As it says on our home page, we are a spiritual community where no matter who you are or where you are on your life or spiritual journey, you are completely, fully welcome.

We come from a wide array of Christian (and some non-Christian) backgrounds, committed to and guided by Jesus’ “Great Commandment” to love God with all our hearts, minds and strength, and to love others as ourselves.

First Parish Church is a spiritual community with a long tradition of democratic governance and the full welcome of people of every race, gender, age, family configuration, sexual orientation, physical and psychological ability, economic circumstance and theological perspective.

Our community is grounded in four “pillars”:

WORSHIP  Each Sunday and on other occasions throughout the year, you will experience soul-stirring music and inspiring, challenging and thought- provoking sermons.

SERVICE  We believe deeply that faith is fully vibrant only when it is lived in the world. Our members and friends are actively engaged in serving God’s people, near and far, financially, materially, emotionally and spiritually. We offer our time, talents and treasure to serve the homeless, hungry, lonely, elderly, veterans, youth and more.

FELLOWSHIP  Each Sunday after our Worship time, we continue to stay together for a time of refreshments and conversation, and hope you will too, as we are about relationships as much as anything. First Parish Church is a frequent host for other community groups and efforts as well in our Church and in our Chapel building.

EDUCATION Along with worship, Sunday School, Youth Fellowship, Bible Study, and Book Group are ways we enrich ourselves at First Parish. These offerings are not just for members. Our Bible study is especially reflective of this with members who join in from New Jersey, western Massachusetts, New York and their vacation destinations on Zoom. These programs are a great way for you to check us out.

These four “pillars” support what First Parish Church is all about. We are and continue to aspire to be a place where any of God’s people who wish can come for help, support and encouragement in rising to their “higher selves,”  becoming the best of who and what God created them to be. We are a place that seeks to help others take the “divine spark” that God has placed in each of us and turn it into a flame that brings light and warmth to the world.

But really, don’t take our word for it. As Jesus once said, “Come and see.”