Exciting Leadership News: Dear FCC Members, Friends, and Staff, We are delighted to announce that the Spirit has led us to a wonderful candidate for our settled Associate Pastor! Following a thorough, prayerful, and open search process, the Associate Pastor Search Committee unanimously and enthusiastically recommended Mark Lindberg to
Read more →We are thrilled to share that Andrea Rhoades has accepted the offer to become FCC’s new Financial and Business Administrator! Andrea brings over 16 years of executive leadership experience, alongside extensive non-profit board and budget oversight expertise. Her official first day with us was Wednesday, August 12.
Read more →We are delighted to announce that Sybil Donley has stepped into an expanded role as our Children & Middle School Ministry Coordinator, effective August 1! This newly expanded position builds on Sybil’s wonderful work with our children’s ministry to now include our middle school youth—a growth that
Read more →Our 2026 Sierra Service Project (SSP) team spent the first week of August in Del Norte County, California —ancestral land of the Tolowa Dee -ni’ people. They helped build safer structures, tended gardens that nourish communities, and restored sacred lands. To explain more about the history of
Read more →Have you heard about the Fix-It Fairs? An FCC Green Team member wants you to know there’s one coming up on September 20 and that you might like advance notice so you can think about what you might want to get repaired. More information is available at
Read more →First Congregational Church of Eugene is a caring community. As such, we provide a safe, nurturing and confidential space for people who have had loved ones who died. We share our experiences, our challenges, and our sorrow as we walk the healing path of grief. Shared grief is shared
Read more →On June 22, twelve members of FCC toured Connected Lane County (CLC), the partner agency with Hosea Youth Services in our “ Pathways to Employment for Unhoused Youth” project. During the tour, Jesse Nelson introduced the group to the mission, values and resources available at CLC. We
Read more →As August begins, I hope you are finding at least a little time to slow down, breathe deeply, and enjoy the gifts of summer. Whether that means gathering with family and friends, exploring new places, tending a garden, reading a good book, or simply sitting quietly on
Read more →Our Prayground made its debut during worship on July 19, and many families have already enjoyed the worship tools available for children in the Sanctuary. We will continue to observe how children are using the space and how we can adjust before all our families are back
Read more →If you are experiencing a cognitive change in yourself or a loved one and want to understand more, sign up for what several members of our congregation have experienced as one of the best resources out there to understand and effectively respond to memory loss. It is
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