Worship with us this Communion Sunday of Advent
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Worship with us this Communion Sunday of Advent

Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom as we mark the first Sunday in Advent, meditating on the theme “How does a Weary World Rejoice?” We will light the first candle of Advent, the candle of Hope, and invite anyone worshiping with us from home to light your own candle of Hope as well. Rev. Sam will...

First Church Christmas Toy Drive
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First Church Christmas Toy Drive

First Church is excited to provide some Christmas cheer to DC children in seventh annual Christmas Toy and Gift Drive. We will collect funds, toys and gifts for Washington families. Below are many exciting ways for you to support this toy drive. Please let Rev. Sam know of your contributions so that he can keep...

Stewardship reflection from Diane Brenneman
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Stewardship reflection from Diane Brenneman

Stewardship Reflection from First Church Member Diane Brenneman Sometime back in 2013, my husband Lyle and I started thinking we should find a church family.  We were getting older and would be retiring and eventually one or the other of us would be alone. We wanted to be involved in a spiritual community that really...

Order Christmas Flowers
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Order Christmas Flowers

As we journey toward Christmas, we anticipate Christmas flowers decorating the sanctuary. We invite you to order a plant in honor or in memory of a loved one whose name will be listed in the Christmas Eve worship folder. Please complete either the digital form or the paper form enclosed in worship folders, beginning November...

Report on Slavery on G Street
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Report on Slavery on G Street

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...

Develop a Spiritual Practice — Meditate with Us
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Develop a Spiritual Practice — Meditate with Us

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...