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July letter

July 7, 2017 by FCCH Staff

Why do you go to church? That’s a tough one. After all, there probably isn’t one single reason. My mother, in her earlier years, used to say that she went primarily for the music (until, that is, her faith became far more critical to her in her final years). My paternal grandfather, a pastor, once […]

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June Letter

June 20, 2017 by FCCH Staff

Looking out over the current political and cultural landscape is to be confronted with an increasingly balkanized world. Rather than a community united in common purpose, what we tend to see is identity politics, with one group pitted against the others. This is compounded by our technological world. We can craft our own personal space […]

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May Letter

June 20, 2017 by FCCH Staff

Christian author Russell Reno recently wrote, regarding the incipient ethos of our age, “In the place of traditional culture, the globalized future will be governed by the hearth gods of health, wealth, and pleasure. Our high priests will be medical experts, central bankers, and celebrity chefs.” His reference to “hearth gods” is an allusion to […]

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March Newsletter

March 13, 2017 by FCCH Staff

Aldous Huxley, the 20th century British writer and novelist, once quipped, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.” This, of course, is a take-off on Jesus’ words in John 8:32, where he says, “And you shall know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” Generally less known is […]

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February Newsletter

February 7, 2017 by FCCH Staff

Acts 2:43-47 reads: “Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common…Day by day they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God […]

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Sunday Worship

We are an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ.

During the health pandemic, we invite worshippers to join us on Sundays at 10:30 am. We meet in safety for a 45-minute service on our (encrypted) video-conference platform.

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Past Sermons

Sermon: Plan? What Plan?

December 27, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Worry, Be Happy

December 18, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Thoughts for 3 a.m.

December 11, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: The Moods of Christian Life

December 5, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Who Are We to Judge?

November 27, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Keeping One’s Marbles amid the Whistling Tree Frogs

November 20, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Interpreting the Bible

November 7, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Luther, Schmuther!

October 30, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: A Mechanistic God

October 16, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Knowing Who We Are

October 12, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: The Freedom of Constraint

October 2, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Daytime TV and Bonbons

September 25, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Mind Your Own Knitting

September 18, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Stasis, Novelty or Reform

September 11, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Decisions, Decisions

September 5, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Everyone’s Got One

August 28, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Self-Righteousness, Othering, and Violence

August 21, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Oh, This!

August 14, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: From Heel to Healer

August 8, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Unexpectedly

July 31, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Surviving Hope

July 25, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Prevenient Grace

July 17, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: The Strange Persistence of Guilt

July 11, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Freedom

July 3, 2017 By FCCH Staff

Sermon: Looking for the Lord

June 26, 2017 By FCCH Staff

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