News & Views
Don’t Let It End (Food Pantry News, Good and Bad)
In Food Drive 2025’s very first week, with SNAP suspended, our congregation brought in 395 pounds of food for Interchange… More >
Choosing Hope
December 2025 is HERE! It is sometime said, time goes by so fast. However, for me, and in this political,… More >
Choosing Hope
Dear First Church Members and Friends, Every day, the skies are getting darker, earlier. Our human bodies respond to the… More >
New Director of Administration Hired
We are so pleased to welcome Manni Marquez to the Director of Administration role, which he will begin on December… More >
Forge Our Future Endowment Campaign is 3 Years Old!
Some of you will remember how we kicked off the campaign with a joyful Halloween block party in late October… More >
Join the Cast of the Holiday Pageant
This year’s holiday pageant will be on December 21 at 10:00 a.m. It’s titled “Hope of the Holidays.” Join us… More >
Holiday Giving Tree Is Coming
Later this month, keep an eye out for the Holiday Giving Tree on the Faith Formation table! We’re excited to… More >
The Power of Silence Together
In our Sunday service September 27, James Crews read us his poem “How to Listen,” which included these lines: “Even… More >
A Little about UU Wellspring
As part of Adult Faith Formation, we have offered UU Wellspring programs since the 2021-2022 church year. The first level… More >
Volunteer Appreciation
At First Church, we’re overflowing with gratitude for the incredible volunteers who dedicate their Sundays to nurturing and guiding our… More >
Interchange Food Pantry Drive 2025
Help Counteract Federal Cuts with Donations As tariffs take effect, grocery prices rise, and federal food assistance programs are being… More >
Guest House Sandwich Making Day Nov. 9th!
DONATE: Sliced bread, meat and cheese are needed for our big sandwich making day! To make 300+ sandwiches, we will… More >
Complicated Gratitude
As I sit on my comfortable sofa, literally wrapped in a blanket to meet the morning’s fall chill, I start… More >
Do You Know our Next Director of Admin?
We are in the midst of our search for our next Director of Administration at First Church! Do you know… More >
Gratitude as Spiritual Practice
Sometimes gratitude can sound like a platitude, a polite reflex rather than a felt response. We hear or read “thank… More >
Nurturing Gratitude
Dear First Church, Nurturing Gratitude strengthens our connection to what we love in this world. It builds the pathway between… More >