Category: Social Justice
Common Ground Assembly: Better Conditions in MKE Public Housing
MARCH 26, 3:00-4:30 PM. Mark your calendar to attend Common Ground’s Assembly at Mt. Mary University at 2900 Menomonee River… More >
Pathfinders-STP March 2023
Pathfinders is one of Wisconsin’s oldest and most effective nonprofit organizations serving youth in crisis and is our March partner…. More >
Nearby Nature MKE-STP Feb 2023
February Share the Plate Nearby Nature Milwaukee is our February Share the Plate partner. Nearby Nature is an environmental justice… More >
Important Business at General Assembly
June 21-25, In Pittsburgh, Virtual or Live This year, two extremely important matters will be decided by delegates at General… More >
Heads-Up for Supreme Court & Spring Elections
The next round of elections will be a statewide primary on February 21 for a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice seat… More >
Meet Assistant Sabbatical Minister Rev. Jim Foti
First Church has hired Rev. Jim Foti, a mid-career minister with 10 years of experience in a large Midwestern congregation,… More >
Confronting the Challenges of Plastic
First Church Earth Justice Ministry is a coalition member of Plastic-Free MKE. We invite you to join us in 2023… More >
Christmas Eve Offering Recipients 2022
Every year, our congregation gives the entire Christmas Eve offering away. This year, we are giving the offering to two… More >
Buy from Black-Owned Businesses for the Holidays!
Holiday shopping is around the corner, and you can put your UU values to work by buying from Black, Indigenous,… More >
Holiday Giving Tree
We are proud to be participating in United Way’s Holiday Giving Tree program this year. This program purchases gifts for… More >
Deck the Hams with Rings of Pineapple
Did you miss the Thanksgiving part of the Holiday Dinner Drive from Interchange Food Pantry? Meant to bring in some… More >
Turkeys and Hams and Sides, Oh My!
INTERCHANGE FOOD PANTRY is holding a Holiday Dinner Drive, as pantry guest numbers—and food prices—are soaring. Can you help make… More >
Informed Voters are Powerful Voters
Make your voice heard. Vote early (early voting begins on Tuesday, October 25 and ends on Saturday, November 5) or… More >
Defend Democracy, Help Get Out the Vote
Are you looking for some way to help Get Out The Vote for the November 8 mid-term elections? During the… More >
Share the Plate Oct – Forward Scholars
Our October Share the Plate partner is Common Ground’s Forward Scholars program. In listening sessions with the Milwaukee community, CG… More >
Thanks to Our Voting Activists!
We extend a big thank you to the many First Church members who worked at the polls on August 9… More >