First Presbyterian Church of Santa Rosa

This past weekend, our Supper Club enjoyed time together in nature. Church isn’t just a place we go—it’s people we share life with. Grateful for another weekend of campfires, conversations, laughter, and memories made together.

Whether you’ve been part of our church for years or are just beginning to look for a place to belong, there’s always room around the campfire for more. We love creating spaces where friendships grow, families connect, and everyone is welcomed just as they are.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make this year’s camping trip so special! Huge shoutout to Diana and Kelly for all of their planning and organizing! We’re already looking forward to next year 🏕️❤️

Why do we show up week after week? What is the real-world impact of being the church in our everyday lives?

Join us starting June 14 for our new series through Ephesians: "Why Church?"

The Apostle Paul wrote this letter to a messy cluster of house churches navigating a divided culture. His message: the church is a living scale model of a new creation and a divine playbook for how to be human together.

We’ll explore what it looks like to discover our identity as a family, "walk worthy" in our daily lives, and embrace a diverse community formed by the Spirit.

Whether you’re wrestling with your own "sacred curiosity" or asking why the church matters today, there is a place for you here. Come catch a fresh imagination for what God is building!

Bring a friend and your questions....

One church. One service. One big table. ☀️ 🍔

Join us this Sunday at 10:30 as our whole church family comes together for a special combined service followed by a community BBQ. In a world where everyone is busy and spread thin, there’s something meaningful about slowing down, sharing a meal, and making memories together.

Come for worship, stay for the laughter, conversations, kids running around, and the kind of community that feels like home.

We can’t wait to gather with you. Bring a friend, bring your appetite, and come be part of it.

Reverend Dr. Cynthia Alloway recently retired from the Presbyterian Church of the Roses, where she faithfully served as pastor for twelve years. She began her life on a farm in Iowa and went on to build a career in nursing, working as a psychiatric nurse therapist in Iowa and San Francisco, a forensic nurse in New Jersey, and a parish nurse developing faith-and-health ministries in Iowa, Washington, D.C., and California.

While volunteering as Parish Nurse for the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., she discerned a call to ordained ministry. She earned a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2003 and later completed a Doctor of Ministry degree, with a focus on science and theology, at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 2013.

Before her ministry in Santa Rosa, Dr. Alloway served for seven years as Associate Pastor at the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, New Jersey. She is also the co-founder of the Foundation for Peace, a medical-mission nonprofit organization. She finds particular joy in coordinating mission trips and leading intergenerational groups serving in orphanages and supporting church-building efforts in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and, most recently, Kenya.

She is married to Norm Smith, originally from the United Kingdom. Together they have seven adult children, seven grandchildren, and two beloved dogs.

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