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 →Food insecurity remains a huge concern in our community. This past month the FCC Social Justice and Witness Committee approved our second donation to the Interfaith Food Hub, for a total of $2,400 this year. The Interfaith Food Hub (IFH) is a collaborative project that provided more
Read more →Chances are you know a friend or family member whose brain operates very differently from yours? Perhaps they thrive on routines and predictable events, whereas you enjoy being spontaneous. Perhaps your friend is highly social, loves chatting with people and looking them in the eye; whereas you
Read more →Ten people gathered ’round the coffee table in the Sojourners Room in June to discuss Rev. Sarah Lund’s recent book on neurodiversity, Blessed Minds: Breaking the Silence About Neurodiversity. As a neurodivergent person herself, Rev. Lund has an upfront and personal understanding of the stigma associated with
Read more →It’s been just 6 months since FCC made a donation to Hosea Youth Services and Connected Lane County to help unhoused youth find a pathway to employment. The semi-annual report is impressive.
Read more →According to the Oregonian, 70,000 people in Oregon have lost their supplemental food benefits or SNAP benefits in the past months due to cuts by the current federal administration. FCC’s Social Justice and Witness Committee is spending time this summer looking at the impact of these cuts
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Did you know that our congregation voted last spring to become a WISE church? WISE is Welcoming, Inclusive, Supportive and Engaged to all those who enter FCC’s doors, regardless of their physical, cognitive, or mental challenges. https://mhn-ucc.org/becoming-wise/ Drop by the Mental Health Awareness table any Sunday in
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First Congregational Church is approaching its first year as a UCC-designated WISE church. As a WISE church, we actively recognize the need to be welcoming, inclusive, supportive and engaged to all who enter our doors, regardless of mental, cognitive, or physical capacities. So, we have special cause
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First Congregational Church now has a banner that can to be taken to community events like the Martin Luther King March, the Pride Festival or upcoming Palm Sunday Pathway. Thank you to Stephanie Lonergan for the beautiful design. (For the banner to represent our church, the event
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
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