1856 - First Church Pella
Welcome to the First Church Podcast! We are glad you are here. Why 1856? This is the year our church was founded. We're the oldest "reformed church" west of the Mississippi River! We invite you to learn more about who we are as a church, our core values, and our beliefs. Check out our website at frcpella.org!
Episodes
142 episodes
Pastor Bob Johnson ⟫ Fall Launch 2025 - Grace - Various Scriptures - 08-31-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob walks us through the "Fall Launch: of Grace, Giving, Gifts, Groups. Growth
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Pastor Bob Johnson ⟫ Dear John Letters: Balancing Truth and Love. - 3 John 1:1-15 - 08-24-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob walks us through the "Dear John Letters" series of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
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Podcast Ep 65 || 08.19.2025 || 2 John Recap
Join us for the sixty-fifth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and cohost Breanne Patel discuss some upcoming announcements and PBJ's sermon from this past Sunday on 2 John titled "B...
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Pastor Bob Johnson ⟫ Dear John Letters: Balancing Love and Truth. - 2 John 1:1-13 - 08-17-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob walks us through the "Dear John Letters" series of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
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Podcast Ep 64 || 08.12.2025 || PBJ & Breanne Sermon Talk on 1 John 5:13-21
Join us for the sixty-fourth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and cohost Breanne Patel discuss some upcoming announcements and PBJ's sermon from this past Sunday on 1 John 5:13-21 ...
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Pastor Bob Johnson ⟫ Dear John Letters: Living Right in a Wrong World. - 1 John 5:13-21 - 08-10-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob walks us through the "Dear John Letters" series of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
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Podcast Ep 63 || 08.05.2025 || Uganda Recap with PBJ and Kyle & Norah Zylstra
Join us for the sixty-third episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and cohost Breanne Patel are joined by Kyle and Norah Zylstra to discuss their recent trip to Uganda!
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Pastor Bob Johnson ⟫ Dear John Letters: Believing, Overcoming and Witnessing. - 1 John 5:1-12 - 08-03-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob walks us through the "Dear John Letters" series of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
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Podcast Ep 62 || 07.29.2025 || Announcements and Alex Foley on 1 John 4:7-21
Join us for the sixty-second episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, Alex Foley joins Breanne Patel to discuss some upcoming announcements and his sermon from Sunday on 1 John 4:7-21 titled, "Are you in the Fami...
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Alex Foley ⟫ Dear John Letters: Are You In The Family? - 1 John 4:7-21 - 07-27-2025
Listen in as Alex Foley walks us through the "Dear John Letters" series of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
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Podcast Ep 61 || 07.24.2025 || VBS Recap & 1 John 4:1-6 with Alex Foley
Join us for the sixty-first episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, Family Pastor Mike Melody (AKA Marshall Mike) and Elder Alex Foley (AKA Joyous Joey) join Breanne Patel to discuss some upcoming announcements ...
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Alex Foley ⟫ Dear John Letters: Are You From God? - 1 John 4:1-6 - 07-20-2025
Listen in as Alex Foley walks us through the "Dear John Letters" series of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
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Podcast Ep 60 || 07.16.2025 || Lydia & Ashley's Recent Trips
Join us for the sixtieth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and co-host Breanne Patel discuss some upcoming announcements and then Lydia Zylstra and Ashley Uitermarkt join the podcas...
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Pastor Bob Johnson ⟫ Dear John Letters: They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love - 1 John 3:11-24 - 07-13-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob walks us through the "Dear John Letters" series of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
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Podcast Ep 59 || 07.08.2025 || Announcements & Pastor Bob Johnson on 1 John 3:4-10
Join us for the fifty-ninth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and co-host Breanne Patel discuss some upcoming announcements and Pastor Bob's sermon from Sunday on 1 John 3:4-10 titl...
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Pastor Bob Johnson ⟫ Dear John Letters - Who Am I? - 1 John 3:4-10 - 07-06-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob walks us through the "Dear John Letters" series of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
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Podcast Ep 58 || 07.02.2025 || Announcements & Pastor Mike Melody on 1 John 2:28-3:3
Join us for the fifty-eighth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and co-host Breanne Patel discuss some upcoming announcements. Then, our Family Pastor, Mike Melody, joins Breanne to ...
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Pastor Mike Melody ⟫ Dear John Letters - Standing in Confidence at Christ's Return - 1 John 2:28-3:3 - 06-29-2025
Listen in as Pastor Mike walks us through the "Dear John Letters" series of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
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Podcast Ep 57 || 06.24.2025 || Announcements & Pastor Mike Melody on 1 John 2:18-27
Join us for the fifty-seventh episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, our Family Pastor Mike Melody joins Breanne Patel to discuss some upcoming announcements and Pastor Mike's Sermon from Sunday on 1 John 2:18-...
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Pastor Mike Melody ⟫ Dear John Letters - Dealing with Deceivers - 1 John 2:18-27 - 06-22-2025
Listen in as Pastor Mike walks us through the "Dear John Letters" series of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
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Podcast Ep 56 || 06.17.2025 || Announcements, Intern Lillie & Pastor Ward on 1 John 2:12-17
Join us for the fifty-sixth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and co-host Breanne Patel introduce intern Lillie, discuss some upcoming announcements and Pastor Ward's Sermon from Su...
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Pastor Ward Van Dyke ⟫ Dear John Letters - Danger Ahead - 1 John 2:12-17 - 06-15-2025
Listen in as Pastor Ward walks us through the "Dear John Letters" series of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
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Podcast Ep 55 || 06.12.2025 || Announcements & 1 John 2:1-11
Join us for the fifty-fifth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and co-host Breanne Patel discuss some upcoming announcements and Pastor Bob's Sermon from Sunday on 1 John 2:1-11 titl...
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Pastor Bob Johnson ⟫ Dear John Letters - Family Rules - 1 John 2:1-11 - 06-08-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob walks us through the "Dear John Letters" series of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
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Podcast Ep 54 || 06.05.2025 || Announcements & 1 John 1:5-10
Join us for the fifty-fourth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and co-host Breanne Patel discuss some upcoming announcements and Pastor Bob's Sermon from Sunday on 1 John 1:5-10 tit...
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