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Wacky Wednesday

Join us on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and maybe even the 5th Wednesdays of the month. Our first group will be our Fiber Friends Group for people who love to craft whether that be knitting, sewing, crocheting, scrapbooking, painting, or whatever craft project suits your fancy. Bring your stuff and join the group as we…

Breakfast with the Bunny

First Congregational Church of Akron will host a Breakfast with the Bunny event on Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 9am to 11am. Gather your children or grandchildren and come and enjoy a free pancake breakfast and fun craft activities. Be sure to bring a camera to take photos of the children as they visit with…

Messy Church

Messy Church is the church like you have never seen before, and may never see again! Every month on the First Wednesday we gather in the Chapel at 6:45 pm to experience the ways that God gathers people of all ages and abilities in worship and praise. Together we look at different scriptures of our…

Silver Lining Luncheon

Grab your shamrocks, dress in your best green and join us as we celebrate St Patrick’s Day together at the Silver Lining Luncheon on Wednesday, March 6 from noon to 2pm. All retirees and senior members of First Church are welcome. This free luncheon event will be held in Fellowship Hall and will include a…

Mardi Gras Sunday

Mark your calendar for two special services that help us prepare, body and soul, for the time of Lent and Easter. Mardi Gras Sunday on February 11 will begin with a community pancake breakfast at 9am and one combined jazz worship service at 10am. Featured musicians playing on Mardi Gras Sunday are: Theron Brown, PianoChris…

Faith Enrichment

Faith Enrichment The 10:45 am session will meet on Wednesdays to discuss ideas based on the book Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again. The author, Rachel Held Evans, invites us to find inspiration in the Bible without checking our intellect–or imaginations–at the door. The 6:30 pm session will resume Wednesday,…

Trivia Night & Chili Cook Off

Join us Friday, January 26 from 6pm-8pm in fellowship hall for a night of fun and fellowship at our Pub-Style Trivia Night and Chili Cook-Off! Bring along your best chili and test your knowledge with exciting rounds of trivia. Prizes given for both chili and trivia. Hope to see you and your family there!

Welcome Reception

Join us as we officially welcome Rev. Jeffrey Jackson as our Interim Senior minister on Sunday, January 21, 2024. After each of the 9am and 11am worship services there will be a meet-and-greet and reception. Drinks and light refreshments will be available, but everyone is welcome and encouraged to bring food to share. We look…

Introducing our Interim Minister

Dear friends, The New Year has arrived.  Following our farewell to Pastor Nanette this Sunday; as we look to see what the future holds for First Church, we will welcome our new Interim Pastor. I am pleased to introduce to the congregation Reverend Jeffrey Jackson, as he will serve as our Interim Senior Minister beginning January 8. I invite you to join me at…

Farewell Sunday

Dear friends, Celebrate Pastor Nanette’s service to First Church and bid her farewell as she begins the next chapter in her ministry. This coming Sunday, January 7, 2024, will be Pastor Nanette’s last day as our Senior Minister. Her call as our first woman and immigrant Senior Minister has been historic in First Church’s 190 years…