View of First Church Berkeley's exterior from Dana Street

Men’s Group Holiday Gathering

Sat., Dec. 11, 9:30 am to 1 pmIn-Person, Loper Chapel All men, whether cisgender, transgender, or nonbinary, who’d like to participate in a retreat focused on male/masculine experience, are invited to attend an in-person holiday gathering on Sat., Dec. 11 from 9:30 am to 1 pm. New members and friends are welcome! Similar to our more recent virtual gatherings on Zoom, we’ll …

2021 Advent Devotional – “Jesus Crisis”

During Advent, we are watching and waiting for baby Jesus to arrive. We’ve also been literally waiting for copies of this year’s Advent Devotional “Jesus Crisis” to be shipped to us. Friends, the booklets have arrived! Pick up your free copy at the Welcome Table on Sunday mornings before or after worship or on the Durant House front porch Mon. …

Sound Issues in Worship

The worship team is aware that the sound quality in worship has been very uneven—we also know what effort it took some of you to get to in-person worship, and how frustrating it is when you can’t hear! It is very frustrating for those of us who created offerings for worship as well. We are working on an action plan …

Hybrid Church Q & A

Where Is the “Order of Worship” for In-Person Church? If you’ve come back to our building for worship these past few weeks, you may have noticed that the ushers did not hand you an Order of Worship when you entered the sanctuary. We are doing our part for climate change! Using less paper saves trees, which helps to slow global …