Believing in God's presence, the members of First
Congregational Church join together to uphold these purposes:
to be UNITED in our diversity,
to GROW in spiritual understanding,
to AWAKEN in ourselves and others Christ's
to SERVE the needs of our congregation, community, and the
world, and
to EXPERIENCE and SHARE the power of love.
The roots of First Congregational Church go back to 1620, when
the Pilgrims arrived in the new world on the Mayflower. Today,
we are affiliated with the United Church of Christ (UCC), a mainline
denomination.
Ours is an open congregation, welcoming persons from all traditions
and backgrounds. Women and men share in full partnership, serving
as church officers, deacons and trustees, lay readers, and in
other positions of responsibility.
Members, individually and collectively, heed Jesus' call to
minister to the "least" of those in our society,
locally and throughout the world. Our gifts help national and
world agencies support hospitals for children, work with Native
Americans and migrant workers, operate seminaries, and send missionaries
to the field.
You are welcome to join with us in First Congregational Church.
It is our hope that through worship, fellowship and service,
we may grow together in Christian love, personal faith and social
responsibility. |
