After worship on May 10, our T&T Book Club will be discussing the final chapter entitled “Love” of Jesus and the Disinherited by Black minister, theologian, and Civil Rights leader Howard Thurman.

If you’d like to join us and are in need of a copy of the book, please let us know at youngadults@fpcphila.org!

Join us after worship on Sunday, May 3rd as our T&Ts grab boba tea across the street at the Tea House Café. Please let Laura (youngadults@fpcphila.org) know if you’d like to join so we can look out for you!

We’re suiting up again! Join your fellow T&Ts as we attempt to crack codes, dodge lasers, and disarm a giant paint bomb within an hour. We’ll meet at Beat the Bomb (1218 Chestnut Street) on Thursday, April 23 at 7 pm for this escape-room activity. If you’re interested in joining us, please RSVP!

As part of its SpringFest, the Philadelphia Film Society is screening the documentary, Jane Elliott Against the World. 

Premiering at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival to excellent reviews, the film profiles a rural schoolteacher who becomes a national voice against racism after leading a 1968 lesson in discrimination with her all-white third day class. Now nearly ninety, she refuses to hold back amid today's fights about race, history, and power after a lifetime of speaking out.

Jane Elliott Against the World
Wednesday, April 22, 6:30 p.m. (runtime 99 minutes)
Philadelphia Film Society East
125 S. 2nd Street, Philadelphia 19106

We are currently negotiating tickets and pricing. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP ASAP!

After worship throughout the month of April, our T&T Book Club will be discussing individual chapters of Jesus and the Disinherited by Black minister, theologian, and Civil Rights leader Howard Thurman.

On April 19 we’ll be discussing Chapter 4, “Hate.”

If you’d like to join us and are in need of a copy of the book, please let us know at youngadults@fpcphila.org!

We invite parents to join us for our Young Families Please Touch Museum Trip on Sunday, April 19. FPC Families will meet at the PTM around 11:15 am and spend a few hours playing together. FPC will cover the cost of entrance tickets. Please email Laura if you are interested and let her know how many tickets you will need.

The T&Ts are joining the Christian Association at UPenn (118 S. 37th Street) for dinner on Wednesday, April 8 at 6:30 PM. We’ll be having Thai food take-out and spending time in conversation with UPenn students and with the wonderful Rev. Megan LeCluyse. Everyone is welcome!! Please RSVP to Laura so we know how much food to order.

Our T&T Book Club has returned in 2026! From March 1 through April 12, we’ll meet every other Sunday after 11 am worship to discuss the book Jesus and the Disinherited by Black minister, theologian, and Civil Rights leader, Howard Thurman.

On March 29, we’ll be discussing Chapter 3, “Deception.”

If you’d like to join us and are in need of a copy of the book, please let us know at youngadults@fpcphila.org!

Join First Church T&Ts for our regular brunch outing on Sunday, March 22 at 12:45 PM. We’ll gather in Old Buttonwood following the 11 am service and walk together to dine at El Rey at 2013 Chestnut Street. If you’d like to join us, please RSVP to Laura so we can include you on a reservation!

The Women of Wit and Wisdom will gather on Thursday, March 19 at noon in the MacColl Room for lunch and conversation. We’ll be able to connect over how the winter has treated us, books we have enjoyed and might suggest, favorite TV and streaming series, thoughts on the universe, aging (well, who really wants to talk about that!), and more.

Please join us! RSVP to Diane Rogers at so we can order lunch for you. We look forward to being in community with you.

Our T&T Book Club has returned in 2026! From March 1 through April 12, we’ll meet every other Sunday after 11 am worship to discuss the book Jesus and the Disinherited by Black minister, theologian, and Civil Rights leader, Howard Thurman.

On March 15, we’ll be discussing Chapter 2, “Fear.”

If you’d like to join us and are in need of a copy of the book, please let us know at youngadults@fpcphila.org!

Young families, both caregivers and children, are invited to join us for a Family Movie Night at First Church on Saturday, March 7th, starting at 4 pm. This month, we will be watching the 2005 movie The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe together. Inspired by the character Edmund selling out his family for some “Turkish delight,” First Church families are invited to bring their favorite dessert to share!  In addition to desserts, we’ll have pizza, popcorn, and drinks for the whole family in Old Buttonwood. Come spend time with other families and children at First Church! Please let Laura know if you’re interested in joining.

Our T&T Book Club has returned in 2026! From March 1 through April 12, we’ll meet every other week after 11 am worship to discuss the book Jesus and the Disinherited by Black minister, theologian, and Civil Rights leader, Howard Thurman. If you’d like to join us and are in need of a copy of the book, please let us know at youngadults@fpcphila.org!

Join the Band of Boomers for an afternoon at the The Arden Theater Company (40 N. 2nd Street) on Saturday, February 28 @ 2 PM to see Good Bones, the Philadelphia premiere of the newest play by James Ijames, 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Fat Ham, about community, change, and the soul of our cities.

Synopsis
A new sports stadium is being built in the middle of a neighborhood. Aisha returns to her hometown to help the developers revitalize the place she grew up in and starts working with a local contractor who has a different vision for its future. 

Special ticket pricing: $17.50
Only 20 tickets are available so please RSVP to boomers@fpcphila.org!

