A PC(USA) church serving Jesus Christ & our neighbors in Portsmouth, OH since 1875
A PC(USA) church serving Jesus Christ & our neighbors in Portsmouth, OH since 1875
For 150 years, Second Pres has served Jesus and our community. Join us as we appreciate our past, celebrate our present and anticipate our future!
It's positively providential that our official "Organizational date" falls on a Sunday in 2025, so we're kicking off our sesquicentennial year celebrations on Sun, February 9, 2025 at our 9:30 a.m. worship service.
It'll have all the musical bells and whistles you'd expect + a luncheon following the service where we'll honor our long-time members.
The big sesquicentennial celebration happens in June!
Thurs, June 5 - an organ concert by Jed Johnson, son of Second Pres and Canon Director of Music at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, CA with a reception to follow
Fri, June 6 - a choral concert led by Dr. Stan Workman with a reception to follow
Sat, June 7 - Open House + activities (10 am - 2 pm): live music throughout the day, pack an emergency clean-up bucket as part of our Anniversary service project, Rubber Chicken Scavenger Hunt, Typewriter Scavenger Hunt, add something to our living timeline, and peruse the church merch to purchase and take something home with you!
Sun, June 8 - Pentecost worship with communion and special music followed by a luncheon with table trivia and announcing the raffle winners.
We're also selling raffle tickets ($1 each and 6 for $5) for 3 pieces of Anniversary art. Tickets will be available at each event.