In March not only do we prepare ourselves for Easter, but remember that on March 13, 1996, First Congregational Church of Eugene was certified an Open and Affirming Congregation. What does it mean to be Open and Affirming? Open and affirming (ONA) is an official designation of
Read more →The month of February continued our period of transition for FCC. I’ll share some of the highlights of the past month and also take a look into the future of our church. During February we were blessed with Sunday worships led by Pastor Nancy, with much support
Read more →Greetings from your FCC Board! January was another busy month in the life of FCC. Our worship services were full of life with attendance over 200 persons in the sanctuary and viewing online for many weeks. A highlight was the Service of Separation for Pastor Jonathan officiated
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 →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 →There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28 First Congregational Church is a historically, and predominantly white congregation in Eugene, Oregon, a location with a history of abhorrent
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