Berlin Congregational Church Berlin CT
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Who we are
Located on historic Worthington Ridge, the Berlin Congregational Church has been a beacon of faith and hope in our community since 1775.
Today, we are a welcoming community that celebrates Christ through faith, worship, fellowship and service. Whether you are seeking a spiritual connection, deeper study of the Bible, Christian education for a growing family or an opportunity to join us for fellowship, our doors and hearts are open to you.
We fully understand the roles that faith and worship have in today's busy 24/7 world, and we'll support and nurture you no matter where you are on your faith journey.
Today, we are a welcoming community that celebrates Christ through faith, worship, fellowship and service. Whether you are seeking a spiritual connection, deeper study of the Bible, Christian education for a growing family or an opportunity to join us for fellowship, our doors and hearts are open to you.
We fully understand the roles that faith and worship have in today's busy 24/7 world, and we'll support and nurture you no matter where you are on your faith journey.
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878 Worthington Ridge
Berlin,
CT
06037-3203
United States
Phone: 860-828-6586
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Church Pastor
Pamela Rose Vollinger
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878 Worthington Ridge
Berlin,
CT
06037-3203
United States
Phone: 860-828-6586
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Pastor Pam grew up in Berlin and graduated from Berlin High School. She was baptized, confirmed and married in the Berlin Congregational church, where she was very active in Sunday School, Bell Choir, Choir, and Youth Group. After she married her husband, Gary, in 1980 she moved to East Hartford where they raised a son and a daughter.
Pastor Pam graduated from Yale Divinity School with a Master’s of Divinity in 2000. Prior to going to Yale she worked as a Licensed Physical Therapist in various settings in the greater Hartford area after earning her degree in Physical Therapy from Russell Sage College in 1977.
The Reverend Pamela Rose Vollinger was ordained by the United Church of Christ in 2001. She has worked in a number of pastoral roles since that time, including serving at Groton Congregational Church, Fishers Island Union Chapel, Center Congregational Church Manchester, and Enfield Congregational Church.
Pastor Pam has a special interest in the healing ministry of the church and Celtic Spirituality. She is currently completing Mercy By the Sea’s Spiritual Direction Practicum where she is training to become a Spiritual Director. She has done extensive continuing education in Gestalt for Pastoral Care. She enjoys time with family and friends, reading, walking, hiking, bicycling, kayaking, canoeing, and traveling.
Pastor Pam graduated from Yale Divinity School with a Master’s of Divinity in 2000. Prior to going to Yale she worked as a Licensed Physical Therapist in various settings in the greater Hartford area after earning her degree in Physical Therapy from Russell Sage College in 1977.
The Reverend Pamela Rose Vollinger was ordained by the United Church of Christ in 2001. She has worked in a number of pastoral roles since that time, including serving at Groton Congregational Church, Fishers Island Union Chapel, Center Congregational Church Manchester, and Enfield Congregational Church.
Pastor Pam has a special interest in the healing ministry of the church and Celtic Spirituality. She is currently completing Mercy By the Sea’s Spiritual Direction Practicum where she is training to become a Spiritual Director. She has done extensive continuing education in Gestalt for Pastoral Care. She enjoys time with family and friends, reading, walking, hiking, bicycling, kayaking, canoeing, and traveling.
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Berlin Congregational Church Service Times
Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Fellowship Coffee Hour following
Communion Every Sunday 9:45 a.m.
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Berlin Congregational Church History
The History Congregational Church of Berlin CT
This church was organized in 1775, three years after the Kensington parish was finally split and our Worthington parish established — the division made necessary by sixty-five years of wrangling among Kensington church members over location of the meeting house, travel difficulties for those on the parish outskirts, Ecclesiastical Society taxes and assessments and various other petty jealousies and squabbles between the residents of the eastern and western sections of the town.
In October, 1774, the thirty-eight farmers and artisans who, with their families, made up the original membership dedicated their new meetinghouse, a building which still stands 200 yards to the north and on the opposite side of the street from our current church building. That first building was partially destroyed by a fire in 1848, a fire thought to have been set by someone in violent disagreement with the stern temperance sentiments of the church leadership in those days. The building was rebuilt, minus the steeple at the north end, and sold to the town. Since then it has been used as a Town Hall, a grammar school, and school administration offices. The old building is now empty and is owned by the Berlin Historical Society.
