Mercy Presbyterian Church

Moms of Littles Meetup
2026-03-04 09:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Moms of Littles, please join us for a casual hang out in the church nursery on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30-11am, through May 6. This will be a time for kiddos to play with toys together and moms to enjoy some fellowship.

Women's Flower Arranging Fellowship
2026-03-07 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Join us Saturday, March 7th at 10am at our Flower Arranging Fellowship!
Each person will build their own bouquet of flowers to take home. We ask that everyone brings a bunch of flowers or greenery, as well as a small vase. We will deconstruct the bunches to form unique bouquets to take home! We will also enjoy a brunch.
Please sign up here for brunch items to bring in addition to the flowers/greenery.

Missions Update
2026-03-08 09:45 - 10:45 (America/New_York) | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
The missions committee is excited to host an update from several of your Mercy missionaries on March 8 during the Sunday School hour. All ages are invited!
Please come to learn about what God is doing among the nations. You will hear directly from your missionaries, and we will share a special time in prayer for each of the ministries the Lord has partnered us with.

Adult SS: Esther Series Begins
2026-03-15 09:45 - 10:45 (America/New_York) | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Esther: God’s Sovereignty & Human Responsibility
March 5 – May 10
Taught by: Stephen Bell
Hillel the Elder, the 1st century BC rabbi who significantly contributed to the formation of the Jewish Mishnah and Talmud, famously remarked that “whosoever saves a life, it is as though he had saved the entire world.” Although the name of God never appears in the Book of Esther, His saving presence is powerfully at work through the actions of his servants, Esther and Mordecai, who respond to God’s call and are used by Him “for such a time as this” to rescue His people from destruction. In so doing, they powerfully prefigure Christ’s unwavering obedience to God’s will and costly deliverance of His people.

Seniors' Gathering
2026-03-15 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Daryl DeVries invites you to a seniors’ gathering, planned for Sunday, March 15, at the church from 3:00-5:00 pm. You are welcome if you are roughly 55 and above, retired or still working. Please email Daryl DeVries if you plan on coming (view in directory).

Men's EAT Event
2026-03-16 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | VA
Mark your calendars for our EAT (Eating and Talking) Event, a time of food and fellowship, on Monday, March 16, at 6:30 pm.
Please RSVP here so we know how many to save seating for.
Location: Mission BBQ (Wards Road)

Palm Sunday
2026-03-29 | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
On Palm Sunday, children will receive palms during the service, as well as a Holy Week devotional booklet for to use at home throughout the week.

Fellowship PCA (Bedford) Launch
2026-03-29 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Bedford Primary School, 807 College Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Join us for our official launch worship service at Fellowship Presbyterian Church (Bedford). Fellowship PCA is a church plant of Mercy Presbyterian Church. This is a great way to encourage and support those involved in this church planting ministry of Mercy.
Service: 10am at Bedford Primary School (Cafeteria)
More info: fpcbedford.org

College Lunch
2026-03-29 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
You’re invited to a college student fellowship lunch. While College Lunch is usually on the first Sunday of the month, March and April’s lunches have been combined to be held on March 29.
When: Following the 2nd service
Where: Church Lobby
Who: College aged students, friends, any family as well!

Easter
2026-04-05 | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Join us on Resurrection Sunday! We will have a special sunrise service at 7 am, followed by corporate worship at 8:15 and 11 am. Join us in the lobby between services for refreshments and fellowship.
There will be no Sunday School on Easter.

Sunrise Service
2026-04-05 07:00 - 07:30 (America/New_York) | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Join us on Easter Sunday at 7am for our sunrise service as we gather together to sing and reflect on the resurrection of our Savior.

Rain plan:
If the rain is light, we’ll have the service and invite you to join us in your raincoats and galoshes. If the rain is heavy, the service will be cancelled. In either case, there will be food afterwards (before the 8:15 service) in the lobby, and we invite everyone to join us for our first service at 8:15 am in the sanctuary.

Men's Pancake Breakfast
2026-04-11 08:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York) | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Join us for pancakes, toppings, coffee, fruit, and fellowship.

Churchwide Work Day
2026-04-11 09:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Men, women, and children are needed to help with property maintenance on Saturday, April 11, from 9:30am-12:30pm. Lunch provided to follow. Bring work gloves, wheel barrows, shovels, step ladders, and seed spreaders if you have them.

Buy Nothing Yard Sale
2026-04-18 11:00 - 14:00 UTC | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Join us for our Buy Nothing Yard Sale on April 18, where ALL items are free!
Open to the community from 11 am-2 pm.
Donations of lightly used items like clothing, books, kitchen items, tools, and decor are welcomed. Please note everything should be able to fit in a standard car. Contributors get to shop early (10-11 am).
Dropoff times are as follows:

Sunday, April 12: 6-7:30 pm
Tuesday, April 14: 7-8 pm
Thursday, April 16: 11:30 am-1:30 pm
Friday, April 17: 6-8 pm

All leftover items will be donated to local charities.
For more info, see event flyer here.
If you’re interested in volunteering to organize items or help in other ways, please email Jessi Pearson (view in directory) or Tim Magee (view in directory).

Blue Ridge Presbytery Meeting
2026-04-24 - 2026-04-25 | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Quarterly meeting of the Blue Ridge Presbytery, hosted here at Mercy.
All are invited Friday evening at 7pm, as members of our Presbytery come together for a worship service and communion.
You may also consider joining us on Saturday morning to observe the business of the Presbytery as we conduct items of business on behalf of our churches.

