Spotlight on Summer Interns

Spotlight on Summer Interns

Our two summer interns introduce themselves and share their experiences at First Church.  Ivy Joe Kuruvila I am from India and in my second year at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary pursuing a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree. While a summer intern at First...
Saturday Morning with No. 6 Foam

Saturday Morning with No. 6 Foam

By Guest Writer Judith Campbell, Vice Chair of the Earth Care Committee    On Saturday morning Phyllis Bird and I stood on the church steps at the Church Street Entrance with a big box to collect foam #6 for recycling.  Most of us know it as styrofoam.  It comes...
Summer Worship Begins with “Compassionate Curiosity” 

Summer Worship Begins with “Compassionate Curiosity” 

Summer worship began June 9 at 9:00am in the Memorial Garden with 70 persons gathered for outdoor worship.  Many brought chairs; some borrowed them; and a handful of households opted for blankets.  Two families with toddlers gathered together on the north side of the...
Youth Raise Funds for 26th ASP Mission Trip

Youth Raise Funds for 26th ASP Mission Trip

For the 26th year, First Church will send a group of youth and adult leaders to spend a week in July serving with the Appalachian Service Project (ASP) making homes warmer, safer, dryer. Our youth are eager for this experience; we need your support to make it happen!...
Connecting Through Storytelling

Connecting Through Storytelling

Stories are powerful – powerful for the storyteller who reflects on meaningful insights, turning points, revelations, memories big and small and then articulates them into words.  Stories are also powerful for the listener/reader who gains a close look of those big...
Building Access Update

Building Access Update

In the winter of 2023, a malfunction with our outer door access system required repairs and upgrades. Under the direction of Bill Brown, Omando Bastian who was serving in Interim Operations, and the Board of Trustees, the decision was made to replace our outer door...
Who is in your Circle of Ten?

Who is in your Circle of Ten?

Other churches might envy the steady visitor traffic we have at First Church.  We do not have trouble attracting visitors.  Our challenge is welcoming and retaining them. Robert Crossman of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership proposes that worshippers pay attention...
Night Prayer Services Return This Winter

Night Prayer Services Return This Winter

On Tuesdays beginning January 2nd, you are invited to a thirty-minute Night Prayer Service to end your day in community and peace. These services from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., available online via Zoom, are patterned after the ancient monastic tradition of Compline...

Join the 5th Annual Interfaith Action Walk for Warmth

The family-friendly Walk for Warmth on January 15, 2024 is hosted in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day of Service. Join us in the fight against homelessness in our community. There is no charge to register for the walk, but advance registration is required....