Beloved, as coronavirus reaches our borders with the first recorded case in Berkeley, we are readying to respond so that our touchy-feely community doesn’t become a disease vector! We also want to make sure we are taking good care of our most vulnerable and isolated members.  Most importantly: if you feel unwell, stay home from church and watch worship on …

Our 9-church East Bay UCC consortium has already raised over $14,000 toward our goal of erasing ALL the medical debt available for purchase in Alameda and Contra Costa counties–$13,000 of it has come from First Church Berkeley alone! This is $1.4m of debt forgiven already, in the first week of our campaign!  Every dollar you donate forgives $100 of your …

We are revving up to accompany a newly arrived refugee family! Are you interested in joining our church’s next accompaniment team? If so, the first step is to sign up to take an accompaniment training through the nonprofit Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity. The next one is March 7th. Contact Carolyn Ash ([email protected]) to sign up.