The Banner. February Lent comes early this year; look for signs of the season. Boy Scouts and Blanket Offering on Sunday, Feb.

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1 The Banner First Presbyterian Church Oak Ridge, Tennessee February 2018 This month FPC youth group Directory photography Wednesday dinners Ash Wednesday service Youth movie night Uncensored Coffee chat Lent comes early this year; look for signs of the season Heads up: Lent comes early this year. The season begins on Ash Wednesday, which is Feb. 14. We will mark the occasion with a 6:15 p.m. worship service in the sanctuary that will include the Lord s Supper and the imposition of ashes. Note: The midweek Bible study will not meet that evening. The worship service on Ash Wednesday will be preceded that evening by our first Wednesday night dinner of the winter/spring season. A variety of soups will be served, along with salad, bread, and a dessert that will give a nod to Valentine s Day. Lent invites us to turn the corner from Epiphany and set our course toward Jerusalem and the death and resurrection of Jesus. Our worship theme for Lent is Signs Along the Way. We will delve into stories of Jesus using a different road sign for each of the five weeks of the season (enhanced by worship bulletin artwork by our own Tarri Driver). The initial sign on the first Sunday of Lent, Feb. 18, will be a stop sign as we delve into the story of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. We ll also observe the Lord s Supper that morning. Boy Scouts and Blanket Offering on Sunday, Feb. 4 Inside this issue: From your pastor 2 Member spotlight 3 On Feb. 4 is our annual observance of Scout Sunday. Members of FPC-chartered Boy Scout Troop 42 will assist in providing worship leadership that morning. Troop 42 is the largest troop in Oak Ridge. We will also receive the Blanket Offering, which supports the work of Church World Service. CWS, an ecumenical organization, has worked for seven decades with one goal: building a world where there is enough for all. The organization works to meet the present needs of individuals and families, as well as to help them create solutions they can maintain and build on. The name of the offering describes one aspect of CWS s assistance to those who have experienced the harmful results of natural and conflict-related disasters. From Chris 4 Christian education 5 Ecumenical Storehouse 6 Session news 7 Letter from Wes Tilley 8 Bits n pieces 9 Worship volunteers 10 Calendar 11 BE INCLUDED! We are creating a new photo directory to help us all connect names and faces, and we need you to make it complete! Photography dates are Friday, Feb. 9, through Monday, Feb. 12. If you have not yet signed up, and if you are in any way a part of this church family, please schedule a photo session right away. Click this link to sign-up online: booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/y81xvkt8/, or call Carolyn Krause ( ) or the church office ( ) for assistance. If you cannot make it on one of those dates, we can help you make other arrangements. Everyone included in the directory will receive an 8X10 portrait, a print copy of the directory, and new this time, access to a mobile app for the directory. (Yay!) Bringing our church family together

2 Page 2 The Banner From your pastor Sharon Youngs, pastor One of my friends in Louisville, Harry Pickens, set an ambitious goal for himself last year: post a different question on Facebook each day for folks to ponder. By year s end, Harry had posted a total of 355 questions. I was impressed with Harry s creativity and discipline in accomplishing that feat. I was equally, if not more, impressed and moved by how others answered his questions. So I have decided to adapt Harry s idea by offering a different question each month for us to consider. While Harry s questions tended to be introspective at a personal level, my questions are going to be more introspective at a congregational level. So, here s the question for this month: When have you seen or sensed First Presbyterian Church as fully alive? I will prime the pump with my own reflection on the question. I see First Presbyterian Church fully alive when we are in response mode. That is, when the congregation is made aware of a particular need, especially timely in nature, we respond. For example, last year we rallied in very short order to gather the materials necessary to assemble more than 250 hygiene kits for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance to distribute to hurricane victims. We also responded to the need to help secure a service dog for Esmee Lavender by holding a successful dinner and auction. In other words, I sense us being fully alive as a congregation when we are doing something responding to particular needs that arise, like the ones mentioned above, but also in ordinary tasks, such as preparing meals, mulching flower beds, assembling quilts, securing donuts for Sunday mornings, picking up furniture for the Ecumenical Storehouse, ushering worship guests, transporting folks to and from worship and other events, setting up tables for meals, signing get-well cards, teaching Sunday school, singing in the choir, praying for others. The challenge to all of that doing is to be intentional about making sure our batteries remain sufficiently charged for those myriad tasks charged physically, of course, but even more so, charged spiritually as a congregation. Now it s your turn. When have you seen or sensed FPC as fully alive? I d love to know your responses. With a grateful heart, Sharon Peggy Claiborne (left) and Susan Sharp helping at the Ecumenical Storehouse

