This summer Marshalltown will be an overnight town for RAGBRAI. First Presbyterian Church is planning to participate in this opportunity to be a hospitable city and to fundraise for some important local non-profits. We have a RAGBRAI committee that has decided to host a supper. For $20 people will receive a lasagna supper with breadsticks, fruit, and dessert. All of the money raised will go to meeting food insecurity in Marshalltown by supporting Emergency Food Box, House of

With so many ministries and organizations asking for donations for missions and causes that tug at our hearts, and so many scams and frauds coming to our phones and inboxes every day, how do we tell where we can safely and effectively donate our money? Below are two online tools that can help, Charity Navigator and MinistryWatch 1000 Database. Charity Navigator is one website that can help. It works to determine if a nonprofit is effective. All you need to do is enter the

Jonathan’s House in Central African Republic (CAR) was recently awarded a Presbytery Mission Partnership grant for an exciting and important new ministry. In November 2025, Carter Strand and his wife, Julie, went to Jonathan’s House to provide eye exams and eyeglasses to those in need in the orphanage’s neighborhood. What they discovered led to this new ministry to restore vision to the blind and an opportunity to witness to the kingdom of God. People listening to the gospel