Why Church ... Why Bother?
The answers are as wide as varied as the folks who come through our doors each week! Some folks are looking for community and new friends. Some are looking for ways to live better lives. Some folks come for spiritual education and self reflection. Some folks come for sacred music and congregational singing. Some are members of the LGBT community looking for a safe sacred space. Some folks come to explore social justice issues and ways we can make an impact in our community. Some folks come for pot luck. There is no right answer!
At First Congregational UCC, we are all on a spiritual journey. We ask questions knowing that no one has all the answers, including our pastor! It is in the asking that we find God. We wrestle, we laugh, and we love as we seek to listen to the voice of our Still Speaking God. We know that none of us are perfect but we are striving to embrace loving God and loving neighbor.
The answers are as wide as varied as the folks who come through our doors each week! Some folks are looking for community and new friends. Some are looking for ways to live better lives. Some folks come for spiritual education and self reflection. Some folks come for sacred music and congregational singing. Some are members of the LGBT community looking for a safe sacred space. Some folks come to explore social justice issues and ways we can make an impact in our community. Some folks come for pot luck. There is no right answer!
At First Congregational UCC, we are all on a spiritual journey. We ask questions knowing that no one has all the answers, including our pastor! It is in the asking that we find God. We wrestle, we laugh, and we love as we seek to listen to the voice of our Still Speaking God. We know that none of us are perfect but we are striving to embrace loving God and loving neighbor.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
- Warm and Friendly folks who will provide you a bulletin when you enter.
- Dress is pretty casual. Folks dress in what makes them feel comfortable. So if you want to wear a three piece suit, wear it! If you want to wear jeans and a t-shirt, wear it!
- On a typical Sunday our congregational singing is accompanied by our 100 year old organ and grand piano. But no Sunday is typical at First Congregational UCC! Instruments of all varieties may accompany the congregation in worship: acoustic guitars, dulcimers, violins, cello, flute, oboe, castanets, bongos, the Irish bodhran, maracas, trumpets, tubas and every now and again an accordion might be heard filling our worship space!
- Our Choir offers a choral anthem during worship, their musical repertoire is wide and varied. Check out some of our special music on our videos page!