Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom this Sunday as we continue our summer theme, “A New Thing.” Rev. Amanda Hendler-Voss will preach and special music will be provided by the First Church Choir who will sing “The Storm is Passing Over.” LaTayna Purnell and Nan McConnell will serve as scripture readers. We will...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom this Sunday as we hear the reflections of our youth about their service learning trip to Appalachia and continue our summer theme, “A New Thing.” Rev. Sam McFerran will serve as our worship leader, and Grace Campbell, who co-led the Appalachia service...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom this Communion Sunday as we continue our summer theme, “A New Thing.” Rev. Laura Johnson Simmons will serve as our worship leader, leading us in the prayer of confession and words of assurance. Special music will be provided by the Gabrieli brass...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom as we continue our summer worship theme, “A New Thing.” Erin Williams will offer a personal reflection as the call to worship. Andrew Hamilton will lead us in a responsive reading of Psalm 86:1-12, including a sung refrain. Robin Olson will provide...
Bible Workbench is First Church’s regular adult Bible study. Each week we read a Bible passage (one of the lectionary readings for that week) together with a small set of secondary readings relating to that passage. We are a hardy band of seekers who come together with a shared sense of curiosity about the Bible...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom as we celebrate Juneteenth Sunday and our final Sunday with the choir before summer. Peter Byrne will lead us in the prayer of confession and words of assurance. Rev. Sam will offer a commissioning blessing for the youth before they...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom as we joyfully celebrate Pride Sunday! Rev. Barbara Gerlach will serve as our worship leader. Rev. Jason Carson Wilson will offer a reflective call to worship. Riley Kiss and LaTayna Purnell, Member in Discernment, will serve as our scripture readers with focus...
On Saturday, June 10th, we invite you to join the First Church delegation at DC’s Pride Parade, as we march alongside other UCC congregations in the Potomac Association. The parade steps off at Dupont Circle at 3:00 PM and ends at Logan Circle at 7:00 PM; please feel free to take part in some or...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom on this Children & Youth Sunday, the culmination of a year of faith formation with Rev. Sam McFerran. Our children and youth will teach the congregation why prayer is central to being a community of faith. Rev. Amanda and Rev. Sam will...
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...
