Blue Fire Affordable Housing Committee Forming

Are you passionate about affordable housing? Are you excited that we have voted to pursue the development of affordable housing on our campus? Good news — you have the opportunity to help our vision grow to fruition! Our Blue Fire team, who has been working tirelessly for several years to get us to this place, has only just begun its …

Welcome Two New Staff Members: Rev. Kelly Colwell & Rev. Riana Shaw Robinson

Dear Congregation of First Church Berkeley UCC,  After an exhaustive search for our new Acting Associate Pastor, we are pleased to announce that, Reverend Kelly Colwell will be joining the church as as the Acting Associate Pastor.  Seventeen candidates from across the country applied for the position. We screened almost all of the candidates. Then we narrowed the candidates down …

Easy Affordable Housing Advocacy!

Can you take a minute TODAY to answer this call from EBHO and YSA, in support of legislation to make it easier to build affordable housing?  “Thanks to everyone for all of the support you’ve shown YSA. We want to express how grateful we are for your work providing solace and support to our shared communities, especially amidst this pandemic. …

Climate Change Information and Resources

Here is a collection of climate change resources from Marta Black. They are a follow-up to her Learning Hour on June 28, 2020. https://www.firstchurchberkeley.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ClimateRealityProjectResources.pdf

Follow-up Message from Rev. Quinn Caldwell

Dear First Church Berkeley beloveds, Thank you again for the chance to preach with you last month. It was an honor! One among you reached out afterwards to point out a use of language that caused them pain and anger. In the benediction, I said, “…to you, the dancers and the sitters, the trans and the not, the Vashtis and …

Update on Our Accompaniment Family

Thanks be, Jesse Willett and 5-year-old Aya Willett Boyle have welcomed Melissa and her family into their home while she recovers from childbirth! Melissa is so grateful to have a safe, warm place to call home for the next month or so (and Aya has decided baby Edison is better than TV and just wants to watch him!).  We would …