Please join us for our February Congregational Meeting in the Fellowship Hall right after the worship service. We will be reviewing the 2023 budget, voting on a Creation Justice proposal and passing church by-law changes. The by-law changes will be sent to the congregation two weeks prior to
Read more →The FCC Church Board has been busy working on three main tasks during the month of December. First, we organized a small Transition Hiring Team under the leadership of Martha Pitts. This team is charged with developing a job description for the Intentional Interim Pastor position. The
Read more →“My deepest vocation is to be a witness to the glimpses of God I have been allowed to catch.” Henri Nouwen Dear Friends in Christ, As my final worship service on January 8th fast approaches, there is so much I wish to say to you all. My
Read more →I hope you have had a chance to read the series of letters, heard the pastoral moments in worship and seen the announcements in the daily emails regarding the changes in our pastoral leadership. These changes have been “earth shaking” for our church family. In recognition of
Read more →The All Church Survey was completed and shared with the congregation in September. Much to our delight, a total of 186 persons completed the survey. Thanks to each and every one of you for participating in this important effort. We now have information about the hopes, dreams
Read more →Greetings FCC Family! We’re excited to share an update about our financial health. Many thanks to Kim Dorr, church bookkeeper, for collaborating with me to bring this to you. We hope this is helpful as we continue to feel excitement about our mission and future. 1. Our
Read more →Greetings from Dan Close, Moderator of the FCC Church Board. It has been a little over two weeks since the Annual Meeting where the new church board members plus board Moderator and Vice Moderator were elected by a vote of the church members present at the meeting
Read more →During the February church board meeting, the board: • Approved a long-awaited sabbatical for Pastor Jonathan. This was originally scheduled for the summer of 2020, but we all know why that was delayed. The pandemic has not only caused a huge workload for our senior pastor but also
Read more →First Congregational Church is a historically, and predominantly white congregation in Eugene, Oregon, a location with a history of abhorrent racial oppression, and whose church building sits on land stolen from the homeland of the Kalapuya people. It is our moral imperative that we listen, learn, and act to
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