Did You Know…?

… 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 …

Updated Mask Policy 

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 …

CircleSing Facilitation Workshops with David Worm

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 …

Sign up for a Launch Party!

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 …

Testimony in church for Lent during four Sundays in March

Testimony in Church for Lent

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 …

Did You Know…?

… that the San Francisco Girls Chorus, Level IV, directed by Monica Baruch, will be performing during our 10 am worship service on Sun., March 5? … that the Ethiopian Village Schools Foundation (EVSF) inspires many to join them in their projects? Recently a First Church Friend worshipping with us in Vermont via YouTube donated to support EVSF hygiene pads …