At First Presbyterian Church of Naples, our goal is to model Christianity as a truly universal and love-centered spiritual path. We have a holistic program that focuses on love, compassion and self-awareness based on the teachings of Jesus.
We realize that parents are their children’s primary faith formers and that faith is a journey we all take together. We provide the necessary tools for parents to help their children and themselves to learn about worship, faith and what it means to be a Christian. Faith is caught, it is not taught. We offer quarterly FPC Faith@Home boxes to help support families. Please contact Ashley Hancock to start a subscription.
In addition to our biblical curriculum, we offer a curriculum of interiority. We take time to “Be Still” during all of our programs by Taking a Journey into our Hearts (Centering Prayer), and also participate in other spiritual practices which include labyrinth walks. Mindful eating is also practiced.
Our programs are now a hybrid model (both in-person and on Zoom). The past two years have been an invitation to rethink best ways to connect to people. For those who cannot join us in person, please contact Ashley Hancock to obtain a Zoom link.
All of our intentional programming supports groundbreaking research out of Fuller Theological Seminary, who studied over 250 congregations leading the nation in youth engagement and faith formation (we currently participate in Growing Young in a Changing World cohort through Fuller Youth Insitiute). This research is detailed in Sticky Faith and Growing Young.