News & Views
Christmas Eve Reception Treats & Hosts Needed
After each Christmas Eve candlelight service, there is a wonderful candlelight reception complete with cookies and snacks and holiday punch…. More >
Sunday Welcome Volunteers Wanted
The Membership Team is seeking additional volunteers to join in the important work of welcoming everyone who visits First Church… More >
Share the Plate Call for Nominations
Share the Plate is a First Church social justice ministry that shares 50% of all non-pledge cash in the church’s… More >
We Wrote Postcards!
Election season meant writing postcards for many First Church members and friends. Among postcard-writing programs, Earth Justice Ministry led participation… More >
OWL 4-6th Grade Parent & Child Orientation
This meeting is mandatory for all parents and children who what to participate in Our Whole Lives (OWL) for 4-6th… More >
Join the Cast of the Holiday Pageant
This year’s holiday pageant on December 22 at 10:00 a.m. is titled “The Present of Presence.” Join us for an… More >
Small Ways to Keep Present
It is challenging to be present in the present moment when you are filled with anxiety or going through a… More >
Presence: Showing Up for What Is
December is a month of darkening skies and holiday lights. In the turn of the year, it invites us to… More >
Thank You for Defending Democracy
Thank you, thank you for all your good work helping voters! Thank you for your efforts, hours spent, and your… More >
Silent Retreat 2025, Save the Date
What’s there to do at a silent retreat? Relax, reflect, contemplate life changes, nurture the spirit, grieve what needs grieving,… More >
Social Justice Council & EJM Co-sponsor Climate Revival
Our Social Justice Council and Earth Justice Ministry co-sponsored several interconnected events on Saturday and Sunday, October 5 and 6…. More >
Bad River Film Highlights Indigenous People’s Day
On Indigenous Peoples Sunday, Oct. 13, the Anti-Racism Team and the Earth Justice Ministry sponsored a showing the documentary film,… More >
Is a QCD for Me in 2024?
As we look to the end of 2024, many of us start thinking about holidays, family gatherings, and year-end tax… More >
Truth Evolution Workshop, Sign Up Now
We are so excited to share the news: a Poet Laureate of Wisconsin, now living in Alaska with her husband,… More >
Pastoral Care Associate Commissioning
Sunday, November 10 at both services, we will “commission” our new Pastoral Care Associates (PCAs). In a religious community, to… More >
Repair Can Be Uncomfortable, Scary
Of all the words that focus on restoration and use the prefix “re“, (reconnect, recreate, relax, renovation, resurrect) it seems… More >