
Wedneday, March 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM in Ripley Chapel Live in-person ONLY from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. First Congregational Church offers a poignant and meditative Ash Wednesday service, featuring the ecumenical prayers and music of France’s Taizé community. All denominations are welcome. As Lent begins, please join us for […]

This Week in Worship Let us together “leave God not alone” and come worship the One who is our Creator, our Redeemer and our Sustainer. It looks like we’ll have a storm-free Sunday with the temps even warming up a bit. Join us in the sanctuary or online at 10am when the choir will be returning with a beautiful […]

Saturday, March 8, 2025 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Signups are open for our next Repair Cafe on March 8th starting at 9 am in Chidley Hall. Signup Here Please tell your friends, neighbours and colleagues about us and be sure to visit us to get links to sign-up for our next and upcoming events at; https://www.repaircafewin.com

Dear Friends, the Outreach Committee announces our Lenten Outreach “Delivering Joy” as a chance to strengthen connections within our community, reminding us that God meets us out in the world, living, giving and growing together. We feel the importance of bringing people together more acutely now, as some would seek to divide and isolate us. […]

Join us on Sunday morning at 10am for worship and we’ll consider the very heartbeat of the Gospel and the core of Jesus’ teaching which in the Gospel of Luke is known as the “Sermon on the Plain.” It looks like we’ll be facing another snowy Sunday morning and if the projected totals hold it’ll […]

New-Comers Inquiry Session (NCIS) Are you interested in joining the church or just learning more about First Congregational in Winchester, UCC? We invite you to come to two one-hour information sessions this winter. Come learn about our denomination – The UCC – and the specifics of our particular Congregational church here in Winchester. What are our […]

We are excited to continue the Open Doors Working Group (ODWG) work with you! Many of you were at our brief presentation following the budget vote on Sunday February 2nd and probably also heard Will’s sermon on February 9th, in which he highlighted some of the challenges we face as a congregation of about 400 […]

Stepping Stones Camp is returning in 2025! Kids in grades K-5 will have fun, connect with old friends, and make ones while enjoying Bible stories, art, games, and STEM explorations at our FREE day camp! Sign ups are open for two dates already but spots are limited so don’t miss the fun! March 4th 9:00 […]

Wed. Feb 12 7 PM on Zoom Join Rev. Will on Zoom on Wednesday night, February 12th at 7pm for a conversation around the scriptures slated for the following Sunday. We’ll be digging into Jeremiah 17:5-10 and Luke 6:17-26. Feel free to come if you know the Bible well or hardly at all. We welcome and […]