First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga will celebrate “Jesus Christ: The Sent One” during its 65th annual World Missions Conference on Oct. 9-12 on the church campus. The conference kicks off with the Sunday morning services featuring speaker, Dr. Richard Pratt, president of Third Millennium Ministries. Mission partners from eight countries will speak in Sunday school classes. Sunday evening from 4:30-7 p.m. a Missions Fest featuring live music and barbecue will be held in the Connector parking lot.
Monday through Wednesday evening services will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday evening will highlight East Asia and Dr. Pratt speaking again. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings German Pastors Fridtjof Leemhuis and Sigi Borchert of Berlin and Hamburg, respectively, will speak about their churches’ experiences ministering to Syrian refugees who have migrated to their cities.
Mission Vision for children age 4 to 10 will be held Oct. 10-12. Lunch events are also planned for those days.
For additional events, specific times, and locations, please call 423-648-7906. The public is cordially invited.