Welcome to the First Congregational Church in Bristol
The First Congregational Church in Bristol is a vital, progressive Christian community of faith with long roots in our community.
We promise you our friendship and prayers as we share the hopes and labors of the Church of Jesus the Christ. We pray that God grant that — loving and being loved, serving and being served, forgiving and being forgiven, offering grace and receiving grace — we may dwell together in love, unity and hope.
We are Bristol’s first and founding church. We have been here since 1680, formed by the same leaders who founded the town of Bristol a few months after the church was gathered. In 1785, more than a century after our founding, our congregation and our sixth pastor, the Reverend Mr. Henry Wight, began the Bristol 4th of July Parade and Patriotic Exercises. So we are the Founders of America’s Oldest Fourth of July Celebration.
Today, our congregation is known for its broad support for our community and our willingness to speak out regarding social justice issues. Sunday services, under the leadership of Pastor Deborah Tate Breault, are relevant and thought-provoking.
No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!
Please join Rev. Deborah Breault for this evening presentation as we begin our healing work together. This event is sponsored by the Church Council .
(New date) October 1, 2021. * Dinner at 6:00pm* Evening Program at 7:00pm* Closing Devotion at 8:25pm. . . So …
Bringing the best in Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Celtic and Traditional music to the Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts area
Bristol’s Stone Church Coffeehouse will reopen for in-person concerts in September 2021. We are thrilled to invite back old friends and welcome new friends. This will be our 15th season. The Stone …
Join the “Good Night Lights” to shine a light of hope to children in hospital. Every Monday night First Congregational Church “Good Night Lighters” travel to the Squantum Association in East Providence to send a good night signal to children at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Anyone is welcome to …
One Great Hour of Sharing® is one of four special mission offerings of the United Church of Christ. This Lenten Offering supports the disaster, refugee, and development ministries of the United Church of Christ within Wider Church Ministries. While OGHS offerings are usually made before Easter, gifts designated toward …
FCC Bristol launched a Capital Campaign on July 1 to raise substantial funding toward the restoration of the Gothic windows and the repair and painting of the plaster in the sanctuary. We invite every member and visitor to our …
On Sunday, September 12, FCC held its intergenerational worship service welcoming all its children, families, and members to celebrate the kick-off of our FCC Sunday School Year! Balloons were flying over every pew, rainbow-colored frogs (more on that, below) …
Since the first days of the evacuation of at-risk Afghan families and Americans in August to Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily, Italy, the Board of Deacons at FCC Bristol and members of the congregation have responded to the humanitarian …
Just as the light began to fade in the sky last Saturday, we carried out the huge film screen and set it up on the lawn, followed by the chairs and the popcorn machine — which Susan Brosnihan lovingly cleaned …
Psalter: Psalm 19:7-14
Gospel: Mark 8: 27- 35
Sermon: “The Building Blocks of the Christian Community”
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Sermon Topic: “Essential for Life”
Scripture: Psalm 84
Gospel: Ephesians 6:10-20
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Sermon Topic: “What if today were your last”.
Scripture: Psalm34:9-14
Gospel: Ephesians 5:15-20
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Sermon Topic: “Of Sun and Anger”.
Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-5:2
The Gospel: John 6:35, 41-51
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