WHO: Springfield Mayor Charles V. Ryan; Springfield Finance Control Board Executive Director Stephen Lisauskas; Old First Church Moderator Susan Saunders; Chairman of the Old First Church Board of Trustees Robert Walker; Assistant Chairwoman of the Old First Church Board of Trustees Carol Casartello; and others.

WHAT: A press conference to announce future plans for the historical Old First Church.

WHEN: 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007.

WHERE: Old First Church, Court Square
(Enter on the Elm Street side).