Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or click here to join us by Zoom this Sunday for worship as we continue our summer theme, “Sowing the Seeds.” Sandy Sorensen will offer a reflection as our call to worship. Rev. Sam will share a message with our children. Marian Drake will lead us in a responsive reading...
First Congregational UCC, a joyful and justice-seeking congregation in the nation’s capital, seeks a Designated Musician to direct choral anthems in worship from September 8th- November 10th. Please see the full job posting, including details on how to apply, here.
Hannah Long-Higgins’ film “Speaking Their Names: Remembering the Enslaved People Who Worked This Land,” beautifully shows the historic All Saints worship service at First Church in October 2023. This 13 minute film features excerpts from Dr. Renee K. Harrison’s sermon and interviews with Meg Maguire, Rev. Amanda Hendler-Voss, and Antonio Austin, the Howard University Ph.D. student whose research uncovered the names of the enslaved...
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...
From Nora Marsh: For the past few years, I have had a regular spiritual (non-religious) practice of participating in our Wednesday 12:15-12:45 PM meditation group. We met in person prior to the pandemic and then met on Zoom. Now we are meeting on a hybrid basis, both in person and on Zoom. We do a...
