11/25/2025
If Ottumwa Schools cancel or dismiss early, we cancel Monday night service.
As the weather is changing, we felt led to post our policy for canceling any service held at First Pen:
❄️ Winter Weather Cancellation Policy ❄️
If you are unsure of a cancelation:
1️⃣ Check Facebook
2️⃣ Call our church phone number 641-682-8061 (save this number now so you have it).
‼️PLEASE Do NOT call or text Pastor Richard or any staff pastor. (Imagine receiving a text from every person who normally attends. 🫠)‼️
Or follow these general guidelines:
⛪️ Sunday Morning Services will (almost) never cancel. If Pastor Richard or our speaker can physically make it, we will hold our service and stream it for those who feel more safe staying home. It says almost for the VERY rare chance that Sunday morning might be canceled. Plan for it to never cancel.
However, if it is ever unsafe for you to come, Do NOT come. Stay home, stream it from YouTube or Facebook and we will see you at the next service. We want you safe, but we still feel it’s important to hold the service, even if it is for everyone to stream it from the safety of their own home.
Again, stay home if it is unsafe for you to be out. 🙏
⛪️ Sunday evenings: we will make a FB and have a message on our answering machine. If there is no message, service is happening.
⛪️ Midweek Service: (this goes for any Service, Small Group, Prayer Meeting, Bible Study, etc that happens any week day)
If the Ottumwa Community School District cancels school or dismisses classes early due to inclement weather, the service/event that evening is CANCELED. Again, if you’re unsure check FB or call the CHURCH phone number 641-682-8061.
As always, if it’s unsafe for you to come, don’t. We would rather see you the following service. ☺️
🙏 We kindly ask once more that you do NOT call or text any staff member. Follow this policy instead.
