First Church Shelter Gallery

From left; Former Shelter Committee Member Jean Bellow, Shelter Director Jim Stewart, 2011 Doris Beauvais Lecturer Barbara Poppe, Shelter Committee Member Shirl Mulford, Shelter Staff Joe "Juice" Freitas and Joan Whitiker

US Interagency Coucil on Homelessness Executive Director, Babara Poppe, delivers 2011 Doris Beauvais Lecture, October

Shelter Director Jim Stewart, 2012 Mitch Snyder Lecture

First Church Member, George Caponigro carves Holiday turkey for shelter guests

Volunteers Sasha Wilkerson and Jim Clark Stewart peel potatoes at First Church Shelter.

2012 Mitch Snyder Lecturers, MaryEllen Hombs and John Bach

Jim Stewart Sukhot 2012

Shelter Guests Await Hurricane Sandy

Still Calm Before the Storm

Power Out for Just a Few Hours

First Church member George Capanigro and volunteer Alisa Kohn help serve Thanksgiving Turkey at First Church Shelter.

Joe Robinson, Rector of Christ Church Episcopal, urges Cambridge City Council to extend the siting of a temporary Porta-John on Cambridge Common.

Members of Harvard Square churches and service providers attend Cambridge City Council Meeting 11/19/12 to show support for extending the siting of a Porta John on Cambridge Common.

First Church Sexton Ronaldo repairing Shelter guest's locker in the bunk room

Join the RIM Refugee Week Walk, June 29

The Refugee Immigration Ministry (RIM) is holding its first annual Refugee Week Walk around Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield at 10 am on June 29 to raise funds to help refugees, asylum seekers and asylees who live in Eastern Massachusetts.

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Donate to the Deacons' Fund

First Church's Board of Deacons keeps a fund to assist members and friends of the church community who are experiencing emergent financial need. You can support this ministry by donating to the fund. Mark your check or online donation with the...

Help the Outdoor Church Purchase Cross Necklaces

Donate $7 or more to The Outdoor Church to help them raise enough to purchase 100 bronze Ecclesia Crosses. These necklaces are given to members of the Outdoor Church as a sign of their belonging to God and to the Outdoor Church community. You can...