Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom on this Sunday as we begin our journey into Freedom Summer. Rev. Barbara Gerlach will serve as our worship leader and Rev. Sydney Avent will call us to worship. Nick McConnell will share a reading and Nan McConnell will serve as our scripture reader (John 14:23-29.) Our Director...
Rev. Amanda will be on sabbatical from First Church this summer starting on May 25th. She will return on August 25th. During this time, she looks forward to celebrating her son’s high school graduation, attending General Synod as a delegate of the Central Atlantic Conference, and traveling to northern Italy and Slovenia for a pastoral...
Announcement of Congregational Meeting, May 18, 2025 The Church will gather for a Congregational Meeting after worship services on May 18, 2025. The topics on the agenda will include: Sustainability Task Force Report Update on the 2025 budget Church Retreat in the Fall Other reports/issues from the community. You may attend the congregational meeting via...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom on this Sunday as we welcome six new members into the life of First Church and bless Rev. Amanda’s departure on sabbatical. Our opening hymn, Come O Fount of Every Blessing, will be led by Casey Capsambelis on guitar, Katie Koza on...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom this Sunday as we bless heartfelt departures, releasing Chandra DeNap Whetstine, our seminary intern, and the Rev. Sydney Avent, as she relocates later this month. Sandy Sorensen will call us to worship with a personal reflection. Rev. Sam will lead a time...
Worship with us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom for our annual service led by our children and youth under the leadership of Rev. Sam McFerran. Beatriz Saudek will offer the prelude on violin. Theo Raver, Beatrice Heming, Peter Sedgwick and Barrett McCaffrey will offer the call to worship. Ryan McFerran will lead the prayer of...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom this first Sunday in Eastertide as we welcome our new Director of Music Ministry, Mr. Ulung Tanoto. Michael Enseki-Frank will call us to worship with a personal reflection. Rev. Amanda will offer an invocation. Ulung Tanoto will provide special music....
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom on this Sunday of Palms & Passion as we welcome our Conference Minister, the Rev. Freeman Palmer, back into our pulpit. Chandra DeNap Whetstine will speak the words of acclamation to call us to worship, followed by a processional of palms during...
Easter Sunday Worship: April 20 Join us in the sanctuary at 10:30 on Easter Sunday or click here to join us by Zoom as we move from the grief of Jesus’ crucifixion to the celebration of victory over the grave! The service will begin with strains of “Were You There” before we transform the sanctuary from its graveclothes...
Maundy Thursday Worship: April 17 at 6:30pm Join us in person or click here to join us by Zoom at 6:30PM as we return to a powerful experience of the Holy Week journey on Maundy Thursday, April 17th. We will begin in the Community Hall with a simple middle eastern meal and communion feast as we remember...
