opportunities.
If you like to study the Bible we have a group that meets Tuesday evenings. We also have occasional adult studies which follow worship on Sundays from 10:45-11:30 am.
Topics may include prayer, the Bible and various current issues.
If you like to sing we have a strong music program led by our Music Director.
Contact us if you are looking for additional volunteer opportunities, we can help to connect you with a local organization.
Our Staff
Our Mission
We are a Presbyterian church responding to new mission frontiers presented by our changing culture. Guided by our Lord Jesus Christ,
we love, serve and embrace
all people.
Our Mission
We are a Presbyterian church responding to new mission frontiers presented by our changing culture. Guided by our Lord Jesus Christ,
we love, serve and embrace
all people.
