Sat. & Sun., Feb. 15 & 16, 2025 — the Sesquicentennial Committee It’s official! In February 2025 we are celebrating our church community’s 150th Anniversary, the Sanctuary’s 100th Anniversary, and finally being in our beautiful new Community Building! The save-the-date info has already been sent to the First Church Diaspora (aka members and staff who have moved away or moved …
Wed., Nov. 6, 12 to 1 pm, on Zoom &Sun., Nov. 10, 11:45 am, Loper Chapel Who knows how we will be feeling the day and week after Election Day? Whatever we are experiencing, we can take it to God in prayer, and use trusted ways to co-regulate! On Wed., Nov. 6 from 12-1 pm, join Rev. Molly over Zoom …
Tues., Nov. 5, 2024, 6 – 10 pmLoper Chapel, Pillar Room, Hall of Entrance Remember the wonderful, terrible Election Night Watch Party we held at church in 2016? If you were there, well: we ended dancing to Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.” And we have. We’re approaching another monumental presidential election, and this time Covid won’t stop us from gathering …
Sundays, Oct. 20 & 27, 10 am to noonHall of Entrance Want to support refugee families and LGBTQ+ individuals resettling in the East Bay this fall? Simple things like hygiene supplies make a big difference to aid a newcomer in their adjustment to life here. FCCB churchgoer Katia Kiefaber will be hosting a hygiene collection drive on Sundays, Oct. 20 …
Sat., Oct. 19, 2024, 2 pmHeadlands Brewing, 1280 Gilman St., Berkeley Join Rev. Dr. Kelly and Rev. Hannah in conversations on what the Bible says about being Queer on October 19 at Headlands Brewing.
Deadline: Thurs., Oct. 31, 5 pm First Church Berkeley, along with other congregations in the United Church of Christ (UCC), is invited to participate in a national study of church attenders. The “Attender Survey” is a part of the Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations (EPIC) project and Faith Communities Today (FACT) research initiative in which the UCC participates. Since …
