ABOUT US
We are glad to have you visit our church site, and to be able to tell you about its ministries. Our purpose is to be a loving congregation of Christians, open to all newcomers. We seek to know God personally, as God is revealed to us through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Our church believes in an accepting environment where individual believers have the freedom to be at different theological places on their spiritual journeys.
WHEN WE WORSHIP
Sunday services begin at 9am - We would ask the community to keep an eye out on our website and Facebook page for updates. We hope to have regular Prayer Spots on Facebook Live as well.
The Community Food Pantry, hosted at First Parish, is open and continues to provide services to those in need.
It is open on:
Mondays - 10:00am to noon
Wednesdays - 6:00 to 8:00pm
Thursdays - 3:00 - 5:00pm.
176 West High Street
P.O. Box 228
Somersworth, NH 03878
Phone - (603) 692-2057
Email - Pastor Tom Gardner
Cell - (603) 393-4934
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
The avowed purpose of this church shall be to worship God, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, to celebrate the sacraments of Holy Communion and Baptism, to realize Christian fellowship and unity within this church and the Church Universal, to render loving service toward the human family, and to strive for righteousness, justice and peace.
We desire in this partnership effort to:
- reach a fuller understanding of what it means to be sisters and brothers in Christ;
- share our cultures and establish a relationship based on Christian love;
- be in direct communication with each other, as evidence of this Christian relationship, through shared correspondence and prayer.
We believe these to be only beginning points in what this unfolding relationship will bring into our mutual lives of worship, outreach and nurture.
"And this we do always depending upon the love of God, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit."
OPEN AND AFFIRMING STATEMENT
We, the members of the United Church of Christ (Congregational), joyfully welcome all who seek to know God in Jesus Christ under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. In declaring ourselves as an Open and Affirming Church, we celebrate the sacredness of every person as a child of God.We welcome all following Jesus' example, including persons of every age, gender, race, national origin, faith background, marital status, and family structure, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, mental and physical ability, economic and social status, and educational background, to share in the life, leadership, ministry, fellowship, worship, sacraments of baptism and communion, and rites of marriage and funerals. Through the responsibilities and blessings of being in church community together, we pledge to oppose discrimination and work for justice and inclusion of all persons as we journey in faith.
We are glad to have you visit our church site, and to be able to tell you about its ministries. Our purpose is to be a loving congregation of Christians, open to all newcomers. We seek to know God personally, as God is revealed to us through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Our church believes in an accepting environment where individual believers have the freedom to be at different theological places on their spiritual journeys.
WHEN WE WORSHIP
Sunday services begin at 9am - We would ask the community to keep an eye out on our website and Facebook page for updates. We hope to have regular Prayer Spots on Facebook Live as well.
The Community Food Pantry, hosted at First Parish, is open and continues to provide services to those in need.
It is open on:
Mondays - 10:00am to noon
Wednesdays - 6:00 to 8:00pm
Thursdays - 3:00 - 5:00pm.
176 West High Street
P.O. Box 228
Somersworth, NH 03878
Phone - (603) 692-2057
Email - Pastor Tom Gardner
Cell - (603) 393-4934
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
The avowed purpose of this church shall be to worship God, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, to celebrate the sacraments of Holy Communion and Baptism, to realize Christian fellowship and unity within this church and the Church Universal, to render loving service toward the human family, and to strive for righteousness, justice and peace.
We desire in this partnership effort to:
- reach a fuller understanding of what it means to be sisters and brothers in Christ;
- share our cultures and establish a relationship based on Christian love;
- be in direct communication with each other, as evidence of this Christian relationship, through shared correspondence and prayer.
We believe these to be only beginning points in what this unfolding relationship will bring into our mutual lives of worship, outreach and nurture.
"And this we do always depending upon the love of God, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit."
OPEN AND AFFIRMING STATEMENT
We, the members of the United Church of Christ (Congregational), joyfully welcome all who seek to know God in Jesus Christ under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. In declaring ourselves as an Open and Affirming Church, we celebrate the sacredness of every person as a child of God.We welcome all following Jesus' example, including persons of every age, gender, race, national origin, faith background, marital status, and family structure, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, mental and physical ability, economic and social status, and educational background, to share in the life, leadership, ministry, fellowship, worship, sacraments of baptism and communion, and rites of marriage and funerals. Through the responsibilities and blessings of being in church community together, we pledge to oppose discrimination and work for justice and inclusion of all persons as we journey in faith.
