At First Congregational Church, we believe no one should walk through life’s joys or struggles alone. This is the vision behind Caring Connections, our lay-led pastoral care ministry launched in March 2025. Caring Connections brings together two prior ministries — Compassionate Listeners and Congregational Visitors — into
Read more →‘Ohana is an idea in Hawaiian culture. The word ʻOhana means family in the Hawaiian language, but in a much wider sense, to include not only one’s closer relatives, but also one’s cousins, in-laws, friends and neighbors. The idea is also that family and friends are bound together and everyone must work together, never forgetting
Read more →We are a group of youth who share a common desire and commitment to explore with one another some of the great and imponderable questions in our lives. Our goal is not the certitude that may come with finding answers to such questions, but the insight and
Read more →In Kids Community we’ve introduced The Homework, which is a memory piece that captures some essentials of Faith: Every time our kids can say even part of The Homework, we clap and cheer for them. They may start to challenge their grown-ups to see if they know
Read more →We have a mixed but healthy relationship with fire. We need it and we fear it. Since three friends have suffered house fires, I have a healthy relationship with preventing it. One fire, caused by an oily rag left behind after a project, destroyed the garage. Dispose
Read more →Many hands and hearts contribute to create our Sunday worship services. The Worship Committee would especially like to thank all who have served as a liturgist in the past year, served as an audio/visual volunteer in the sound booth, or helped to create visual worship on the
Read more →MealTrain ministry provides meals to congregants who need some TLC. It might be because of surgery, illness, bereavement, or a family going through a rough spell. If a family is in need, they contact Dana in the church office. She, in turn, lets the coordinator know of
Read more →October 5Free to GrievePsalm 137 October 12Planting LifeJeremiah 29:1, 4-7 October 19Ask Boldly; Live JustlyLuke 18:1-8 October 26Just WorshipLuke 18:9-14
Read more →This past June, I shared with the Board a comprehensive Staff Assessment—part of my Call Agreement—designed to help align FCC’s staffing structure with our mission and future growth. The assessment involved a careful review of job descriptions, staff hours, compensation, and congregational feedback, along with comparisons to
Read more →Our FCC Global Mission to Tasajera, El Salvador FCC is hosting Leslie Schuld, Executive Director of CIS (Centro de Intercambio y Solidaridad, our partner in El Salvador) and Jacqueline Guadalupe Duque Valle, a student from Tasajera who is graduating with a degree in English from her university
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