3 February 2018 Page 3 FPC Spotlight: Elaine Wilson Elaine Wilson, who became a member of First Presbyterian Church on Jan. 28, 2018, is a licensed clinical social worker who serves as director of outreach for Choices in Senior Care, LLC, in Knoxville. A native of Lewisburg, she grew up in northcentral and southwestern Pennsylvania and central New Jersey. Her father was a Presbyterian minister and her mother was a librarian. Elaine has a B.S. degree from Ithaca College in New York in speech and hearing, an M.S. degree in audiology from Syracuse University, and an M.S. degree in social work from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. While in college, she was a coxswain for the women s rowing team. Per tradition, she said, I was thrown in many rivers by the team after winning races. For 20 years she was an audiologist in Massachusetts and then Maryland. She started a second career in social work in She was director of social services at a nursing center in Massachusetts before returning to Tennessee in I enjoyed visiting Tennessee as a teen and returned to live near the Smoky Mountains, she said. Currently, I live in Oak Ridge. In my job, I manage community education, caregiver support services, and networking-marketing for Choices in Senior Care. Elaine is married to Darlene Sanders, whom she met in West Knoxville after corresponding by . I have a stepson, who is married and has three children. I am the proud grandparent of Zoey, Daniel, and Zachary, Jr. Elaine enjoys kayaking, genealogy, gardening, canning, and traveling throughout New England and spending time on Cape Cod with her family. Why did she decide to become a member of our church? I felt it was time to return to my Presbyterian roots after a number of years attending a Unitarian Universalist church, she said. I came to First Presbyterian in November 2017 and felt like I had come home. I have started participating in the Sunday morning Bible study groups. I look forward to opportunities to serve through FPC. Elaine Wilson Elizabeth and Trygve Myhre, who have moved to Maryville, were presented with a cake and table runner (made by the Prayer Shawl Ministry) in recognition of their many years of faithful service at FPC. Among other things, Elizabeth organized many receptions for various occasions and Trygve provided computer support for the church. Both were a great help to the late Barbara Dreiss.

4 Page 4 Chris Black, director of Congregational Care and Discipleship (DCCD) The Banner From Chris: Let s Celebrate! On Jan. 21, Nathan Myers and Willow Tilley received personalized Bibles from our church during worship. It was such a wonderful moment! I hope we can celebrate all our young people and support them spiritually by encouraging them to read scripture for themselves. My hope is that all our youth and children can learn more about what the Bible says and that our adults can be willing partners in discipleship with them by listening to their questions and discussing scripture with them. As they grow in their love and understanding of God, so will we grow too! Parents, see page 10 for the worship volunteer schedule, including acolytes and First Steps leaders. Youth Group Themes for February: Every Sunday night that we have youth at First Presbyterian Church we will have a fun theme to guide our games and activities for the night. Please be on the lookout for something different and exciting each week. Feb. 4 NO YOUTH (Super Bowl Sunday, so please stay home and be safe.) Feb. 11 High Five Night! Feb. 18 Penny Night! Feb. 25 Neon Night! Nathan Myers perusing his new Bible Youth movie night Feb. 23 Our next Youth Movie Night will take place from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 23, in room 102, Activities building, at First Presbyterian Church. We will be watching a fun movie together, playing games, and eating pizza, desserts, and popcorn. We hope to see you there. Please bring your friends! We have a youth council! Are you interested in joining the conversation? A team of parents, volunteers, youth, and staff have come together to aid in the planning and visioning of the children s and youth ministries. Our second meeting is being planned for near the end of February. If you are interested in learning more about this team, or if you have questions, please contact Chris in the church office.

