Pie fans recently gathered at The First Congregational Church for its annual "Best Pie In Town" contest. The Rev. Helen Nablo is pastor of this Protestant church.
Centrally located in Middletown along tree-lined Forest Avenue, Graceway Community Church, a Christian church, prides itself on being a community made up of parishioners from all walks of life and from different socioeconomic, ethnic and denominational backgrounds.
Sunday morning services at Graceway include Bible Class at 9:30 am and Worship at 10:30. Bible Classes are open to all ages, from preschool to adult, and Sunday services typically feature Bible reading, prayer, communion, music and lessons.
Graceway also offers Connect Groups that include Pathfinders, The Way and Sojourners. Other programs include Prayer Room, Third Watch for teens, and youth activities, as well as ministry services that partner with other local area churches.
Lead Pastor Mike Sullivan, a native of Lawrence, Kansas and raised in North Dakota and California, attended Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas before completing his studies at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. He has served churches from California to Rhode Island for 21 years.
Led by Rev. Lael Atkinson, the church conducts Sunday services at 10:30am. Among its many active programs are a church school, nursery care, summer Bible school, adult education classes, fellowship groups and local and national outreach missions and a number of volunteer activities.
Located at the intersection of Pond and Washington Streets, South Congregational Church was founded nearly 200 years ago. The congregation is headed by Pastor Scott Killian and meets for worship every Sunday from 10:30am to 11:30am. There is also Sunday School for children at that time and nursery care for kids under 4 years old. Church members often participate in missions, including a recent fundraising drive for victims of the Haiti earthquake. Wonder Days Preschool is also located at the church.
The First Congregational Church has been serving the community since 1842. It offers worhsip services at FCC at the following times:
Sat, 5:30pm - Come-as-you-are, all-ages.
Sun, 9am - Traditional worship service, adult choir, Sunday school
Sun, 10:45am - Theme-based, all-ages, high-school choir
Children are always welcome in worship and nursery care is also available at all three services for children up to age 5.
There are 13 choirs here that involve all ages.
Pilgrim Congregational Church is a member of the United Church of Christ (UCC), the oldest and largest Protestant denomination in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Members of the congregation represent a variety of religious backgrounds, as well as agnostics. The church is also an "Open and Affirming" church, the UCC designation for congregations that make public statements of welcome into their full life and ministry to persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
The First Congregational Church was founded in 1680 at the same time the town itself was established. In 1785, Reverend Henry Wight, the pastor at First Congregational, started what is now known as the Bristol 4th of July Parade, the oldest 4th of July celebration in the USA. The Church itself is an impressive structure sitting proudly at the corner of High Street between Bradford and Congregational Streets. Under the leadership of Rev. Daniel Barron Randall, the church has been very active in the community. It provides a number of services such as a Christian education and Sunday school program, the Little Friends Preschool, the East Bay Food Pantry and Stone Soup Thrift Shop as well as hosting folk and bluegrass concerts in the church coffeehouse.
The North Falmouth Congregational Church is located on Old Main Road. The church has a small local congregation and holds weekly services on Sunday mornings.
The First Congregational Church is located in West Tisbury center, between Alley's General Store and the Tisbury Town Hall. The church was founded in 1673; this is the third meetinghouse that has served the congregation. It was moved to its present location in 1866. Cathlin Baker serves as minister.
Services are held every Sunday at 10am. The church offers "Crib Room Care" for children under two during Sunday services.
Sunday school classes run from approximately 10:15am to 11:15am and are tailored for students in kindergarten through ninth grade. A confirmation class is offered for ninth-graders as they prepare to become members of the church.
Among the church's many groups is Sarah's Circle, a women-only book club with a focus on feminine spirituality. The church also hosts a long-running concert series highlighting local musicians. Money raised through the concerts is used to support the church's music programs, including the restoration and maintenance of its historic Skinner organ.
