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
155 episodes
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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Pastor Bob Johnson ⟫ Fall Launch 2025 - Gifts - Romans 12:1-8 - 09-07-2025
Listen in as Pastor Bob walks us through the "Fall Launch: of Grace, Giving, Gifts, Groups, Growth.
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Podcast Ep 66 || 09.04.2025 || Conversations on Grace
Join us for the sixty-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 on Grace.
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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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