First Presbyterian Church of Murphysboro is a PCUSA church. We're located at 51 Crescent Drive in Murphysboro, Illinois. The Rev. Sam Foskey is serving as our Covenant Pastor. We belong to the Presbytery of Southeastern Illniois.
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PASTOR SAM'S OFFICE HOURS
February 3-Murphysboro (afternoon)
February 4-Murphysboro
February 5-Murphysboro (morning)
February 9-Pinckneyville
February 10-Pinckneyville (morning), Murphysboro (afternoon)
February 11-Murphysboro
February 12-16: vacation leave
The pastor is available at other times by appointment. You can call his mobile phone at: 618 412 1188.
The secretary’s regular office hours: 9 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday.
Weekly offering amount required to meet the budget: $1176
January 25 and February 1 in-person services canceled due to a winter storm; no offering
January 18, regular offering, $370. $84 was given to per capita.
January 11, regular offering, $226
You can also mail in contributions to the church at 51 Crescent Drive,
Murphysboro, IL, 62966. Please contribute in this manner when absent from worship.
You can also bring your offering to the church office.
Per capita is a set amount of money (apportionment) per member
that congregations pay to the larger Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.). Because every Presbyterian shares in the benefit of the
PC(USA)’s system of government, the expenses associated with
coordinating and performing the functions of that system should
be shared by everyone as well. The Presbytery has set per capita
for 2026 at $42 per person
The next Session meeting will be held on February 4 at 2:00 p.m.
We will celebrate communion on February 8.
Ash Wednesday drop-in service, February 18, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on February 22 at the end of the worship service.
How to Connect With The Churches Via Facebook And The Websites
Pinckneyville Website: https://1upcpville.com/
Pinckneyville Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstunitedpresbyterianpinckneyville/
Murphysboro Website: http://fpcmurphysboro.org/
Murphysboro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/First-Presbyterian-Church-1517609008538913/
The Facebook pages are where you will find the Facebook Live worship services. Pinckneyville worships at 9:00 a.m. and Murphysboro at 10:45 a.m.
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