Worship with us this Sunday: Guest Preacher, Dr. Ron Hopson
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Worship with us this Sunday: Guest Preacher, Dr. Ron Hopson

Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom this Sunday as we welcome the Rev. Dr. Ron Hopson to serve as our guest preacher. Lindsay Swisher will call us to worship with a personal reflection on her last Sunday as Moderator. Rev. Sam will lead a time with our children. The First Church Choir will sing Hal Hopson’s...

Annual Congregational Meeting on January 26
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Annual Congregational Meeting on January 26

Please join us for the Annual Congregational Meeting at noon on Sunday, January 26, 2025, following the regular worship service. This will be a hybrid meeting with both Community Hall and Zoom attendees. At this meeting, we will undertake the important tasks of voting on our 2025 operating budget and approving our next slate of...

January 19: Worship at Peoples Congregational UCC
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January 19: Worship at Peoples Congregational UCC

A rally featuring President-Elect Donald Trump at the Capital One Arena on Sunday, January 19th, presents both security and accessibility challenges for our usual worship service. We give thanks that the Rev. Benjamin Bragg-Reynolds of Peoples Congregational UCC, our sibling congregation, has invited us to worship with them at 10:00AM as we celebrate the life,...

Worship with our Young Adults this Sunday
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Worship with our Young Adults this Sunday

Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom this Sunday as our Young Adults lead us in worship, reflecting on the life, ministry, and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Katie Koza will offer a moving prelude on violin. Abby Goodman-Johnson will call us to worship with...

Worship with us this Epiphany Sunday
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Worship with us this Epiphany Sunday

Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom this communion Sunday as we mark Epiphany, a season of new light made manifest in the birth of Jesus Christ for all. Meg Maguire will call us to worship with a personal reflection. Chandra DeNap Whetstine will lead us in the prayer...

Sunday, December 29: Cozy Worship
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Sunday, December 29: Cozy Worship

Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom on the Sunday after Christmas as we continue to celebrate the birth of Christ. Sandy Sorensen will lead the service with music provided by Andrew Hamilton and Nora Marsh. This will be an intimate and warm service of joy in community....

Worship with us this Fourth Sunday in Advent
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Worship with us this Fourth Sunday in Advent

Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom this final Sunday in Advent, as we continue our theme, “Words for the Beginning” and welcome musical guests, the Gabrieli Quintet. Rev. Sydney Avent will lead us in the Advent candle liturgy and light the candle of Love. Jamey Moore will share words from Howard Thurman. The First...

Candlelight Christmas Eve Service: 5:30pm
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Candlelight Christmas Eve Service: 5:30pm

Join us at 5:30 PM on Christmas Eve in the sanctuary or click here to join by Zoom for a new lessons and carols candle-light service. The service will include the lighting of the Advent candles, a time with our children, sacred readings, meaningful reflections, and gorgeous music. It will end with the lighting of...

Worship with us this Christmas Music Sunday
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Worship with us this Christmas Music Sunday

Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom on this third Sunday in Advent for a festival of Christmas music with the First Church Choir under the direction of Dennis Turner, our Designated Musician. The service will continue our Advent theme, “Words for the Beginning,” as Kristen and Whit Wheeler light...

Blue Christmas Service: December 19
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Blue Christmas Service: December 19

Join us for a Blue Christmas service on Thursday, December 19th at 7:00 PM in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom. This year, many of our hearts crave a space for grief and lament amidst “the most wonderful time of the year.” As we approach the longest night of the year...