Welcome to First Church in Cambridge
We’re glad you found us! First Church is a vibrant, multi-generational, engaged urban church. We care a lot about each other and what’s happening in the world around us. Wherever you are on the journey of life or faith, you are welcome here.
Navigating Transition
This "Interim" Time at First Church
A descriptive timeline for the work ahead.
The purpose of an interim, or transitional, time in a congregation is for the church to prepare itself for new pastoral leadership. Given the importance of pastoral leadership in a congregation, the goal of the transitional time is to lay the groundwork for a good, healthy, faithful, and “successful” tenure by the next leader. This preparation involves looking inward at ourselves, our systems, priorities, patterns in the exercise of power, resources, and hopes. It also involves looking outward at the context in which we now live and serve…
Latest news
2024 Year-End Information from Stewardship & Finance
As 2024 comes to an end, here are important year-end financial details to consider: When you give in late December or January, it is helpful if you note whether you are giving toward your 2024 or 2025 pledge of gift.…
A Pastoral Note: Carol Wilson-Braun
Dear First Church family, As many of you heard in the service yesterday, our beloved Carol Wilson-Braun died yesterday morning after a long journey with ALS. Her husband Jeff was with her, and her sons Nathan and Peter and some…