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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 Minister, 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 are relevant and thought-provoking.
No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!
Upcoming Events
95th Harvest Moon Bazaar & Luncheon!
Our 95th annual Harvest Moon Bazaar is coming up and will be held on Saturday, November 23nd from 10am to 3pm. This is our largest annual fund raiser for the church and it is our 95th year!!! Wow!! We as a congregation have been doing this that long, and of…
Come to Trivia Night — Oct 11
Support One Great Hour of Sharing
Donations in support of One Great Hour of Sharing’s international mission work will be gratefully received at any time throughout the year. The theme for the 2024 One Great Hour of Sharing® is Share the Light. The United Church of Christ invites you to participate in this special mission…
Good Night Lights
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 join the…
News
Coffeehouse is a Winner! Seventh Year in a Row!
This summer Bristol’s Stone Church Coffeehouse was honored for a seventh year in a row with a Best Local Music Venue recognition from Best in RI Awards. The event reception was held on July 25 at the Waterfire Arts Center…
Meet Cristina Marino: One of FCC’S Sunday Techs—and Her Senior Project
Each week, we have a faithful legion of techs who tape and livestream our Sunday services. If you were around for this summer’s services, you saw them out of their sanctuary balcony perch to tape our services in the DeWolf…
Teaching Sunday School is fun! Try it out.
Sunday, September 8, will be FCC’s 2024 Rally Day—the opening of Church School. During the service, we will commission and bless our children and youth as they enter into another year of Christian education. Please join us for this annual…
To all who make Ecumenical Meals possible
FCC Bristol works with two churches in Warren to prepare weekend meals for residents who, for a variety of reasons, need help securing nourishment. Every 3 months, our church takes on “a month” of Saturdays. Volunteer cooks, dessert makers and…
Worship Service Videos
Worship Service for Sunday September 8, 2024
Worship service by: The Rev. Dr. Nancy Hamlin Soukup; Scripture: Proverbs 2:1-5; Scripture: Romans 15:1-2,4-6; Sermon: “The Many Voices of Faith Formation”; Click here to view the Bulletin in a new window; https://vimeo.com/1005130937 For Closed Captions, click the icon and…
Worship Service for Sunday September 1, 2024
Worship service by: The Rev. Dr. Nancy Hamlin Soukup; Scripture: James 1:17-27; Scripture: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23; Sermon: “Let Us Hope when Hope Seems Hopeless”; Click here to view the Bulletin in a new window; https://vimeo.com/1002419518 For Closed Captions, click…
Worship Service for Sunday August 25, 2024
Worship service by: The Rev. Dr. Nancy Hamlin Soukup; Scripture: Joshua 24:1-2a,14-18; Scripture: John 6:56-69; Sermon: “And, Jesus asked: ‘Do you also wish to go away?”; Click here to view the Bulletin in a new window; https://vimeo.com/1000078059 For Closed Captions,…
Worship Service for Sunday August 18, 2024
Worship service by: The Rev. Dr. Nancy Hamlin Soukup; Scripture: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14; Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20; Sermon: “And God Gave Solmon a Wise and Discerning Mind to Govern”; Click here to view the Bulletin in a new window; https://vimeo.com/997386224…