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Not Quickly Shaken
Not Quickly Shaken Robert P. Hoch First & Franklin Presbyterian Church November 10, 2019 Baltimore, MD Haggai 1:15b-2:9 In the second year of King Darius, in the seventh month, on…
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Can’t Apologize Robert P. Hoch First & Franklin Presbyterian Church Baltimore MD 21201 October 29, 2019 Joel 2:23-32 23O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your…
Read MoreSo You Want to Talk About Lynching – a prayer
A Litany for Remembrance by Robert Hoch (October 24, 2019) Adapted from Michele Norris, “So You Want to Talk About Lynching?” in the Washington Post (23 October 2019) So you…
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Meet our Interim
The Session of First & Franklin Presbyterian Church is very pleased to announce that it has unanimously agreed to hire the Reverend Christian T. Iosso, PhD. to serve as our…
Read MoreA Prayer for George the Snail
© Robert P. Hoch First & Franklin Presbyterian Church 210 West Madison Street Baltimore, MD 21201 July 28, 2019 Pastor’s Note: This is the final sermon from a five-part series…
Read MoreBeing White These Days
Being White These Days Robert P. Hoch First & Franklin Presbyterian Church Baltimore MD 21201 May 19, 2019 Acts 11:1-18 1Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea…
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Table Manners
© Robert P. Hoch September 1, 2019 First & Franklin Presbyterian Church 210 West Madison Street Baltimore MD 21201 On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of…
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By Their Fruits
© Robert P. Hoch First & Franklin Presbyterian Church October 28, 2018 From the Pastor’s Desk: On Sunday, I misstated the number of deaths this year. Last year, 342 people…
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