LGBTQ Leadership in June Worship

We’re so excited about celebrating and centering LGBTQ folks all June this year, and we’re hoping to feature as many members of the community in worship leadership as possible! Our dream is that we would see or hear every corner of our queer community at First Church in June. So, if you’re gay, lesbian, queer, trans, nonbinary, some other part of …

Queer(y)ing God: Celebrating LGBTQ Preaching All June

First Church Berkeley is going big for Pride this year—instead of celebrating one Sunday, we’re taking the whole month of June to celebrate queer bodies, queer love, and queer faith!  All four Sundays in June will feature queer preachers, starting with our very own Rev. Kelly Colwell.  And instead of just resting in our affirming position, we’re asking the big …

About Rev. Miriam Spies

Miriam Spies is a crip theologian whose research aims to challenge the church in how it views leadership and who it desires to fill those roles. Her life with a physical disability has led her to challenge models of inclusion and theological unity that do not leave room for people’s voices or needs. Miriam is a PhD student at Emmanuel …

Graduate Photos Needed

Calling all graduates! We will be celebrating our graduates (preschool, fifth grade, 8th grade, high school, college and graduate school) in 2 Sundays during worship. We would love to share an image of you so your church family can see what you look like nowadays as we read your names and pray for you together. Please submit photos asap to [email protected] if …

Camp Tam Counselors Needed

Without sufficient staff we will not be able to run camp, which would be so heartbreaking especially seeing how many campers are so excited to return to camp this year. Jr. High Camp needs a Chaplain and a Health Supervisor, and two camps still need Counselors. Contact Erica Holland if you have any questions.

Learning Hour: Merit & A Just Society

UPDATE: Watch Ron’s presentation on YouTube! Sunday, May 16, 12:15 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143?pwd=M1pqRE92SnZBbjZKNmpvelBKVTNRdz09ID: 889 6774 0143 Passcode: 261432 Equality of opportunity guarantees a just society. Or does it? What is the rhetoric of rising in society and how are we misled by it? Why do people vote for candidates who do not represent their interests? In this session we will explore the …

Heralds of a New Gospel: John Muir, San Francisco Swedenborgians, and the Establishment of the Sierra Club

Learning HourSunday, April 25, 12:15 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143?pwd=M1pqRE92SnZBbjZKNmpvelBKVTNRdz09 Dr. Devin Zuber will draw from his recent book that traces how the Swedish scientist-turned-mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) has impacted American environmental activism and art at its beginnings with John Muir and the establishment of the Sierra Club. Muir’s wilderness spirituality has bequeathed us a beautiful legacy, protecting places like Yosemite and was at …