News & Views
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 >
Child Dedication, Nov 2025
On November 23, a Dedication of Parents and Children will take place during our 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Sunday… More >
Pastoral Care Providers, Part of Something Larger
Sometimes a little rain falls in our lives—and sometimes, it’s a downpour. During the storms that hit Milwaukee on August… More >
Attention Readers!
Our First Church Book Discussion Group is one of the longest-running, continuous activities at First Church and it has changed… More >
Call for Share the Plate Nominations
Share the Plate is a First Church social justice ministry that shares 50% of all non-pledge cash in the church’s… More >