Featured Events
This is just small sample of what we have on the calendar. To view all events click the button below
Midweek Advent Worship
Wednesdays Dec 10 & 17 at 5:30. These worship services will be approximately 45 mins long, are intergenerational, and include an interactive craft for all ages. Come behold the manger and enjoy the special music of this sacred season. This year our theme is “Animals and Angels at the Manger”. Come enjoy a quiet night of reflection and fellowship as we look forward to Christmas!
Chapel
Community Messiah Sing
Tuesday, December 16, at 7:30 pm. This is the 43rd annual Community Messiah Sing and a wonderful opportunity to join with many voices and highly trained soloists in singing some of the best known and celebrated sacred music of this season while raising funds for an important non-profit in the Santa Barbara community, the Unity Shoppe. Tickets and music scores are available at Chaucer’s Books and Unity Gift & Thrift as well as at the event itself.
Sanctuary
Christmas Eve!
Joy to the world! Bring your friends and family to our beloved Christmas Eve service at First Pres at 7pm! Come celebrate with us! Hear the story of the birth of Jesus and the wonder of the season through a Nativity tableau presented by our children, beautiful vocal and instrumental music, all culminating in reflective candlelight moments and joyful congregational carols.
Sanctuary
Tree Lighting
Join us for our annual Christmas tree lighting in the garden room lawn at 5pm! Also get a picture with Santa!
Lower Garden Room Lawn
Advent Workshop & Potluck
Sunday, November 30, from 5–7:30 pm, Christian Education Center & Garden Room
Good Grief
Dr. Gordon Hess leads a reflections on grief and holidays. Sunday November 23 at 11am in the Anderson Lounge hosted by the Deacons.
Remembering Elaine Locke
A memorial service for Elaine Locke will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 17, in the Chapel at Samarkand, 2550 Treasure Drive, Santa Barbara, 93105.
Campus Tours
Feel free to join Michael Frazer after the worship service to take a stroll around to visit our Chapel and other areas of interest around the campus.
Kids in Mission Day Camp
Save the date for our annual Kids In Mission Day Camp on the Veterans Day Holiday, Tuesday, November 11. This is for children and youth in second grade and up. High School students who want community service hours are welcome to come as Counselors in Training.
Commitment Sunday
Giving is an essential part of our ongoing discipleship. God poured out God’s whole self for us and for the world in Jesus Christ. Filled with gratitude for God’s grace in our lives, we offer God our time, talent, and treasure. Please prayerfully consider your pledge for the coming year and bring your pledge card with you to worship on November 9 ~ Commitment Sunday.
Playground Social
THIS SUNDAY AFTER WORSHIP! Bring a kid friendly brunch item to share!
Community Halloween Festivities
Community Halloween Festivities
• Trunk or Treat: 5-6 pm with games and Rancho Sunshine Band, Parking Lot
• Classic Silent Movies with Organ: 5:30 and 6 pm, Sanctuary
FPC Family Camping
Lake Cachuma
Join us for a fun time for camping, hiking and campfires at Lake Cachuma’s Apache Sunset! $125 per family, contact Susan with your number of people and vehicles to scroshaw@fpcsb.org
Babysitting Training
Baby Sitters Red Cross Certification course will be offered for youth in 5-9th grades on October 17. This class is led by Jaime Lapeyre. To register contact Susan Croshaw at scroshaw@fpcsb.org.
Blessing of The Animals
The Blessing of the Animals will happen at 4:00 pm on Sunday, October 5 on the grassy area off the Garden Room. Bring any animal that you love. Gordy will bless each animal. We will also have water and dog treats. We will celebrate Saint Francis’ love of all animals.
Choral Season
Music Room
The choir is back this fall, ready to bring joyful music to our worship services! Everyone is encouraged to join the fun... whether you’ve sung in choirs for years or just love singing in the car. Click here for rehearsal and service details.
Sunday Worship
Sanctuary
Join us in the Sanctuary Sunday at 9:30am!
When you can't be there in person... Join us via Livestream!