5 February 2018 Page 5 Christian education Wednesday night craft time Our first Wednesday night dinner of the season will occur on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 5:15 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the Sanctuary building. The next week, on Feb. 21, we will begin offering our normal craft time near the end of dinner for all our children and youth. We will be making a variety of Lenten crafts this year, and we hope you can join in on the fun! Be on the lookout for Anne Backus, Chris, and Brooke and Brittany, our nursery workers, who will be helping lead our craft time together. A Lenten journey with First Steps During our First Steps time this month, our children will be learning about what it means to journey together through Lent. We will discuss all the Lenten themes that are presented in our worship. Are you interested in helping with First Steps or joining our conversation during worship? If you are, please let Chris or one of the other First Steps volunteers know. Youth Worship Works is this month On Sunday, Feb. 25, our regular Youth Sunday School class (which meets in the youth room), will have the opportunity to learn more about all aspects of our Christian worship. The class meets in the choir room or the sanctuary with Sharon, Chris, and Anna. This month we will be talking about how important our hymnal is to our worship together. An EPIC scavenger hunt will go with the lesson. Midweek Bible study Please note The midweek Bible study schedule will be a little different during February and into March. Here s the schedule: Wednesday, Feb. 7, 5:45 p.m. No class Feb. 14 (Ash Wednesday service) Wednesdays, Feb. 21, through March 21, the class will meet at 6:00 p.m., (following Wednesday night dinners) The meeting location is the parlor, just outside the fellowship hall on the west side of the sanctuary building, and childcare is available. 1 Corinthians is the current focus, and the class is designed so that anyone can join the discussion at any point. Adult morning Bible classes The Early Birds group meets at 9 a.m. every Sunday in Room 6 in the Sanctuary building. The class, led by Anne Backus and Rosalyn McKeown-Ice is beginning a study of Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman. Come join them for coffee, prayer, study, and great conversations. The Rise n Shine class, taught by Cheryl Barr, Hannah Tippett, and Sue Byrne, meets at 9:00 a.m. in the parlor. They are studying Hebrews and welcome you to join their discussion. The Kerygma class continues at 11:15 a.m. in the parlor, led by Peggy Terpstra. The Kerygma curriculum focuses on broad thematic arcs carried through scripture, from Old to New Testaments. Mark your calendars for a special 4-week series in April. Phillip Sherman, religion professor at Maryville College, will be the teacher. (Phillip led our study of Islam two years ago.) Look for more information soon!

6 Page 6 T he Ba nne r Ecumenical Storehouse FPC, together with Central Baptist Church, and other regulars from the community, staffed The Ecumenical Storehouse the first half of December and second half of January. For the first time (of hopefully many!), we were also joined by residents from the Morgan County Residential Recovery Court (MCRRC) program. Together we worked to serve families in our area in need of basic household necessities due to various circumstances. Pictured below are images of the many ways we minister through the Storehouse, from picking up donations in the community and organizing them, to helping clients find and load the items they need.

