Building the Beloved Community (BBC) is a group of First Church members committed to working toward a vision of a multiracial and multicultural First Church...
Welcoming Ministries
Practice hospitality. Live in harmony with one another. — Romans 12:13, 16
We strive to model our every welcome on the radical hospitality of Jesus who sought to overcome every barrier between people.
As a member of the UCC movement of Open and Affirming Churches, First Church welcomes gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and men to our community...
After prayerful reflection, the lay leaders of First Church in 2004 publicly declared support for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision...
We are blessed to be graced by many visitors and newcomers to our church community. For our newcomers we offer special monthly gatherings in the Hastings...
