FPCLY has been an anchor of faith in Lynchburg for over 200 years! It is our desire to continue to be an anchor in this community for 200 more and into the years beyond. To do that, we desire to make renovations to preserve our steeple and historic organ, to provide additional support to local community benevolences and our very own FPC Weekday School, to update our infrastructure, and to build our endowment.  We believe it will take the prayers and support of our entire FPCLY community to help us get there!

Check out the section below for updates and photos of the progress of the projects included in our Rooted and Reaching Campaign!

As we are ROOTED in our past and history and ROOTED in our devotion to our Savior, so also are we REACHING for the future and all God offers us and all that we might offer others.

ALL phases for the sidewalks and parking lot renovations are almost complete.  In October 2022, teams spent weeks on the sidewalks at the front entrance replacing the bricks with colored concrete, pouring new concrete sidewalks along the side of the Sanctuary and the front part of the building, building a handicapped ramp into the Sanctuary, and creating a zero entry sidewalk opening at the front corner of the church.  In addition, in November, the front circle and main driveway were milled and repaved with fresh asphalt.  Phases three and four greatly increase the safety of our main driveway and church entrance as well as allow for better handicapped accessibility.  Parking lines for the main driveway have been painted and and the handrails for the handicapped ramp into the Sanctuary have been installed!

The fall of 2022 also saw the completion of the long overdue exterior painting of the entire church building which protects us from peeling paint, weathered windows and frames, and enhances the overall exterior of the building!

2023 will see critical upgrades to multiple bathrooms on the Weekday School main hallway and new lighting installed in the Chapel.  If time and resources allow, updates will be made to the Narthex kitchen.

As Director of Outreach, Alex has continued to work hard at building relationships and making connections within the walls of FPCLY and in the Lynchburg community. He has also taught us more about our call to be in relationship with one another and encouraged more opportunities for us to love our neighbors. Alex has played a vital role in organizing monthly Fellowship Potluck dinners, developing a fall IMPACT Saturday, launching two "encounter" worship Sundays, and leading the way in encouraging us to encounter our faith in deeper, more meaningful ways as we experience love for all our neighbors! We look forward to how we can continue to be the Church to the world by serving others!

Marcia, as Director of Educational Ministries, has been hard at work developing new and deepening existing educational opportunities for people of all ages and stages to learn, grow, and draw closer to God. The College Cares ministry has grown to include over 11 participants with intergenerational connections with the middle and high school youth and the Presbyterian Women.  Over the last few months, Marcia has been instrumental in establishing consistent Sunday School programming for all ages, bringing back the Christmas Story program during Advent, and fostering relationships with Weekday School staff and families.  We're excited for her continued leadership as we move through the spring!

If you are new to the FPCLY community or haven't made a pledge to the Rooted and Reaching Campaign and would like to or would like to learn more, we invite you to reach out to Kathryn Pumphrey, our campaign chair.  She would be glad to talk with you about the campaign and how your gift will help FPCLY continue to celebrate God's grace and inspire the next generation for Christ!

We are incredibly thankful and grateful for you--the many hands that have participated in this campaign through focus groups, serving on a committee, committing to a pledge, or sharing the opportunity with others.  Together, we will change the world!