7 Session news: At its regular January meeting, the Session Re-elected Carolyn Krause as clerk and Dave Mullins as church treasurer for one-year terms. Elected Gene Ice and Martina Ward as commissioners to the Feb. 10, 2018, quarterly meeting of the Presbytery of East Tennessee. Accepted the Joyful Noise and Worship Works curricula for children and youth. Approved Martina Ward and Peggy Terpstra as cochairs and Teresa Fulcher, Pete Johnson, and Rosalyn McKeown-Ice as members of the Christian Education committee for Approved for 2018 the following members of the Congregational Care and Welcome committee Mary Childress, Lou Dunlap, Gretchen Drane, Vivian Jung, Phyllis Phillips, Sandy Rohwer, Shirley Sauls, Melinda Tilley, Chris Black (ex officio), and Sharon Youngs (ex officio) and of the Welcome team Gail King, Sue Byrne, Mary Childress, Nanette King, Margaret Ann King, Anna Robinson, and Vivian Jung (chair). Anna Robinson and Margaret Anne King are again co-chairs of CC&W committee. Approved for 2018 the following members of the Finance committee: Richard Alexander, Anne Backus, Bill Bostick, Robert Clausing, Fred Haywood, Katy Everitt, Bonnie Murray, David Mullins (ex officio), and Sharon Youngs (ex officio). Gene Ice remains Finance committee chair. Accepted the proposed special offering dates for 2018 and early 2019: One Great Hour of Sharing, April 1 (Easter); Pentecost Offering, May 20; Living Waters for the World (LWW), Aug. 12; Peace & Global Witness Offering, Oct. 7; Morgan-Scott Project, Nov. 11; Christmas Joy Offering, Dec. 24; Blanket Sunday (Church World Service), Feb. 3, 2019, as well as the quarterly FPC Hunger Fund Offering (March 18, June 24, Sept. 23, Dec. 9) and offerings for the Minister s Discretionary Fund on most Communion Sundays. Accepted the proposed dates for serving Communion at the church in 2018: Feb. 14 (Lent) and 18, March 11 and 29 (Maundy Thursday), April 15, May 20, June 10, July 15, Aug. 5, Sept. 2, Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2 and 24. Teresa Brittain remains chair of the Human Resources committee; Steve Layendecker will be the second Session member, and Louise Dunlap will again be the member representing the congregation. Anna Robinson is the new chair of the Nominating committee; Janet Swift is the second Session member, and members representing the congregation are Sydney February 2018 Murray, Matt Stone, and Rosalyn McKeown-Ice. Janet Swift is again chair of the Social Concerns committee. Colin Colverson is chair of the Planning & Organizational Development committee. Anne Backus and Steve Layendecker are the new co-chairs of the Property & Maintenance committee, Tiffany Murray is again chair of the Stewardship committee, and Eric Myer is the new chair of the Worship committee. In the Jan. 17 meeting of the FPCOR Corporation [501(3)(c)], Session voted to approve the re-election for one year of the following officers: Gene Ice, president; Teresa Brittain, vice president; Carolyn Krause, secretary; and David Mullins, treasurer. In its Jan. 13 called meeting, Session approved the 2018 church budget of $358,250 with a deficit of $8108. The deficit reflects the Session s decision to maintain its practice of placing a portion of funds into the Major Maintenance Fund in case of unanticipated needs for building repairs. In the Jan. 28 called meeting, Session received three new members: Elaine Wilson (reaffirmation of faith), and Alex and Julia Cantrell (transfer of membership from Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville). Page 7

8 Page 8 The Banner Late last fall, several FPC members sent cards to Wes Tilley for his 40th birthday, which he celebrated while on active duty in Tunisia. Wes sent the following letter in response: Hello Presbyterian Family, I hope you all are doing great. I am so grateful for the wonderfulbirthday cards that you sent to me last month. It is always great to get mail here and when the delivery came, I was amazed at all the cards. It was very special for you to take the time to send your kind words. I wanted to take a picture of all the cards I received and send it to you but unfortunately, I am not authorized to take photos of mail items. I am also thankful for you all checking on Ryan and the kids (and Mom and Dad). Ryan has been telling me that you all check on them often. Thank You. Things are going well here. After a few weeks in Texas, and a couple of days in Germany my team and I wedged ourselves into a C-130 and had a nice flight across the Mediterranean Sea. We arrived in Africa about a month and a half ago. The weather here is pleasant. It is the rainy season here and the temperatures are mild. In the mornings it is long sleeve weather and most evenings are comfortable in a small jacket. The guys on my team are doing well. We stay busy working and making each other laugh. When I'm off work I stay busy cutting all the guys hair on my Team. It's the first time I have ever cut hair, but all of them have had me do it several times. If it looks bad, I remind them that there is nobody here to impress anyway. I'll keep my day job. Ha, Ha! I won't let any of them cut my hair though. I'm not crazy. Not sure what they might do. I feel better waking up early on every few Saturdays and making one of the few appointments with a local guy that cuts hair. He only charges a couple U.S. dollars to cut my hair. I show him a picture of the haircut I want and he nods and smiles. He's hilarious, or he seems to be, but neither one of us understand much of what the other is saying. It ends up being kind of a ridiculous exchange of gestures, mumbles and nods. I'm still working on my local dialect. I look forward to seeing you all in the spring. Merry Christmas to all! V/R, Wesley E. Tilley, SSgt, USAF Security Forces 722d Expeditionary Air Base Squadron

