We welcome bridge minister Rev. Joe Schulte and his wife, Beth Miller. 

We are pleased to announce the opening of Family Harbor House to families beginning Dec 1st. 
The Next Community Meal is Sunday, December 28th. 

You are welcome here.

An Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ Since 2010.

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Every Sunday at 10 am – 104 Church Street, Belfast, Maine

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Child Care is available, and Youth Sunday School meets year-round during the Worship Service. The Adult Choir rehearses before the Worship Service, and the Youth Choir rehearses after the Service. Join us after Sunday Worship for fellowship and refreshments.

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Our Facilities, Parking and ADA Access

Parking:  Street parking is available on Church, Spring and Court Streets, or in the Town parking lot adjacent to the Probate Court.  Designated handicapped parking is close to the church office at 8 Court Street, which is also the church address for mail. 

Parish House/Fellowship Hall:  The entrance to the Parish House and Fellowship Hall is on Spring Street, which is ADA accessible.  At this entrance is an elevator to assist accessing the Fellowship Hall where many community functions take place.  

Main Entrance:  The Main Entrance to the Sanctuary faces Church Street at Spring Street.  An ADA ramp is accessible on the Spring Street side.  

INTERESTED IN FIRST CHURCH?

No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here! You are always welcome to join us at Sunday worship or  our church activities and events.

Come visit us or call the church office if you would like to speak to our pastor. She would be happy to set up a time to meet you and answer your questions about First Church in Belfast, UCC. 

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Zoom into worship with us every Sunday morning at 10am or watch previous Sunday Services on your schedule.

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From Moderator Deb Woodbury

Pastor Loren’s last Sunday with us was October 5, 2025. We would like to thank her for her time with us, the new perspectives she brought to us, and her support and participation in social justice initiatives. We wish her well in her next endeavors.

We have been fortunate to find a very well-qualified bridge minister to serve our congregation for the next six months. Reverend Joe Schulte will begin his time with us on Sunday, November 2. Click here to read more about Joe and his wife Beth. 

MONTHLY COMMUNITY LUNCH

Our connection strengthens our Community; our Community strengthens our connection.

Join us on the fourth Sunday of each month for a FREE community meal at First Church in Belfast, UCC.  Personal care products and non-perishable food items are also available at these meals.  If you would like to volunteer for this community event, contact our office. Click on the Event Calendar link below to see more of our community events. 

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I want my inner truth to be the plumb line for the choices I make about my life - about the work that I do and how I do it, about the relationships I enter into and how I conduct them.

– Parker J Palmer, Author/Educator/Activist

Creator God, cultivate within us a life which proclaims your praise. Sow within us your love and compassion for our neighbors and creation. Nourish us always with the outpouring of your grace ... and lead us to tend a life that shares you with the world.

– Pastor Joshua Fitterling

You gave me blue and I gave you yellow./ Together we are simple green. You gave me/ What you did not have and I gave you/ What I had to give - together, we made/ Something greater than the difference.

– Excerpt from the poem “When Giving Is All We Have” by Alberto Ríos, 2014.  Shared during 2022 Stewardship Reflections by Judy Williams.

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