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First Congregational UCC
Bellingham
WA
98225-3414
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Who we are
We are seekers, believers, skeptics and singers — citizens of the secular world drawn to how church links us to the past, even as we seek to reshape it for a better future.
We are people interested in both the intellectual questions of faith and the transcendent power of the sacred, experienced and explored in community. We appreciate the extraordinary gift of an ordinary Sunday service, the opportunity to serve and be served, and the unique role church plays in our individual and public lives; above all, we are humans wrestling with both the theoretical understanding and daily practice of a theology of love.
We are people interested in both the intellectual questions of faith and the transcendent power of the sacred, experienced and explored in community. We appreciate the extraordinary gift of an ordinary Sunday service, the opportunity to serve and be served, and the unique role church plays in our individual and public lives; above all, we are humans wrestling with both the theoretical understanding and daily practice of a theology of love.
Church Address
2401 Cornwall Ave
Bellingham,
WA
98225-3414
United States
Phone: 360-734-3720
Fax: 360-734-3981
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Church Pastor
Lead Pastor
2401 Cornwall Ave
Bellingham,
WA
98225-3414
United States
Phone: 360-734-3720
Fax: 360-734-3981
Download Lead Pastor Rev. Sharon A. Benton vCard with Bio
Quote of the Day
1 John 4:16
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
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United Church of Christ
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Rev. Sharon A. Benton
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Sharon grew up in rural New Jersey and has served as a healthcare chaplain or pastor in California, Connecticut, and Colorado. Now she gets to live and play in the most beautiful place she could ever dream of surrounded by waves and mountains and fuzzy-mossed giant trees.
At Claremont School of Theology she met her spouse, Jamie Kepros, who serves as Pastor at the Lummi Island Congregational Church, UCC.
At Claremont School of Theology she met her spouse, Jamie Kepros, who serves as Pastor at the Lummi Island Congregational Church, UCC.
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Cydne Cochran
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First Congregational UCC Bellingham Service Times
Sunday Morning Service: 10:00AM
COVID-19 Status: Worship is online
https://www.facebook.com/fccbucc/
until it is safer to gather in-person. Our building is currently closed to all users
Service Times last updated on the 8th of November, 2020
COVID-19 Status: Worship is online
https://www.facebook.com/fccbucc/
until it is safer to gather in-person. Our building is currently closed to all users
Service Times last updated on the 8th of November, 2020
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First Congregational UCC History
In 1999, we approved a statement marking us as an Open and Affirming congregation resolving to “welcome and affirm every person, without regard to sexual orientation, into the full life, rites, and ministry of our church.”
In 2013, we became a Just Peace church in a declaration encouraging “us as individuals and as a faith community to educate, grow, empower, and spiritually renew ourselves for peace making, doing justice, and practicing sustainability in our families, community and world.”
For over 30 years we have partnered with the Interfaith Coalition, an organization providing services to the homeless.
We remain involved in our community: giving regularly to service organizations, collecting food for the Bellingham Food Bank, and serving at the Community Meal (link to page).
In June 2016, we voted to partner with Northwest Youth Services to provide for homeless youth. We are excited to continue serving God and our community in new and exciting ways in the future. We hope you will be a part of it!
In 2013, we became a Just Peace church in a declaration encouraging “us as individuals and as a faith community to educate, grow, empower, and spiritually renew ourselves for peace making, doing justice, and practicing sustainability in our families, community and world.”
For over 30 years we have partnered with the Interfaith Coalition, an organization providing services to the homeless.
We remain involved in our community: giving regularly to service organizations, collecting food for the Bellingham Food Bank, and serving at the Community Meal (link to page).
In June 2016, we voted to partner with Northwest Youth Services to provide for homeless youth. We are excited to continue serving God and our community in new and exciting ways in the future. We hope you will be a part of it!
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