Our church is already experiencing ripples from February’s Alabama Civil Rights Pilgrimage, beginning with the seed money we fundraised for future trips and educational experiences! Did you know that we raised $2,300 more than needed to cover scholarships and pilgrimage expenses? Thank you to everyone who generously donated towards the pilgrimage fundraiser! Your gifts are living on! The March 3 worship service and learning …
Sun., March 24, 10 am Last Palm Sunday, we invited you to bring protest signs for the Palm Parade–and you did such a great job, we’re inviting you to BYO props again! This year, instead of protest signs, we’re asking you to bring:
Sun., March 17, 2024, 10 amSanctuary Clinical psychologist, social justice advocate, and author Dr. Roxy Manning will be with us in worship on Sun., March 17, to discuss her book, “How to Have Antiracist Conversations: Embracing Our Full Humanity to Challenge White Supremacy” and its companion text, “The Antiracist Heart: A Self-Compassion and Activism Handbook.” Dr. Manning will be interviewed …
Sundays, Feb. 18 to March 24, 11:30 am First Church Berkeley, Loper Chapel (location may vary) If you’re looking to deepen your prayer and spirituality during the Lenten season, join us as we explore the Sunday lectionary readings and reflect on how they speak to our faith lives today. We’ll meet after getting soup and snacks after the service. The …
Sun., Feb. 4, 2024 @ 10 am, in-person & live-streamed Watch our Annual Meeting here. View & download the 2023 Annual Report here. First Church Berkeley’s 149th Annual Meeting takes place this Sun., Feb. 4 during our 10 am worship service with lunch to follow. Join us as we worship together, reflect on the milestones of 2023, hear about this year’s …
Class: Sun., Jan. 21, 11:45 amSpiritual-Story Sharing & Crepe Making: Sat., Jan. 27, 4 pmJoining: Sun., Jan. 28 during 10 am worship Please join us for our upcoming Discover First Church Class and Lunch on Sun., Jan. 21, 2024 at 11:45 am in the Pillar Room. Join us whether you are seriously interested in membership or just want to find out more …
Thurs., Jan. 25, 2024, 5 to 10 am Every two years all counties that receive federal funding for the prevention of homelessness must provide the results of a physical count of all sheltered and unsheltered homeless people to Washington, DC. This year Alameda County’s Point-in-Time (PIT) Count will take place Thurs., Jan. 25, 2024. Many people from our congregation have participated …
First Church is excited to team up with East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) to build affordable housing in our church parking lot. We value their “Healthy Neighborhoods” approach to community development, having developed over 35 similar apartment buildings throughout the East Bay since 1975. EBALDC is seeking letters of support to help secure funding from the City of …