9 February 2018 Page 9 Bits n pieces February Birthdays 2/9 Adrienne Pyle 2/13 Jim Tonne 2/14 Gene Ice 2/15 Bob Edwards 2/17 Christopher Brittain 2/22 Desmond Darko 2/28 Sandy Rohwer 2/28 Anna Thomas Congratulations! FPC friends perform in music festival Pianist John Purifoy, bass guitarist Randy Pietrzak, and singer-composer Diane Krause will perform at the sixth Oak Ridge Rock to Bach Music Festival on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church. The festival is a fundraiser for the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, the umbrella organization for the Oak Ridge Symphony and Chorus, Chamber series, and coffee concerts that are performed in our church. FPC Women s lunch The FPC women will gather for lunch at 12:30 p.m.. Monday, Feb. 12, at Outback Steakhouse on Illinois Ave. Outback is one of the local restaurants that donates a portion of their profits to ADFAC the second Monday each month. Food 4 Kids Food 4 Kids workdays coming up Feb. 12 and 13 at First United Methodist Church, Oak Ridge. Meet at FUMC at 1:30 p.m. on Monday to pack backpacks. Then Tuesday, at 8:30 a.m., the backpacks are distributed to local schools. If you have any questions, please contact Gretchen Drane at Wednesday night dinners start on first day of Lent The Wednesday night dinners are starting again on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, which is also Valentine s Day. Dinner is served from 5:15 to 6:00 p.m., with a suggested donation of $4 per person ($12 max per family; children under six years are free). Come and eat with your church family before we gather for soul-feeding worship at our Ash Wednesday service in the sanctuary immediately after the meal. All meals offer a salad bar, hot vegetable, fresh fruit, ice cream, decaffeinated iced tea, lemonade, and coffee. Gluten-free and vegetarian options are available. Here are the dates and menus: Feb. 14: Soup! Vegetarian black bean, beef and barley, and chicken potato leek soups. Whole wheat bread, white bread, salad, cupcakes, chocolatedipped strawberries, and ice cream. Feb. 21: Bishop s chicken, pesto noodles, garlic bread, brownies, and banana pudding. Feb. 28: Pork loin, sweet and white scalloped potatoes, peas, rolls, and assorted homemade cookies Mar. 7: Red beans and rice, assorted cakes, and more. Mar. 14: Corned beef and cabbage, Hawaiian rolls, Irish soda bread, angel food cake, and strawberries Mar. 21: Golden glazed chicken, rice, and a fantastic hot fudge sundae bar! CWU talk Feb. 2 on domestic violence Church Women United of Oak Ridge will meet on Friday, Feb. 2, at United Way of Anderson County, 728 Emory Valley Road, in Oak Ridge. Rachel Thompson, Domestic Violence Victim Advocate for Knox and Anderson counties, will be the guest speaker. The program and brief meeting will start at noon. Fellowship begins at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome. For more information, call Gay Marie Logsdon, CWU-OR president, at Look ahead to March, FPC will host the CWU meeting on Friday, March 2 in the fellowship hall, following the same schedule as above. Dr. Jennie Jobe, Director of Morgan County Residential Recovery Court will be speaking. FPC Housekeeping: If you leave food or beverages in the refrigerators in the fellowship hall or room 102 kitchens, please label them with your name and the date. These refrigerators are cleaned out monthly, and if things are not labeled, they will be thrown out. Thank you!

10 Page 10 The Banner Worship Volunteers Sunday, February 4 Liturgist: Scouts of Troop 42 Acolytes: Amelia and Bert Everitt Time with Children: Sharon Youngs First Steps: Anne Backus, Chris Black Sound Guild: Dale Hadden Ushers: Team II, led by George Darko Counters: George Darko, Katy Everitt Flowers: TBA Fellowship Hosts: Candice & Dennis Strickler Opening/Closing: Anne Backus, Dennis Strickler Sunday, February 11 Liturgist: TBA Acolytes: Maddie and Megan Stone Time with Children: Gene Ice First Steps: Chris Black, Martina Ward Sound Guild: Sydney Murray Ushers: Team III, led by Joe Gray Counters: Anne Backus, Gene Ice Flowers: Ed & Mimi Tilley Fellowship Hosts: Judy Greeson, Tiffany Murray Opening/Closing: Anne Backus, Dennis Strickler Sunday, February 18 Liturgist: TBA Acolytes: Avery and Nathan Myers Time with Children: Chris Black First Steps: Chris Black, Tiffany Murray Sound Guild: Carolyn Krause Ushers: Team IV, led by Dennis Strickler Counters: Teresa Brittain, Jim Campbell Flowers: Mike & Peggy Hilliard Fellowship Hosts: Mimi Tilley and family Opening/Closing: Anne Backus, Dennis Strickler Sunday, February 25 Liturgist: TBA Acolytes: Andre Darko, Rebecca Davenport Time with Children: Chuck Hadden First Steps: Chris Black, Teresa Brittain Sound Guild: Dale Hadden Ushers: Team I, led by Irene Darko Counters: Irene Darko, Bonnie Murray Flowers: Peggy Ricks Fellowship Hosts: Gail & Phil King Opening/Closing: Anne Backus, Dennis Strickler Anna Thomas, music director Choir schedule The chancel choir rehearses each Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Childcare is available. If you ve ever thought about joining the choir, this is a perfect time to come try it out as we prepare music for the season of Lent and Easter. New voices are always welcome, Our first Worship Works class

