First Congregational Church in Bristol
An Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ
A Special Service of Prayer and Thanksgiving for Our Church;
Due to a fire in the church kitchen on 10/31, worship was held outdoors in the courtyard;
Worship service by: Rev Dr. Nancy Hamlin Soukup;
Scripture: “Isaiah 43:1-7” ;
Message: “Time for Reflection”;
Prayer: In a Time of Distress;
Prayer: For Those who are Caught by Food Insecurity;
There was no Live Stream Video for this Worship Service on 2025-11-02;
Worship service by: Rev Dr. Nancy Hamlin Soukup;
Scripture: “Matthew 13:24-32” ;
Message: “The Great Pumpkin Seed”
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First Congregational Church
The Heating A/C Upgrade
281 High Street, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809
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We are pleased to announce that by a unanimous congregational vote on September 28 a new minisplit heating/cooling system was approved for installation in the DeWolf Room complex. And, the installation is underway already! It will take about six business days to complete the installation, which includes four minisplits in the DeWolf Room itself, one in the Historical Properties Room, and one in the Wardwell Room. These units will provide more effective heating in the winter and air conditioning during the summer months. Furthermore, the minisplits have a dehumidifying setting that will help alleviate the high humidity levels we experience, especially in the DeWolf Room.
The total cost of this system is $46,243. During the September 28 meeting, the congregation approved a motion stating that one-half of the total cost would be drawn from our investments in order to begin the installation. The remaining balance, which is $23,213, we hope will be covered by members of the congregation through a special contribution drive. In fact, if we are able to raise more than the balance, we hope to be able to repay some of what was drawn for the down payment on the system. If we do not raise at least one-half the cost, then we will have to return to our investments to cover the remaining balance of the bill. We very much want to avoid that.
We appreciate your consideration of this special contribution drive to cover at least one-half of the costs for this system or about $23,213. Below is a form you can print out and leave in the offering plate on a Sunday or send to the church office. We thank you for all that our members are doing to help us meet our contribution goal by December 31, 2025.
Worship service by: Rev Dr. Nancy Hamlin Soukup;
Scripture: “Ruth 1:6-19” ;
Message: “And Your People Shall Be My People”
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Worship service by: Rev Dr. Nancy Hamlin Soukup;
Scripture: “1 Corinthians 12:12-27” ;
Scripture: “John 17: 10-23” ;
Message: “Being One in a Fractured World”
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Worship service by: Rev Dr. Nancy Hamlin Soukup;
Scripture: “Psalm 146” ;
Scripture: “1 Timothy 6:6-19” ;
Message: “Will We Reach ‘Contentment’?”
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Worship service by: Rev. Jametta Alston;
Scripture: “Proverbs 2:1-5” ;
Scripture: “Timothy 2:1-7 RSV” ;
Message: “Praying for All”
Due to Technical issues, the audio is unstable in the service video below. There are some dropouts and some feedback causing ringing.
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Worship service by: Rev. Dr. Nancy Hamlin Soukup;
Scripture: “Proverbs 2:1-5” ;
Scripture: “Romans 15:1-2,4-6” ;
Message: “Make Your Ear Attentive to Wisdom and Incline Your Heart to Understanding”
Due to a technical difficulty the beginning of this Service video was lost. Missing are the Prelude, Welcome, Announcements, Introit, Call to Worship, Invocation, and the First Hymn. The service picks up at the Commissioning of Church School.
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Worship service by: Rev. Dr. Nancy Hamlin Soukup;
Scripture: “Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18” ;
Scripture: “Luke 14:25-33” ;
Message: “The Upside-Down World of Discipleship”
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Worship service by: Rev. Dr. Nancy Hamlin Soukup;
Scripture: “Psalm 149: 1-5,9a” ;
Scripture: “2 Chronicles 5:11-14” ;
Message: “A Hymn Sing”
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