Newtown Congregational UCC
Newtown
CT

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Newtown Congregational Church (NCC) is a Christ-centered Protestant community that has served as a spiritual center for the Newtown, Connecticut area for over 300 years. Our congregation thrives because we commit to welcoming all people into our membership.

We understand that as part of our faith Christ expects us to "love our neighbor". We realize and embrace "our neighbor" as anyone we have the opportunity to come in contact with or can affect the life of.

We embrace people at any point in their faith journey and affirm each person's freedom to pursue God's unique calling. We celebrate God's inclusive welcome at Christ's Communion Table and affirm that full and equal participation in the life and leadershp of our church is open to all.

We confess that we continue to discover how to more fully love one another as Jesus loves each one of us. In an often hurting and broken world, we also commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of learning and growing as a community of grace and reconciliation.

We understand the scriptures to be inspired by God. We know that God in Christ is calling the church and each of us to new ways of being and we are doing our best to figure out what exactly that means.

We are people who might have been brought up in a protestant tradition, other faith, or no faith. We respect and honor all faiths and believe in interfaith partnership and dialogue. We like to exchange ideas and opinions. We believe everyone should be free to wrestle with theology. We do our best to love each other, even when we disagree.

NCC Core Values:

We faithfully worship and serve God while seeking spiritual growth.

As a Christ-centered church, we commit ourselves to…

Extend God’s Compassion: Fervently extend God’s care and compassion beyond ourselves and our doors through ministry, outreach, and missions.
Build God’s Community: Purposefully build God’s community through welcoming and nurturing one another on our faith journey.
Celebrate God’s Generosity: Affirm and celebrate God’s generosity through inspired giving and active involvement.
Embrace God’s Diversity: Respectfully honor every individual and each person’s freedom to pursue God’s unique calling.

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Matthew S. Crebbin

Lead Pastor

203-426-9024

203-270-7741

Rev. Matthew Crebbin has been the Senior Minister the Newtown Congregational Church, UCC since 2007. He has served faith communities in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. A sought after preacher and lecturer, his ministry has focused upon a variety of areas including: theological dialogue, ecumenical and interfaith partnerships, youth and young adult ministries - as well as justice and peace advocacy. He is the Coordinator of the Newtown Interfaith Clergy Association.

Rev. Crebbin grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley where he received a BA in Legal Studies in 1988. He received his MDiv. from Andover Newtown Theological School in 1994. He has served in leadership capacity on a number of local, regional and international organizations including: Rotary International, Habitat for Humanity, and various other Health and Human Services organizations.

Since the events at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, Rev. Crebbin has worked with a broad coalition of faith leaders in CT and nationally to build bridges of understanding and compassion between diverse communities. He has been a leader in promoting peace and reconciliation near and far and has offered his voice and support to the passing of gun safety legislation and finding other means locally and nationally to reduce gun violence in all communities.

Matt is married to Martha and they have four children and a rescue dog. When not involved in ministry or transporting his children to their various activities all around the area, Matt enjoys playing music, singing, carpentry, working on his house, and playing basketball.

203-426-9024

203-270-7741

Worship Services

Sunday 10AM-11AM

Service Times last updated on the 22nd of January, 2025