Men's Baseball & Cookout
2026-04-25 14:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Liberty University
All Aboard the Flame Train!
Join the Men of Mercy for a unique entertainment event at the Liberty Baseball Flame Train this season!
April 25th; Hotdogs and fellowship at 2pm, game starts at 3pm.
Cost of $7 includes: Flame Train, ticket to the game, and hotdogs/chips/drinks provided by Mercy in a private hospitality area to enjoy the game.
Bring a guest who doesn’t attend Mercy, and their ticket is free of charge!
Registration for this event has closed and tickets have all been claimed. For inquiries, contact John Homon (view in directory).

Bluegrass & BBQ
2026-04-26 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | American Legion, 1301 Greenview Drive, Lynchburg, VA, 24502, United States
Join is for an evening of food, fellowship, and live music at the American Legion Pavilion.
Bring lawn games and a covered side or a desert to share. The church will provide BBQ.
Invite someone without a church home to join us as well.

Women's Tea Party
2026-05-09 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Come to Mercy’s annual Women’s Tea Party! The tea party will be at our church building on Saturday, May 9, at 2 pm. Women and girls of all ages are welcome! We will be having a fancy tea party and enjoying some delicious treats.
Please sign up so we know how many to expect! We also need people to sign up to sponsor the decor and china for a table and/or to bring a tea treat to share. We look forward to seeing you there!

Women's Salad & Sourdough
2026-05-12 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | VA
Salad and Sourdough: Tuesday, May 12, 5:30-8:30 pm, at the Moss Home.
Newbies and seasoned bakers are welcome to join us on our sourdough journey. An RSVP to Dona Moss (view in directory) would be much appreciated, as would contributions to the evening meal (a salad or sourdough creation).

Seniors' Gathering
2026-05-17 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Daryl DeVries invites you to a seniors’ gathering from 3:30-5:00 pm.
You are welcome if you are roughly 55 and above, retired or still working.

Please email Daryl DeVries if you would like to be informed of all events (view in directory).

Park Fellowship
2026-05-20 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Women of Mercy, you’re invited to our weekly fellowship time at the park behind the Forest Library. We will be casually meeting up every Wednesday morning through the summer to walk on the trails around the park and to spend time fellowshipping at the playground and pavilion.
Park Fellowship is a summertime gathering and will meet weekly through early-August. All are welcome!

New Sermon Series: Trophies of Grace
2026-05-24 | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
New Sermon Series, Trophies of Grace, begins May 24
Each Sunday this summer, we’ll look at one of God’s people in Scripture to marvel at the radical, unexpected, and undeserved love of God, which He showers upon them by His grace… ultimately through Jesus Christ.

Youth Group (at Monkee Joe's)
2026-05-27 18:30 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | VA
Our youth group is meeting for ice cream at Monkee Joe’s (1190 Perrowville Rd, Forest, VA 24551) on May 27!

Women's Book Club (Lord Bless You - morning club) Begins
2026-06-04 09:30 - 11:15 (America/New_York) | VA
More information about women’s book clubs can be found here.

The Lord Bless You and Keep You: The Promise of the Gospel in the Aaronic Blessing, by Michael Glodo
Thursday mornings, 9:30-11:15am, beginning June 4
Childcare available
Location: Mercy Presbyterian Church (3rd-5th room)
Contact: Linda Waugh (view in directory)

Women's Book Club (Meaning of Marriage) Begins
2026-06-04 14:00 - 15:45 (America/New_York) | VA
More information about women’s book clubs can be found here.

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God, by Timothy Keller & Kathy Keller
Thursday afternoons, 2:00-3:45pm, beginning June 4
Location: Grace Pettman home (Dowdy Rock Rd, Bedford)
Contact: Grace Pettman (view in directory)

Vacation Bible School
2026-06-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Mercy Presbyterian Church, 1997 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
We are excited to offer VBS this summer, June 8-11, from 6-8 pm!
Registration for VBS is now closed.

Questions? Contact Malerie Huguley (view in directory).

Women's Book Club (Pilgrim's Progress) Begins
2026-06-09 09:30 - 11:15 (America/New_York) | VA
More information about women’s book clubs can be found here.

Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan
Tuesday mornings, 9:30-11:15am, beginning June 9
Children welcome in study
Location: Molly Orr home (Dogwood Lane, Hurt)
Contact: Molly Orr (view in directory)

Women's Book Club (Treasuring Christ) Begins
2026-06-12 12:30 - 14:15 (America/New_York) | VA
More information about women’s book clubs can be found here.

Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full, by Gloria Furman
Friday afternoons, 12:30-2:15pm, beginning June 12
Location: Jenn Olson home (Peninsular Street, Lynchburg)
Contact: Jenn Olson (view in directory)

Women's Book Club (Humility) Begins
2026-06-15 18:45 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | VA
More information about women’s book clubs can be found here.

Humility; The Journey Toward Holiness, by Andrew Murray & Donna Partow
Monday evenings, 6:45-8:30pm, beginning June 15
Location: Ruth Magee home (Memorial Avenue, Lynchburg)
Contact: Ruth Magee (view in directory)

Women's Book Club (Lord Bless You - evening club) Begins
2026-06-16 18:45 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | VA
More information about women’s book clubs can be found here.

The Lord Bless You and Keep You: The Promise of the Gospel in the Aaronic Blessing, by Michael Glodo
Tuesday evenings, 6:45-8:30pm, beginning June 16
Location: Mercy Presbyterian Church (3rd-5th room)
Contact: Linda Waugh (view in directory)
