Our spirits are nurtured in giving relationships.
The activities below will help you find your place within the church community and provide opportunities to give.
Come and join us!
We use SignUp Genius to sign up online for a variety of volunteering opportunities in our church community.
There are many ways to get involved with your church family, some of which are listed below:
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First Saturday Garden Work Party – Oct. 3
Happy Fall, Diggers! Come on out to First Congregational to do some good grounds grooming on Saturday morning, October 3, starting at about 9 a.m. It should be beautiful for it. You are needed. It makes such a difference. Tom says: “Pretty routine stuff, I’m thinking. Nice...
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Dinner Preparers Needed for MealTrain
The first week of October is a busy week for providing dinners to several of our congregants. The folks who regularly sign up are already signed up or out of town or just plain busy. So I am looking for new people to provide dinners. If you would like to...
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Ministry Card Display
Interested in getting involved in one of FCC’s ministries? Check out the new Ministry Display Rack in the lobby. It will hold up to 20 ministry cards with information on our many programs, the impact FCC aims to create, and who to contact to learn more. Take...
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Welcome, Friend
We need Greeters for October 2026. Help us be a welcoming community on Sunday mornings…only 20 minutes and a smile are needed! Sign up on SignUp Genius below or let Betsy Hoell know you are willing....
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Love Your Neighbor shirts available
We still have FCC t-shirts to buy in case you didn’t get one last spring. There will be a table so you can get your very own shirt at the September 13 beginning of the church program year celebration. They are $15 for adults and $10 for...
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One Flame, Many Prayers
The ritual of lighting candles during Sunday morning worship has become a meaningful act of embodied prayer for many in our congregation. Often, nearly all 80 candles at the prayer tables in the front of the sanctuary are lit. To help accommodate the growing use of prayer...
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Altar Flowers – A Beautiful Opportunity
Providing flowers for the Sunday altar is a wonderful way to honor a person or an occasion in your life. There is an Altar Flower Calendar in SignUp Genius via the button below. Dates are open through Thanksgiving of 2026. If you have a special occasion or...
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Looking ahead
Worship is key to our being a community grounded in Spirit. From the greeting at the door, to the Benediction, how we worship together matters. Your Worship Committee is sponsoring a survey to see how members of the congregation feel about the typical Sunday worship experience, both...
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The Don Gall Memorial Library
This month’s Green Line is not particularly green—it’s more black and white and read all over, but it’s a worthy topic, our fine church library. The library is appropriately named after the inimitable Don Gall, a legendary preacher, a thought-provoking theologian and minister to many, and a...
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Communion Ministry opportunity
Our Communion Ministry is made up of several teams of four individuals who prepare and serve Communion three to four times a year. It does not require much time and is very rewarding. We are currently hoping for additional team members who are interested in this sacred...
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Sunday Fellowship Hour Team
Fellowship Hour has become very popular, especially since it has moved upstairs. As the name suggests, it gives people a chance to connect with other members of the congregation and who doesn’t like coffee and cookies? We are seeking volunteers to help out with the weekly Fellowship Hour...
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Healing Ministries: A Quiet, Faithful Presence
Over the past year and most recently during our Longest Night Taizé service, our Healing Ministries Team has been offering a powerful, prayerful presence within our worshiping life. Throughout the year, team members have been available during communion for spoken healing prayer, and they have also stepped...
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