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
167 episodes
Pastor Alex Foley⟫ Advent Week 1 - Jesus Came to be With You - Various Scripture - 11-30-2025
Listen in as Pastor Alex begins our Advent Series
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Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Dare to be in Daniel's Band: Courage to Follow the Sovereign Lord - Daniel 7 - 11-23-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob continues the series on the book of Daniel.
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Podcast Ep 77 || 11.18.2025 || Daniel 6
Join us for the seventy-seventh 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 in our Daniel s...
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Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Dare to be in Daniel's Band: Courage to Face the Lions - Daniel 6 - 11-16-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob continues the series on the book of Daniel.
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Podcast Ep 76 || 11.11.2025 || Daniel 5
Join us for the seventy-sixth 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 in our Daniel ser...
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Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Dare to be in Daniel's Band: Courage to Read the Writing on the Wall - Daniel 5 - 11-09-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob continues the series on the book of Daniel.
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Podcast Ep 75 || 11.04.2025 || Daniel 4
Join us for the seventy-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 in our Daniel ser...
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Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Dare to be in Daniel's Band: Courage to Repent - Daniel 4 - 11-02-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob continues the series on the book of Daniel.
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Podcast Ep 74 || 10.28.2025 || Pastor Samuel Kawalya Interview (2)
Join us for the seventy-fourth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode Pastor Mike Melody is joined by Pastor Samuel MacGeorge Kawalya from Uganda.Please forgive us for any audio issues this wee...
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Podcast Ep 73 || 10.21.2025 || Alex Foley's Testimony & Poetry
Join us for the seventy-third episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, Pastor Mike Melody is joined by Alex Foley, one of the Elders at First Church. Alex shares his personal testimony of how the Lord moved in hi...
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Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Dare to be in Daniel's Band: Courage in the Fire - Daniel 3 - 10-19-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob continues a new series on the book of Daniel.
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Podcast Ep 72 || 10.14.2025 || Daniel 2
Join us for the seventy-second 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 Daniel 1 titl...
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Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Dare to be in Daniel's Band: When the Empire Strikes Back - Daniel 2 - 10-12-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob continues a new series on the book of Daniel.
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Podcast Ep 71 || 10.07.2025 || Daniel and Courage
Join us for the seventy-first 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 Daniel 1 title...
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Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Dare to be in Daniel's Band: The Call to Courage - Daniel 1 - 10-05-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob Starts a new series on the book of Daniel.
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Podcast Ep 70 || 09.30.2025 || Conversations on Community with Pastor Mike
Join us for the seventieth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, Breanne Patel is joined by Pastor Mike Melody to discuss some upcoming announcements and his sermon from this past Sunday on Groups titled, "The...
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Pastor Mike Melody⟫ Fall Launch 2025 - Groups - Various Scriptures - 09-28-2025
Listen in as Pastor Mike walks us through the "Fall Launch: of Grace, Giving, Gifts, Groups, Growth.
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Podcast Ep 69 || 09.23.2025 || Conversations on Giving with Pastor Bob
Join us for the sixty-ninth episode of 1856 - the Podcast of First Church Pella. On today's episode, Breanne Patel is joined by Pastor Mike Melody to discuss some upcoming announcements. Then, Pastor Bob Johnson calls in from New York - where h...
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Pastor Bob Johnson⟫ Fall Launch 2025 - Giving - Malachi 3:7-10 - 09-21-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob walks us through the "Fall Launch: of Grace, Giving, Gifts, Groups, Growth.
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Podcast Ep 68 || 09.16.2025 || Conversations on Growth with Alex Foley
Join us for the sixty-eighth 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. Then, Elder Alex Foley joins Breanne to discuss his serm...
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Alex Foley ⟫ Fall Launch 2025 - Growth - 1 Cor. 9:24-27, 1 Tim. 4:7-8 and various scriptures - 09-14-2025
Listen in as Pastor Alex walks us through the "Fall Launch: of Grace, Giving, Gifts, Groups, Growth.
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Podcast Ep 67 || 09.09.2025 || Conversations on Spiritual Gifts
Join us for the sixty-seventh 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 Spiritual Gift...
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