Ash Wednesday Service: March 5
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Ash Wednesday Service: March 5

Join us in the sanctuary or click here to join us on Zoom for our Ash Wednesday service on March 5th at 7:00 PM. This service marks the start of our six-week Lenten journey together as we prepare our hearts to receive the mystery of Easter.  We invite you to participate in an ancient ritual that reminds us of the frailty of...

Worship with us this Sunday
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Worship with us this Sunday

Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom on the final Sunday of Black History Month. Karen Pence will offer a personal reflection to call us to worship. Our children will sing “Go Down Moses” under the direction of Dennis Turner, and the First Church Choir will sing...

Worship with us this Baptism Sunday
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Worship with us this Baptism Sunday

Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom as we celebrate the baptism of Echo Evangeline Zawada. Thaddaeus Elliott will offer a personal reflection to call us to worship. The Olson family will provide special music, singing “We Shall Not Be Moved.” LaTayna Purnell and Robin Olson will serve as...

Worship with us this Sunday
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Worship with us this Sunday

Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom this Sunday. Our incoming Moderator, Dwan Reece, will call us to worship with a personal reflection. Rev. Sam will lead a time with our children. The First Church Choir will sing Moses Hogan’s anthem “Hear My Prayer.” Anisa Heming will lead us...

Worship with us this Communion Sunday
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Worship with us this Communion Sunday

Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom this communion Sunday as we welcome the Rev. Rhina Ramos as our guest preacher. Peter Tracey, our incoming Assistant Moderator, will lead us in the prayer of confession and words of assurance. Susan Saudek will serve as our scripture reader with a focus...

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...