Organ pipes in the Sanctuary of First Church in Cambridge. A wrought iron chandelier hangs in the foreground.

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Register Now for Lenten Faith & Life Groups

February 8, 2023

Registration is now open for our latest round of Faith & Life Groups! Questions may be directed to Lexi Boudreaux or to the individual group leaders. Deadline for registration is Sunday, February 26. The Life of Harriet A. Jacobs Our…

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A Pastoral Note: Hilary Hopkins

February 2, 2023

Dear First Church family, And now, even sadder news following my message from earlier today. First Church member Hilary Hopkins died this morning surrounded by loved ones. Her death followed a series of complications related to the scheduled heart procedure…

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New Year, New Way to Contact You?

January 26, 2023

As we turn the calendar to a new year, First Church seeks to update our membership database with new information about YOU, including updated contact info like a new email address, phone number, or physical address. On Tuesday, January 24,…

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Food Pantry Transition Plan: A Call for a Volunteer

January 26, 2023

We are very grateful to Hilary Hopkins for her longtime dedication to coordinating First Church’s donations to the Helping Hands Food Pantry at St. James Church in Porter Square. For now, please refrain from dropping items at 30 Winslow Street;…

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Cambridge NAACP MLK Brunch

January 25, 2023

First Church members and friends are warmly invited to the Cambridge NAACP’s 37th Annual MLK Brunch on Saturday, February 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the MIT Walker Memorial, 142 Memorial Drive, Cambridge. This year’s theme is Realizing…

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Poems and Meditations from January 15 MLK Service

January 25, 2023

On Sunday, January 15, 2023, First Church Poet-in-Residence and Deacon Jean Dany Joachim convened several of his fellow writer friends to share poems and reflections in response to the prompt: What would Martin Luther King’s words be about the state…

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2023 Call to Annual Meeting

January 10, 2023

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, United Church of Christ, will be held in its 387th year at 12:30 p.m., Sunday the 29th of January, 2023,  in person in Margaret Jewett Hall…

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Interested in Joining First Church on January 29?

January 4, 2023

Have you been thinking about exploring membership at First Church in Cambridge? Do you have a growing sense that First Church is where you belong? Membership at First Church involves joining the church through covenantal promises. In addition to engaging…

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Collage Exhibit: Reflecting on the Psalms

December 21, 2022

This Epiphany season, please come and behold Reflecting on the Psalms, an exhibit of 150 collages created by First Church artist Audrey Bellinger. Audrey joined our “Praying the Psalms” group led by Brent Coffin, wherein participants were invited to enter…

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