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
213 episodes
Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Proverbs: Wise Up! - Friends - Various Proverbs Scriptures - 05-17-2026
Listen in as Pastor Bob continues the Proverbs Wise Up! series
Podcast Ep 99 || 05.13.2026 || Jon Neifert and Tulip Gospel Outreach
Join us for the ninety-ninth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, Host Pastor Bob Johnson and cohost Breanne Patel share some upcoming announcements. Then they are joined by Jon Neifert to discuss Tulip Time ...
Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Proverbs: Wise Up! - Pride and Humility - Various Scriptures - 05-10-2026
Listen in as Pastor Bob continues the Proverbs Wise Up! series
Podcast Ep 98 || 05.03.2026 || The Haziness Caused By Laziness
Join us for the ninety-eight episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and cohost Breanne Patel share some upcoming announcements. And Pastor Bob explains the haziness caused by laziness.
Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Proverbs: Wise Up! - The Haziness Caused By Laziness - Proverbs 6:6-11 - 05-03-2026
Listen in as Pastor Bob continues the Proverbs Wise Up! series
Podcast Ep 97 || 04.28.2026 || Cross Cultural Conversations
Join us for the ninety-seventh episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and cohost Breanne Patel share some upcoming announcements. Then they are joined by cross-cultural workers for Chris...
Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Proverbs: Wise Up! - The Call of Wisdom - Proverbs 8:1-5, 22-36 - 04-26-2026
Listen in as Pastor Bob continues the Proverbs Wise Up! series
Podcast Ep 96 || 04.21.2026 || Women's Retreat Debrief
Join us for the ninety-sixth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and cohost Breanne Patel share some upcoming announcements. Then they are joined by Hannah Melody and Patti Johnson to...
Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Proverbs: Wise Up! - A Hedge of Protection - Proverbs 5:1-20 - 04-19-2026
Listen in as Pastor Bob continues the Proverbs Wise Up! series
Podcast Ep 95 || 04.14.2026 || Wise Up! GPS for Life
Join us for the ninety-fifth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and cohost Breanne Patel share some upcoming announcements. Then they discuss PBJ's sermon from this past Sunday on ou...
Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Proverbs: Wise Up! - GPS For Life - Proverbs 1:1-7, 2:1-7, 3:1-7 - 04-12-2026
Listen in as Pastor Bob starts a new series on Proverbs
Podcast Ep 94 || 04.07.2026 || Jill McKinstrey, GEMS, & Jump for Kids
Join us for the ninety-fourth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, Breanne Patel is joined by a special guest, Jill Mckinstrey, who shares with Breanne about GEMS and "Jump for Kids" mentoring.
Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Easter Service - Alive - John 20 - 04-05-2026
Listen in as Pastor Bob gives our Easter service message.
Podcast Ep 93 || 03.31.2026 || Kyle and Brad on Cadets
Join us for the ninety-third episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, Breanne Patel is joined by Kyle Zylstra and Brad Uitermarkt, the guys who lead our Cadets ministry. Tune in to learn more about Cadets!...
Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Gospel of John: So That You May Believe - Palm Sunday - It's Time - John 12:9-32 - 03-29-2026
Listen in as Pastor Bob gives our Palm Sunday message from Gospel of John Series.
Podcast Ep 92 || 03.24.2026 || I Must Decrease
Join us for the ninety-second episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and cohost Breanne Patel share some upcoming announcements. Then, they discuss PBJ's sermon from this past Sunday in ...
Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Gospel of John: So That You May Believe - I Must Decrease - John 3:22-34 - 03-22-2026
Listen in as Pastor Bob concludes our Gospel of John Series for this year.
Podcast Ep 91 || 03.17.2026 || Born Again
Join us for the ninety-first episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and cohost Breanne Patel share some upcoming announcements. Then, they discuss PBJ's sermon from this past Sunday in o...
Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Gospel of John: So That You May Believe - Born Again - John 3:1-18 - 03-15-2026
Listen in as Pastor Bob continues our Gospel of John Series
Podcast Ep 90 || 03.10.2026 || Greed or Gratitude?
Join us for the ninetieth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, Breanne Patel is joined by Alex Foley, the Director of Missions and Discipleship at First Church. During the episode, Alex and Breanne share some...
Pastor Alex Foley⟫ Gospel of John: So That You May Believe - Greed in God's Living Room - John 2:13-25 - 03-08-2026
Listen in as Pastor Alex continues our Gospel of John Series
Podcast Ep 89 || 03.03.2026 || John 2:1-12
Join us for the eighty-ninth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, host Pastor Bob Johnson and cohost Breanne Patel share some upcoming announcements and PBJ's sermon from this past Sunday in our Gospel of Joh...
Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Gospel of John: So That You May Believe - The Best is Yet to Come - John 2:1-12 - 03-01-2026
Listen in as Pastor Bob continues our Gospel of John Series