11 Februar y 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 28 9 am Early classes 10 am Worship 11:15 Annual lasagna dinner & meeting of congregation 29 9:30 Coffee Chat 12 pm Men s lunch 30 12:15 Centering Prayer 31 10am staff mtg 11:30 Al Anon 1 February pm Youth Pride planning 5:30 youth group 6pm Combined committee meeting 6pm Boy Scouts 5:30 AA 6:30 Guitar workshop 5:45 Bible study 7pm Choir 7:30 Chinese Bible study 4 9am Early classes 10am Worship 11:15 Sun. school 5:30 youth group 5 12pm Men s lunch 5:30 Stewardship 6pm Boy Scouts 6 11 am Kareday lunch 12:15 Centering Prayer 1pm CC&W 2pm Welcome team 5:30 AA 6pm Christian ed. 6:30 Guitar workshop 7 10am staff mtg 11:30 Al Anon 5 pm EHS meeting 5:45 Bible study 7pm Choir 8 7pm Finance 9 2-9pm Directory photography 7:30 Chinese Bible study 10 PET meeting 10 am-5pm Directory photography 11 9am Early classes 10am Worship 11:15 Sun. school 12-7pm Directory photography 5:30 youth group 12 12pm Men s lunch 12:30 Women s lunch 2-9pm Directory photography 6pm Boy Scouts 6pm Social concerns mtg 13 10am Prayer shawl 12:15 Centering Prayer 5:30 Prop. & Maint. 5:30 AA 6:30 Guitar workshop 14 10am staff mtg 11:30 Al Anon 5:15 Wed. Night Dinner 6:15 Ash Wed. service 7pm Choir 15 8 am United Way training 10 am ADFAC mtg 16 7:30 Chinese Bible study am Early classes 10 am Worship 11:15 Sun. school 5:30 youth group 19 Office closed 12 pm Men s lunch 6 pm Boy Scouts 20 10am Book forum 12:15 Centering Prayer 5:30 AA 6:30 Guitar workshop am staff mtg 11:30 Al Anon 5:15 Wed. Night Dinner 6 pm Bible study 6:30 Session 7pm Choir 22 1 pm ORICL book club 23 6 pm Middle school movie night 7:30 Chinese Bible study 24 9 am Uncensored 25 9 am Early classes 10 am Worship 11:15 Sun. school 26 9:30 Coffee chat 10 am AAUW 12 pm Men s lunch 27 12:15 Centering Prayer am staff mtg 11:30 Al Anon :30 youth group 5:15 ADFAC mtg 6 pm Boy Scouts 5:30 AA 6:30 Guitar workshop 5:15 Wed. Night Dinner 6 pm Bible study 7 pm Choir 7:30 Chinese Bible study Please note this calendar is subject to change. Check fpcor.org for real-time calendar.

12 First Presbyterian Church P.O. Box 6106 Oak Ridge, TN The Banner First Presbyterian Church February 2018 Oak Ridge, Tennessee Located at 1051 Oak Ridge Turnpike Phone: Fax: Website: FPCOR.org Facebook: First Presbyterian Church, Oak Ridge TN The Banner team includes Carolyn Krause, Adrienne Pyle, and Sharon Youngs, with thanks to contributors from the congregation, Session, and church staff. Embodying Christ s inclusive love with heart, mind, and service give today