First Church believes that "God is still speaking" to us and to others and thus we strive to be an open and welcoming community for all people to experience the love of God in Jesus Christ.

Summer 09 Furlough

In order to reduce expenses First Church is furloughing its staff and buildings for two two-week periods: June 28-July 12 and August 9-23. During this time we will be unable to respond to your inquiries as our programs will be suspended, but we will continue to have Sunday worship and the Farmington Food Pantry will remain open. This website will be updated regularly and we will respond to any correspondence once we reopen. Thank you!

Where is First Church Headed?

Welcome to Our Year of Discernment! {Click on blue links below to read more} May 17, 2009 Sermon kicking off our Year of Discernment:  "Change Is Inevitable, Progress Is Optional"  by the Rev. Dr. Ned Edwards, Jr.  Congregational Prayer for Discernment Plan for Discernment Process: 2009-2010 Church Members: Don't forget to fill out the anonymous, professional  survey that was recently mailed to each of you! Check back here regularly to participate in this exciting process.

This Week in...

June 14th Click Here to get to Photo Gallery from Church School Sunday 2009! Church School Sunday: "Living the Faith is Fun!" Please join us in a service designed to let young and old experience that living the faith truly is fun! Special feature this year: a game called "Pop the Question!" The sacrement of baptism will be celebrated, and we'll have an opportunity to say thank you to the many volunteers that make our church school great! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don't Miss Your Chance To Register! Theme: "Kingdom of the Son" Monday – Friday, August 3-7 - 9:00 a.m. to noon Location: Amistad Hall, First Church of Christ, Congregational, 1652 Imagine being on an African safari as we learn the words and explore the meaning of the Lord's Prayer. Classes for 4 year olds (entering 2nd year of preschool) through 6th grade. Cost is $50 per child - includes snack, materials, T-shirt, and Friday safari celebration. Youth in Grades 7-12 are welcomed as staff members -- contact PastorJane. Click here for registration form. Deadline to register is July 15th. Register soon to ensure your spot. Click to Visit our VBC Photo Galleries Contact Jane Rowe with any questions.

Worship Schedule

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday, June 14 (10 am) Baptisms & Church School Sunday Jane Rowe, preaching “Living the Faith is Fun!” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday, June 21 (10 am) Fathers' Day & Graduate Recognition Kim Hoare, preaching ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUMMER SUNDAYS BEGIN (9 am Worship) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday, June 28 (9 am) Summer Worship Schedule Begins Baptisms & Church School Sunday Ned Edwards, preaching “The More Excellent Way” 1 Corinthians 13    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Recent First Church Events

June 14th Church School Sunday: Living the Faith is FUN! Click Here for Photo Gallery of the service that let young and old experience that living the faith truly is fun! Special feature this year: a game called "Pop the Question!" The sacrement of baptism was celebrated, and we took the opportunity to say thank you to the many volunteers that make our church school great! ---------------------------------- Friday, May 1st & Saturday, May 2nd Women's Association Semi-Annual: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Click Here for details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday -- May 3 To support both Foodshare of Greater Hartford & The Farmington Food Pantry. Click on blue links for General Information or to Support our Team. It's not too late to make a donation! For photos from First Church's 2008 Walk, click here and choose the Walk Against Hunger gallery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Link to Our Women's Association Photo featuring recent past events: Just Added 5/16/09: Spring Clothing Sale & Spring Social   4/5/09 "Women to Women" Bake Sale benefitting the women of Cabinitas, El Salvador   2/7/09 Vendor Fair/Music Night!

First Church News!

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