T&Ts are heading to Reading Terminal Market on Saturday, February 21st at 10:45 AM, first for a 45-minute tour led by City Food Tours, and then for time to share food together. If you are interested in meeting us at RTM that day, please let us know at youngadults@fpcphila.org, so we can reserve you a spot on the tour!

FPC T&Ts and GenXers will gather together on Tuesday, February 17th at 6:30 PM at Ocean City Restaurant in Chinatown (234 N. 9th St), where we will enjoy dinner together. We’d love to have you join us! If you’re interested in being part of our dinner, please RSVP to Laura Colee.

Our T&T Book Club has returned in 2026! We are planning to meet after 11 am worship on Sunday, February 8 to begin discussing the book Jesus and the Disinherited by Black minister, theologian, and Civil Rights leader, Howard Thurman. If you’d like to join us and are in need of a copy of the book, please let us know at youngadults@fpcphila.org!

Join First Church T&Ts for our regular brunch outing on Sunday, January 18th at 12:45 PM. We’ll gather in Old Buttonwood following the 11 am service and walk together to Hart of Catering & Cafe on 21st & Sansom. If you’d like to join us, please RSVP to Laura so we can include you on a reservation!

First Church Deacons are looking forward to bringing our congregations from the Celebration! and Traditional services together on Sunday, January 11 at 10 AM at our Epiphany Fellowship Hour. Food will be served in between the services so our entire congregation can mingle and usher in the Epiphany season.

Young families, both caregivers and children, are invited to join us for a Family Movie Night at First Church on Saturday, January 10th starting at 4:00 pm. We’ll have pizza, popcorn, and drinks, plus a movie, for the family in Old Buttonwood. Come spend time with other families and children at First Church! Please let Laura know if you’re interested in joining, so we know how much pizza to order.

Our T&T Christmas Party with White Elephant Gift Exchange will be held on Friday, December 19 starting at 6:30 PM at Sydney Cardy’s house (22nd & Arch). We'll gather together for festive desserts and adult beverages. Everyone is welcome to bring a small wrapped gift to share in our White Elephant gift exchange (we’ll have extras too if you forget!). If you’d like to join us, please RSVP to Laura so we can send you the building info!

Our Gen X Affinity group (folks roughly born between 1965 and 1980) are gathering for a Gen X Christmas Potluck on Friday, December 12th, starting at 6:30 pm, at Ed Wang’s house (17th & Locust). If you’d like to attend, please RSVP with the dish you’d like to share to Ed Wang.

Join the Band of Boomers for our Christmas party at the home of Diane and Jon Rogers.

2026 promises to be a big year for our City of Brotherly Love, so our main menu once again salutes Philly.  Everything you love about a Cheesesteak Sandwich (steak or chicken) will be served, with a twist: as cozy casseroles (WIT or WIT-OUT fixins).

Please plan to bring your favorite appetizer or dessert and choice of beverage. 

Please email your RSVP to boomers@fpcphila.org.

Join First Church T&Ts for our regular brunch outing on Sunday, November 30 after the 11 AM service. We’ll be going to Hart of Catering & Cafe on 21st and Sansom. If you’d like to join us, please RSVP to Laura (youngadults@fpcphila.org), so we can include you on a reservation!

The Women of Wit & Wisdom will meet on November 20 at 10 AM in the MacColl Room for morning coffee/tea and the opportunity to hear Cindy Jarvis and Laura Colee talk about their trips in Spain, where Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have all been an important part of the country's history.  Cindy went on an interfaith pilgrimage last spring, and Laura took a spiritual pilgrimage on an ancient pilgrimage path, through the different communities and cultures in Spain. Both will have slides to show and it promises to be a fascinating program!

Join First Church congregants at the Kimmel Center for a performance of the Galilee Chamber Orchestra—the first professional orchestra in Israel comprised of Jewish and Arab musicians. Their orchestra aims to bridge the divide between Arab and Jewish communities in Israel through music and to serve as a worldwide model for cooperation based on cultural exchange, dialogue and partnership. At their Philadelphia performance, you will be able to hear this ensemble’s special harmony in a concert featuring Mendelssohn's “Scottish” Symphony and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488.

First Church has reserved a block of tickets for this event. If you are interested in reserving a ticket, please contact Laura Colee.

Join First Church T&Ts as we gather on Thursday, November 13 at 6:30 PM at Village Whiskey (118 S. 20th St) for our Spirits & Sorrow Theology on Tap, where we’ll be discussing loss and grief from a theological perspective. Pastor Laura and seminary graduate Ethan Park will lead our conversation. All are welcome! Please RSVP to Laura (youngadults@fpcphila.org) so we can look out for you!

FPC folks are joining the Christian Association at UPenn (118 S. 37th Street) for dinner on Wednesday, October 22 at 6:30 PM. We’ll be having Thai food take-out and spending time in conversation with UPenn students and with the wonderful Rev. Megan LeCluyse. Everyone is welcome!! Please RSVP to Laura so we know how much food to order.

T&Ts and Gen X are teaming up to show off our robust, intergenerational trivia knowledge at Tuesday night Quizzo. We’ll be gathering at Founding Fathers (1612 South Street) at 7:45 pm on Tuesday, October 21st. Everyone 21+ is welcome to attend! Please RSVP to Laura so we can look out for you!