Join us in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom at 10:30 this Sunday as we mark Pentecost (the birth of the early church) by celebrating the confirmation journey undertaken by our youth. Riley Kiss will be baptized. Our children will sing “El Condor Pasa” and tell the story of the early church through a...
Please join us in-person or on Zoom on Sunday, May 17 at noon for the Spring Congregational Meeting. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the work of the Church Council, Commissions, and Committees in support of our efforts to be a Beloved Community. The meeting will include reports from the Senior Minister...
“Forever in The Path,” a six-panel stained glass commemorative artwork by artist, Jessica Valoris, is installed in the narthex. “By naming the enslaved people who came before us, we can find redemption and guidance for our own time.” -Rev. Amanda Hendler Voss, Senior Pastor The Call “The land that the church sits on...
Hannah Long-Higgins’ film “Speaking Their Names: Remembering the Enslaved People Who Worked This Land,” beautifully shows the historic All Saints worship service at First Church in October 2023. This 13 minute film features excerpts from Dr. Renee K. Harrison’s sermon and interviews with Meg Maguire, Rev. Amanda Hendler-Voss, and Antonio Austin, the Howard University Ph.D. student whose research uncovered the names of the enslaved...
To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of First Congregational United Church of Christ (FCC), we invited Dr. Renee K. Harrison to deliver the keynote address on March 7, 2015. Her presentation, Hidden Histories: Honoring Those Who Helped in Building a Just and Loving Community, challenged us to look at the history of our land and its...
From Nora Marsh: For the past few years, I have had a regular spiritual (non-religious) practice of participating in our Wednesday 12:15-12:45 PM meditation group. We met in person prior to the pandemic and then met on Zoom. Now we are meeting on a hybrid basis, both in person and on Zoom. We do a...
