Welcome. We’re glad you found us! First Church is an open and affirming, just peace community.

At First Church, we care about each other and the world. We look for God in the scriptures and everyday life. We think and pray and break bread together. We ask questions that don’t have easy answers. We serve our neighbors. We raise our voices about the justice issues of our day. We proudly belong to the United Church of Christ. We think diversity is a beautiful gift from God and we do our best to truly welcome everyone. Worship is at the core of our life together. Join us at 10 a.m. each Sunday.

Love is Love! All Voices Matter!

Your vote NO on November 6 is a YES

YES to all loving couples

YES to the voices of all in our democracy

At our annual meeting on May 3rd we passed the following resolution:

“We commit at least $10,000 and up to $20,000 of our financial resources toward the campaign to defeat the Marriage Amendment to Minnesota’s Constitution on the ballot in November. Our goal is to use these funds in collaboration with other churches and like-minded groups opposed to the amendment. The Council is authorized to use these funds in ways it deems effective in meeting the intent of this action.”

We also committed our prayers until the vote in November. Here is our prayer for equality:

O God, as people made in the image of your loving equity, we celebrate all couples and work to protect all families. We seek to uphold each person’s voice in our democracy.

Give us courage and humility to offer our own sacred stories, and receive the stories of others. Free us to risk real conversation with those whose minds and hearts differ from our own. With the spirit of Jesus, we pray and protest, speak and listen. Amen.