Every 3rd Wed. of the month, 7 – 8:30 pmFirst Church Berkeley Sanctuary 3rd Wednesday CircleSinging is a tradition started in 2002 in Oakland to gather and celebrate how our voices can change the world. Voices in a New World is so grateful to First Church Berkeley for extending the invitation to make First Church their new home for this ministry. You are …
Sat., Sept. 2, 2023Alameda Mark your calendars now for the Second Annual FCCB Triathlon in Alameda on Sat., Sept. 2. More details will be published here when summer approaches, but we’ll most likely be using the same route as last year, swimming about 1/4 mile in the Bay, biking 12-15 miles along the Bay, and running 2.5 miles. You are …
Thurs., March 30, 6:30-9:30 pmLoper Chapel This Capital Campaign is not only about dollars and cents. It is a time for us to come together as a community to reflect on and work toward a common vision–a beautiful building that will meet the many needs of our church and community. As each of us prayerfully discerns how we will participate …
… that the Black Wealth Builders Fund received international attention? Squirrel News, a German news outlet that collects constructive stories from around the world, featured an interview recently with Susan Russell, co-founder of the Black Wealth Builders Fund. Listen to the interview here. …that on Sunday, March 12, you can help make sandwiches for our unhoused neighbors in our monthly …
We’re approaching the three-year anniversary of those scary first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’ve settled into a new normal: COVID numbers rise and fall, we get booster shots, we do our best to stay healthy and to keep our germs to ourselves, but we’re finding ways to live our lives within this long pandemic tail. First Church has …
The San Francisco Girls Chorus, Level IV, directed by Monica Baruch, will be performing during our 10 am worship service this Sun., March 5!
2nd Wednesdays, beginning March 8, 2023, 7 – 9 pm Loper Chapel Sliding scale ($50 – 30), Drop-ins welcome If you have always wanted to step into the center and source the music of your heart out into the circle… Or if you want to brush up your skills as a facilitator or an active CircleSinging participant, this workshop will …
Launch parties are being held throughout March as part of our Build. Gather. Grow. Capital Campaign. No financial commitment will be asked for at these gatherings. These are wonderful opportunities for small-group fellowship and information, and we encourage everyone who feels connected to First Church to attend one. They are taking place at various dates and times, with some in-person and some …
Hello, Church! This Lenten season, we will be resurrecting (pun intended) the practice of testimony sharing at church. Personally, I have been feeling a lot of spiritual movements and personal shifts since joining First Church and becoming a mom as I shared in my testimony Feb. 26, and I am curious about what others have been experiencing. So, in these …