Where everyone is welcome...NO EXCEPTIONS!
Welcome to Central Congregational Church United Church of Christ
An Open and Affirming Congregation
WELCOME
You are Welcome Here...
We are officially an ONA Church - Open and Affirming.
You are welcome here. You are celebrated here with all the diversity you bring in race, background, country of origin, beliefs and doubts, class, education, age, abilities. You are celebrated here with all the diversity you bring in gender orientation, gender identity; our LGB TQ+ siblings you are welcome here ….
In a world where it sometimes feels unsafe to be who you are you are safe here;
You are seen here
This is God’s home
This is sacred space
God is here with us and we are here with God.
We are a people who honor God experienced by us as father and mother, Christ and Holy Spirit, but we don’t have a religious test for participation. So come with your beliefs, questions and doubts. Just come…with an open heart to where God is still speaking in your life and ours.
Because, we seek to honor the dignity of every human being, speak the truth to one another in love, listen with compassionate hearts and walk humbly with each other and our God. We’re not perfect, neither are you, and you don’t need to be.
So bring your traumas and triumphs, your fears and fervor, your anxieties and awakenings, your worries and weariness, your joys and laughter.
Bring the sounds of children and the sounds of silence and the songs we sing together.
You are welcome here, you are safe here, you are loved here, you are home here.
About Us
Worship
Please join us - no matter your age or stage in life - young families, singles, seniors, empty-nesters or young adult - there's a place for you here at Central Congregational Church.
Come and see!
Worship is held at 10:00 am each Sunday in the Sanctuary September through Memorial Day.
Join us for Worship at 9:30am June - August in our Air-Conditioned Sanctuary.
Our Church building is easily accessible and air-conditioned.
We have plenty of accessible parking and an elevator
with trained staff to assist you.
Join us - come as you are! You are welcome here!
THE ANNUAL PUMPKIN PATCH RETURNS!
PUMPKIN PATCH 2026
The new batch of Pumpkins and Gourds has arrived!
Please contact the Church at centralucc@verizon.net for more information.
Volunteers will be needed everyday throughout the month of October.
The link to sign up online to Volunteer to work at the Patch this year is:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4FA4A923A7F94-65542004-copy
SALE HOURS:
M-F 1-6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm
Thanks so much! We look forward to seeing you again this October!
Pastor's Ponderings
October 2026 -
Where Your Heart Is…
This month we have been inviting people to share stories in church. Each week another question was posed about their experience of faith and church. One of my favorites told of the time when a couple came to a church rummage sale engaged in; well, let’s just call it a disagreement. The wise and caring church folks invited the man to help them measure pant legs. It gave the couple a little breathing room to soothe their agitation. And, apparently, it’s the only time pant legs were ever measured in the church.
I like the story because it says a lot. It talks about a history of offering clothing at an affordable price for so many who are always struggling with budgets. It talks about the compassion of our church folks, who want to ease tension. And it speaks to the wisdom that eases that tension without calling attention to it in a judgmental or shaming way.
That is where the heart of our church is. Caring, compassion, wisdom; these are the embodiment of our Oasis of Caring and Joy. That is the real treasure you could find at any of our rummage sales…or church fairs, or pumpkin patches, or apple pie sales, or yard sales. And certainly, you can find it each Sunday in Worship. That grace of God both informs and inspires our own spiritual practice of generosity. It’s how we steward our Oasis.
Please be sure to get your pledge into our church as soon as you can as we begin developing our 2027 budget.
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY
All Saints Day follows All Hallows Eve (Halloween) each year. It is day set aside in the Christian Calendar to honor, remember and celebrate the lives and teachings of the church’s saints. In our tradition, each person, by the Grace of God is a saint. In our worship on All Saints Sunday we invite people to write the names of those who have died whose lives, legacy and lessons have touched and shaped us. We bring those names to the communion table as part of the ‘great cloud of witnesses’ who join us for the holy feast. This is also an opportunity for us to acknowledge the griefs in our lives and allow our faith to bring a touch of healing and release. Join us at 10 on November 1 for All Saints Sunday.
PASTOR EMERITUS TO PREACH
We are delighted that our Rev Carole Baker, our Pastor Emeritus, will be able to offer the sermon and help lead us in worship on November 15th. Rev. Carole served our church with love, grace and skill for over 3 decades before her retirement. She continues her active ministry providing pulpit supply for some of the nearby churches and joins us when she can at our Women’s Fellowship lunch meetings. Please join us on November 15 to welcome Rev. Carole back into the pulpit.
