Join us at First Church all through the Lenten season, beginning on Ash Wednesday. See details below!

Wednesday, February 18th-Ash Wednesday

The First Church sanctuary will be open to all from 4pm-7pm on Ash Wednesday for all those wishing to receive Ashes, prayers, or wish for comfort and quiet respite in the First Church sanctuary. There will notbe a formal service held, come on in!

Sunday, March 29th-Palm Sunday Service

Join First Church as we observe Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week, with a Palm Sunday Service led by Steve Pozzato (MID), Lay Minister, at 10am in the sanctuary. 

Thursday, April 2nd-Maundy Thursday Service

First Church will observe Maundy Thursday, led by Steve Pozzato (MID), Lay Minister, with a special service taking place at 7pm. 

Friday, April 3rd-Good Friday Cross Walk Stop

Come join us at First Church as a part of the East Haddam Cross Walk! Walk or drive over to First Church for a special reading and message by Steve Pozzato (MID), Lay Minister. Water and restroom access provided to all!

Sunday, April 5-Easter Sunday Service

Easter Sunday Service, led by Steve Pozzato (MID), Lay Minister, will take place at 10am. Come celebrate the Resurrection of the Christ at First Church. He Is Risen!

Think green and celebrate trees in song, story, and poetry at an Arbor Day coffee house at First Church of Christ Congregational, 499 Town Street, on Friday, April 17, from 6:30 to 8:30p.m., co-sponsored by First Church and the East Haddam Land Trust.

In April, spring days are getting longer and warmer, and the trees are responding with swelling buds that will unfurl into new leaves. They are a reminder that National Arbor Day is approaching in Connecticut.

Connecticut is the 14th most forested state in the nation and has the highest urban forest cover, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). East Haddam, with 56.6 square miles, benefits from thousands of acres of protected forest land in state parks, conservation entities, and land trust properties.

Trees provide key benefits ranging from heat and pollution mitigation, oxygen creation, increased stormwater absorption, fuel, wood products, food, noise absorption, mental and physical health improvements, lower energy costs, and carbon storage. This Arbor Day, help to plant or hug a tree!

Freewill donations will be gladly accepted to benefit both non-profit organizations.

Join us on Saturday, April 25th at 1:00pm and learn about wildlife rehabilitation with a focus on opossums. All are welcome!

ONGOING

During these Winter months, please help us to continue giving to those in need of home fuel assistance to keep warm. Please click the link below to be redirected to the East Haddam Emergency Fuel Bank page on this website where you can give online or get information on how to send a check. A red donation bucket will also be available at all Sunday Services. Click HERE to be redirected to the dedicated page on our website!