The fire prompted the congregation to build a new church structure, the present meetinghouse. Remodeling went on for several years—the balconies were added and a taller steeple was built over the original, which everyone had decided was too small and out-of-proportion. A large addition was added at the rear in 1900 and then in 1950 the building was completely renovated, the pipe organ moved away from the front to the side, and all the dark woodwork painted white—the church as we know it today.
For more than a century after its founding, the Berlin Congregational Church, guided by its pastors and deacons and following the stern traditions of our Puritan forefathers, provided community leadership backed by unyielding moral and ethical values and faith in the history and spirit of congregationalism. Members covenanted with each other to keep “brotherly watch” over their fellows. Sinners and back-sliders were relentlessly pursued, prayed over and urged to reform.
Vast changes since those “simpler” days have lessened the influence of religion in modern American society—our membership today is approximately half what it was at the beginning of the 20th century. Most of New England’s independent Congregational Churches, including this one, were absorbed into the United Church of Christ in the 1950s and social concerns occupy a portion of the church’s agenda these days, in contrast to the more traditional emphasis on the individual’s relationship to God. But like everything else, these things go in cycles, and Bible-based preaching and evangelism are again gaining popularity as we find ourselves in the 21st century. Thus, we can still appreciate the words of the original 1775 covenant and endeavor to live up to them, even in this busy and hectic age:
“And we do now openly and solemnly dedicate and give up ourselves to God… to be guided by His Spirit, to be ruled by Him…trusting by the assistance of the Blessed Spirit that we will live soberly, righteously and Godly all the days of our lives.”
This church was organized in 1775, three years after the Kensington parish was finally split and our Worthington parish established — the division made necessary by sixty-five years of wrangling among Kensington church members over location of the meeting house, travel difficulties for those on the parish outskirts, Ecclesiastical Society taxes and assessments and various other petty jealousies and squabbles between the residents of the eastern and western sections of the town.
In October, 1774, the thirty-eight farmers and artisans who, with their families, made up the original membership dedicated their new meetinghouse, a building which still stands 200 yards to the north and on the opposite side of the street from our current church building. That first building was partially destroyed by a fire in 1848, a fire thought to have been set by someone in violent disagreement with the stern temperance sentiments of the church leadership in those days. The building was rebuilt, minus the steeple at the north end, and sold to the town. Since then it has been used as a Town Hall, a grammar school, and school administration offices. The old building is now empty and is owned by the Berlin Historical Society.
For more than a century after its founding, the Berlin Congregational Church, guided by its pastors and deacons and following the stern traditions of our Puritan forefathers, provided community leadership backed by unyielding moral and ethical values and faith in the history and spirit of congregationalism. Members covenanted with each other to keep “brotherly watch” over their fellows. Sinners and back-sliders were relentlessly pursued, prayed over and urged to reform.
Vast changes since those “simpler” days have lessened the influence of religion in modern American society—our membership today is approximately half what it was at the beginning of the 20th century. Most of New England’s independent Congregational Churches, including this one, were absorbed into the United Church of Christ in the 1950s and social concerns occupy a portion of the church’s agenda these days, in contrast to the more traditional emphasis on the individual’s relationship to God. But like everything else, these things go in cycles, and Bible-based preaching and evangelism are again gaining popularity as we find ourselves in the 21st century. Thus, we can still appreciate the words of the original 1775 covenant and endeavor to live up to them, even in this busy and hectic age:
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Light of the World
Jesus, the Light of the World, as we celebrate your birth... may we begin to see the world in the light of understanding you give us. As you chose the lowly, the outcasts, and the poor to receive the greatest news the world had ever known, so may we worship you in meekness of heart. May we also remember our brothers and sisters less fortunate than ourselves in this season of giving. Amen.
Berlin Congregational Church listing was last updated on the 1st of June, 2018
