journeying faithfully together in Northeast Queens, NYC, since 1871 People are longing for a place to call home –a place where they are not alone,a place where they can be thepeople God has created them to be,a place where they and those theylove can feel the power of God’s grace,a place where they can worship God,grow in faith, and join in God’s work in the world.The kingdom of God is what we long for,but the fullness of its realityremains distant.As we wait, watch, prepare, and work for the full unveilingof God’s kingdom,we come together as a part of thebody of Christ, the First Presbyterian Church of Whitestone, to be aprovisional demonstration of God’s promises in the world,loving God, one another, and ourneighbors,sharing a place of comfort, joy,and peace in the midst of a broken and fearful world,opening our eyes to places ofdespair and hope,calling for the fullness of God’sjustice and reconciliation among all people,and bearing witness to the love ofGod in Jesus Christ our Lord.Ours is not only a Sunday task but an everyday task,and our life together in the churchequips, supports, empowers, and sustains the practices of faith in our dailylives in the worldeven as we live out those practicesin our life together.