Faith Beats First Presbyterian Church | Ann Arbor, MI

Check out a new episode today from Faith beats. New Lead Pastor at First Pres, Rev. David Prentice-Hyers, joins us on the podcast to share a little about himself, his hopes for the church, and a good movie to watch this spooky season.

What?! We're back for season 4 of Faith Beats! Join Rev. Mark Mares and Dave VanderMeer as they welcome First Pres member, Malcolm Powers, as he shares a little bit of his own story. Malcolm is a gifted sculptor and his work can be seen at First Pres Sept. 16-Oct. 7th.

Graduating UM Student and active UKirk Student Leader Sarah Szalai '22 joins our Campus Minister Rev. Evans McGowan for a far-ranging discussion on how she has applied her studies and education to internships and future job opportunities.https://lsa.umich.edu/orgstudies/news-events/all-news/search-news/OS-Senior-Sarah-Szalai-Named-2022-MLK-Spirit-Award-Recipient.htmlhttps://lsa.umich.edu/orgstudies/current-students/current-os-pathways/class-of-2022/sszalai.html

Faith beats went "on the road" for the first episode of season 3 in 2022 as we recorded in Chicago, IL at the APCE (Association of Partners in Christian Formation) annual conference. Join Pastor Mark Mares, Beca Torres-Davenport, and guest Rev. Jason White as they share their experience at APCE and reflect on their own curiosity. This episode is a week late, so keep an eye out for episode 2 of Faith Beats season 3 next week!

Join Rev's Mark, Megan, and Evans for a Christmas Eve special on the Faith Beats podcast for a conversation around our favorite Christmas movies. You don't want to miss this episode filled with laughter and even some recommendations!

Join us on the Faith Beats podcast for a wonderful conversation around Faith & Art, with First Pres members and paper lace banner cutters, Deanne Woodruff, and Becky Donally, along with co-hosts Dave VanderMeer and Rev. Mark Mares.