Mission & Social Justice News

Our church actively sponsors and supports activities that provide aid to fight against hunger and homelessness, support health care and education, speak out for vulnerable populations, and advocate for policies that align with our faith. Upcoming and recent activities are shown below. We hope you can join us in these efforts.

Join Us in the PRIDE Parade

Saturday, June 27

We invite you to join with others from FPC as we participate in Santa Fe’s Pride Parade on Saturday, June 27th. The parade will line up in the Lamy Building parking lot which is part of the NM State Capitol complex. We will share our slot with those representing Westminster Presbyterian Church. Sign up in advance or just come and find us. We’d love to have you.

Celebrating over 9,000 Sandwiches

Sandwich Brigade, Pope Hall, Each Sunday

On Sunday June 21st, volunteers assembled 350 sandwiches as part of our collaboration with Bienvenidos Outreach, tipping the total number of sandwiches provided to the unhoused, day workers, individuals and families facing food insecurity in Santa Fe to more than 9,000. The need is great. Help us continue this vital effort.

Blessed Are the Persecuted

PC(USA) Statement for LGBTQIA+

“We will find you and we will kill you.” Those are the closing words of the presidential foreword to the 2026 United States Counterterrorism Strategy, released by the White House on May 6. Several pages later, the same document identifies people described as “radically pro-transgender” as part of the nation’s terrorism landscape.

Get Tickets for the Pride Concert

Jun 20, 7:30pm, The Lensic

Now in its 45th Season, the New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus believes that music can change hearts, minds, and lives—we do too! Join a group of First Presbyterian members and friends at the NMGMC’s Santa Fe performance. A limited number of discounted tickets are available; contact Janice Mayer right away.

Join the Cuban Faith Action Hour

Virtual Meeting, Jun 15, 3pm MT

VIDEO. The humanitarian crisis in Cuba continues to worsen. Church partners report severe shortages of medicines, medical supplies, fuel, and food that are affecting communities across the island. Hospitals struggle to obtain essential supplies, blackouts regularly disrupt daily life, and many families are finding it increasingly difficult to meet basic needs. For some, these shortages have become a matter of life and death.

Pastor Andrew Leads Trip to Artic

5-Day Trip in June 2026

Pastor Andrew is leading a 5-Day Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Trip from June 19-25 with four other faith leaders representing diverse traditions across the US. A grant to EarthKeepers 360 funds this opportunity to learn about the history, conservation efforts and status, and current issues facing the Arctic Refuge and public lands in America’s Arctic as a whole.

Pride Is About Finding and Making Community

Adult Ed, Begins May 31, 9:45am

This Sunday Tony Arnold presents the second class in a three part series to help us understand Pride and our LGBTQIA+ siblings. This class looks at the real (and often unmet) need for a truly inclusive community and how our church can be more welcoming, inclusive, and empowering.

Join a Sandwich Team

Help Needed, Sundays

Bievenidos, a food pantry our church has long supported, is experiencing a 40% increase in demand in the lunch bags that they hand out each week. To help them meet the need for 1,500 sandwiches, our church has committed to providing 250-300 sandwiches each Monday. We need your help making sandwiches on Sundays.

Last Call – Few Tickets Remaining

Jun 20, 7:30pm, The Lensic

A few discounted orchestra seats remain for the New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus concert “Existence is Resistance” at the Lensic on Saturday, June 20th at 7:30pm. If you would like to join the group from our church, please bring a check Sunday June 7th and give it to Janice Mayer after the service at the sandwich making table in Pope Hall.