Diane Hemmer's Memorial Service
We will celebrate her life in our Chapel. Also, Diane’s two cats are looking for a home. They are a bonded pair of sisters. They are indoor lap cats looking for a new home after Diane’s passing. They are very well behaved and sweet. Call Lily for more information at 805.705.5106
Blessing of The Backpacks
Sanctuary
During the worship service on SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, we will have a blessing of the backpacks. Following the service, we will enjoy a congregational luncheon
All Church "Pick Up Choir"
Sancturary
All ages and experience levels are welcome. No commitment or RSVP required — just come when you can! Music will be shared in advance through recordings, lyric sheets, and scores (for those who read music), but pre-Sunday preparation is optional.
We hope you’ll consider lifting your voice with us this summer! Questions? Contact Casey Molino Dunn, Director of Music Ministries, music@fpcsb.org.
Old Spanish Days
CFC
Get into the spirit of Old Spanish Days by sporting your most festive Fiesta themed look on Fiesta Sunday!
Summer Sunday Worship in CFC
CFC
From June to August, you're invited to join us each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the Christian Fellowship Center (CFC) for joyful, spirit-filled Summer worship. We gather in an inviting and inclusive setting that allows for interconnected messages, music, and community.
All Church "Pick Up Choir"
CFC
All ages and experience levels are welcome. No commitment or RSVP required — just come when you can! Music will be shared in advance through recordings, lyric sheets, and scores (for those who read music), but pre-Sunday preparation is optional.
We hope you’ll consider lifting your voice with us this summer! Questions? Contact Casey Molino Dunn, Director of Music Ministries, music@fpcsb.org.
Summer Sunday Worship in CFC
CFC
From June to August, you're invited to join us each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the Christian Fellowship Center (CFC) for joyful, spirit-filled Summer worship. We gather in an inviting and inclusive setting that allows for interconnected messages, music, and community.
Summer Sunday Worship in CFC
CFC
From June to August, you're invited to join us each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the Christian Fellowship Center (CFC) for joyful, spirit-filled Summer worship. We gather in an inviting and inclusive setting that allows for interconnected messages, music, and community.
Card Making Party
Anderson Lounge
Please join us in the Anderson Lounge as we enjoy a free activity! Each participant will make two cards; one to take home and one to donate back to the church. Supplies provided. When enough cards are make, we will sell them to benefit youth activities.
Gather and Grow
CFC
Potluck and Games! Bring a dish to share and your favorite game. Sit and play, or just visit with friends!
Summer Sunday Worship in CFC
CFC
Inspired by Westmont College’s Thriving Communities initiative to “try something new,” the Worship and Music (WAM) Ministry Team warmly invites you to worship with us this summer in a more intimate setting in the Christian Fellowship Center (CFC). We will be sitting “in the round” to bring everyone closer together during worship. Please join us this summer, starting June 1 at 9:30 am in the CFC, as we worship in the round.
Summer Sunday Worship in CFC
CFC
Inspired by Westmont College’s Thriving Communities initiative to “try something new,” the Worship and Music (WAM) Ministry Team warmly invites you to worship with us this summer in a more intimate setting in the Christian Fellowship Center (CFC). We will be sitting “in the round” to bring everyone closer together during worship. Please join us this summer, starting June 1 at 9:30 am in the CFC, as we worship in the round.
Summer Sunday Worship in CFC
CFC
Inspired by Westmont College’s Thriving Communities initiative to “try something new,” the Worship and Music (WAM) Ministry Team warmly invites you to worship with us this summer in a more intimate setting in the Christian Fellowship Center (CFC). We will be sitting “in the round” to bring everyone closer together during worship. Please join us this summer, starting June 1 at 9:30 am in the CFC, as we worship in the round.
All Church "Pick Up Choir"
CFC
All ages and experience levels are welcome. No commitment or RSVP required — just come when you can! Music will be shared in advance through recordings, lyric sheets, and scores (for those who read music), but pre-Sunday preparation is optional.
We hope you’ll consider lifting your voice with us this summer! Questions? Contact Casey Molino Dunn, Director of Music Ministries, music@fpcsb.org.
Friday Movie Night
CFC
THIS FRIDAY! Please join us for this youth fundraiser as we enjoy the movie The Mitchells vs the Machines, which came out in 2021 and is PG rated.
Presbycamp
Chapel
Presbycamp always is an amazing time of fun games, field trips, and friendship building, with music and chapel time every week! Presbycamp is for children entering 1st - 6th grade in the Fall.