• Welcome to First Church

    A Wide Open Door...to all God's children. Wherever you come from, wherever you are on life's journey, all are welcome in this community of faith.
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  • Open Spirit...

    Open Spirit...

    Open to God's abundant love and mercy, to giving and receiving grace and growing in faith as we walk this pilgrim way
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  • Open Road...

    Open Road...

    Open to learning from people of other faiths and people of no faith; to open our hands and hearts to all who yearn for justice
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  • Open Table...

    Open to building a more diverse community, to be challenged and transformed by the radical hospitality of Jesus
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    • New to First Church?

    We are blessed by all who join us. Come and discover a place of freedom to be yourself. READ MORE >

    Our Life Together

    Come gather, worship, pray, sing, laugh, cry, celebrate, rejoice, reflect, debate, study and grow with us. READ MORE >

    Our Life in the World

    Come help us feed, clothe, shelter, reconcile, renew, heal, tend, bless, and serve the world. READ MORE >

    Worship and Music

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    Sunday Worship Service

    11:00 am Sept - June
    10:00 am July - Aug
    weekly

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    Jazz Service

    5:00 pm, Margaret Jewett Hall
    3rd Sunday of the month

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    Night Song

    7:00 pm, Sanctuary
    weekly, November-May

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    Faith in Action

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    First Church Shelter

    14 beds, 2 meals a day, 365 days a year...

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    Peace & Justice

    Changing ourselves and changing the world...

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    Interfaith Partnerships

    Learning from and buildling power with all God's people...

    Help End Fossil Fuel Subsidies

    Visit 350.org and write a letter to Congress calling them to end all subsidies to fossil fuel companies, and invest in green jobs and clean energy instead. Click here: http://act.350.org/sign/join-the-fight/
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    UAFA

    The UAFA (Uniting American Families Act) is a proposed revision to the exising Immigration and Naturalization Act to insert the words "or permanent partner" everywhere the term "spouse" appears. Its purpose is to enable U.S. citizens to sponsor a...
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    Assist guests exiting First Church Shelter

    All guests exiting the First Church Shelter to housing receive a "starter" kit of household items from the Material Assistance Program of the Cambridge Friends Meeting (down the street from First Church). The kit contains sheets, pilow cases and...
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