Bible Workbench is First Church’s regular adult Bible study. Each week we read a Bible passage (one of the lectionary readings for that week) together with a small set of secondary readings relating to that passage. We are a hardy band of seekers who come together with a shared sense of curiosity about the Bible...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom as we celebrate Juneteenth Sunday and our final Sunday with the choir before summer. Peter Byrne will lead us in the prayer of confession and words of assurance. Rev. Sam will offer a commissioning blessing for the youth before they...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom as we joyfully celebrate Pride Sunday! Rev. Barbara Gerlach will serve as our worship leader. Rev. Jason Carson Wilson will offer a reflective call to worship. Riley Kiss and LaTayna Purnell, Member in Discernment, will serve as our scripture readers with focus...
On Saturday, June 10th, we invite you to join the First Church delegation at DC’s Pride Parade, as we march alongside other UCC congregations in the Potomac Association. The parade steps off at Dupont Circle at 3:00 PM and ends at Logan Circle at 7:00 PM; please feel free to take part in some or...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom on this Children & Youth Sunday, the culmination of a year of faith formation with Rev. Sam McFerran. Our children and youth will teach the congregation why prayer is central to being a community of faith. Rev. Amanda and Rev. Sam will...
To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of First Congregational United Church of Christ (FCC), we invited Dr. Renee K. Harrison to deliver the keynote address on March 7, 2015. Her presentation, Hidden Histories: Honoring Those Who Helped in Building a Just and Loving Community, challenged us to look at the history of our land and its...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom this Pentecost Sunday as we celebrate the birth of the early church through the powerful movement of the Holy Spirit, which appeared among the apostles as tongues of fire. Thaddaeus Elliott will call us to worship with a personal reflection....
Please join us for the Spring Congregational Meeting on Sunday, May 21 at noon, following the regular worship service. This will be a hybrid meeting with both Sanctuary and Zoom attendees. One key item will be an update on our Racial Justice work, in light of our Racial Justice Audit last year. We will also...
Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom as we celebrate the baptism of Barrett McCaffrey. Lucille Dickinson will call us to worship with a personal reflection. Jaimie Orr will serve as our scripture reader with a focus text from Acts 1:6-14, and Rev. Amanda will preach. The...
Worship with us on Maundy Thursday: April 7 at 7:00 PM Join us in the sanctuary for a Tenebrae worship service of shadows at 7:00 PM on Thursday, April 7th or click here to join us by Zoom as we remember Jesus’ final week and crucifixion. We will mark this holy evening with scripture readings recounting the...
