Welcome to
First Church!

room for everybody in our motley pew

Illustration of a church pew with stylized text below it that says "motley pew"

I came to First Church for a job and fell in love with it as my church, a place of healing. They have a sincere belief that I matter and that they want me to thrive, as my whole self.
Hope Hilton

I was in desperate need of a clue that things just might be better someday. Despite my doubts, I had never lost faith; I’d just forgotten how it works. I started to see how God was showing Herself to me in all these tiny but significant expressions of love.
Brittany Walker Pettigrew

Brittany Walker Pettigrew and her husband

I came to First Church for a job and fell in love with it as my church, a place of healing. They have a sincere belief that I matter and that they want me to thrive, as my whole self.
Hope Hilton

I was in desperate need of a clue that things just might be better someday. Despite my doubts, I had never lost faith; I’d just forgotten how it works. I started to see how God was showing Herself to me in all these tiny but significant expressions of love.
Brittany Walker Pettigrew

I came to First Church for a job and fell in love with it as my church, a place of healing. They have a sincere belief that I matter and that they want me to thrive, as my whole self.
Hope Hilton

I was in desperate need of a clue that things just might be better someday. Despite my doubts, I had never lost faith; I’d just forgotten how it works. I started to see how God was showing Herself to me in all these tiny but significant expressions of love.
Brittany Walker Pettigrew

First Church Berkeley.
aka First Congregational Church of Berkeley, CA,
United Church of Christ.
So many syllables!
First Church for short.
Or FCCB. Or Home.

I found a place where being my full self and growing in my spirituality could live together in harmony. Feeling celebrated for who I am and who I love, called me closer to God's Love. Bailey Turner

While we are no longer romantic partners and no longer share one household, we are now bound by deeper and more spiritual ties: love of God, our children, our church family and even one another, just in a different way.
the Greer/Llanillo Family

We found our place in the village at First Church. Everybody fits in at First Church because it is a place where people see the beauty of God in everyone.
the Fujii Family

While we are no longer romantic partners and no longer share one household, we are now bound by deeper and more spiritual ties: love of God, our children, our church family and even one another, just in a different way.
the Greer/Llanillo Family

We found our place in the village at First Church. Everybody fits in at First Church because it is a place where people see the beauty of God in everyone.
the Fujii Family

While we are no longer romantic partners and no longer share one household, we are now bound by deeper and more spiritual ties: love of God, our children, our church family and even one another, just in a different way.
the Greer/Llanillo Family

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Welcome to First Church!

First Church Berkeley. aka First Congregational Church of Berkeley, CA, United Church of Christ. So many syllables! First Church for short. Or FCCB. Or Home.

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The Carillon | March 27, 2025

A Cup of Cold Water, a New Play by Cate DeLuca

150th Anniversary Reunion: May 3 – 4, 2025

Save the Date: Tilden Park Botanical Garden Outing

March 30 Learning Hour: Trans Day of Visibility

Ready to take a step toward community?

Welcome to
First Church!

First Church Berkeley.
aka First Congregational Church of Berkeley, CA,
United Church of Christ.
So many syllables!
First Church for short.
Or FCCB. Or Home.