Celebrating our 150th Year!

First Congregational Church 1874-2024

Celebrate with us all year long! Here is a list of events and activities throughout the year. (subject to change):

Annual Meeting Brunch On The Grounds                January 28, 2024

Silver Threads Luncheon                                           April 17, 2024

Outdoor Worship & Block Party                              June 23, 2024

Pageant Review Performance                                  July 28, 2024

All Church Picnic in the Meadow                             August 18, 2024

150th Anniversary Banquet                                    October 26, 2024

The Forum presentations:   Church Historian, Chris Steenbergen                  January 2, 2024

Panel of past Council Moderators                      Fall, 2024

Downtown Banners                                                September & October, 2024

FCUCC Factoids (by Gail Rutherford)                       Throughout the year

Updated history book (including the past 25 years)   Fall, 2024

Hymn Writing (writing new hymns that reflect who we are as a community / selecting one to be our Sesquicentennial Hymn)                                            Deadline for hymns, June 28, 2024

Olde-Fashioned Ice-Cream Social                            September 8, 2024

Church Tours                                                         Fall, 2024

Weekly Interviews with members of the church:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLptwzk_pRTxiWgepRj6w5YPpWBgkPvulQ

Selling various merchandise throughout the year:

150th Anniversary Mugs (black accents / blue accents)

150th Anniversary T-Shirts

150th Anniversary Polo Shirts

150th Anniversary Water Bottles

(More merchandise to come in the fall – Pullover Sweaters & Puffy Vests)

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Interviews with our 30+ year members

Each week we will feature a new interview, celebrating and reliving some of our history with 30+ year members of First Congregational.