Our Beliefs

First Community Church is "the church of the infinite quest," as described in 1924 by The Reverend M. H. Lichliter of First Congregational Church. Remaining true to that spirit, our church believes …

• All people are included in God's unconditional love and grace.
• In Jesus Christ whose life revealed God's love at work in the human family.
• In the Holy Spirit as the power by which we are brought into closer harmony with our Creator.

 Therefore we …

• Strive to follow the path of Jesus Christ, while recognizing other pathways to the Divine.
• Encourage each person's spiritual journey, embracing a variety of spiritual disciplines.
• Understand that the words we use to express our faith are to be lived out by loving and compassionate action.
• Take the Bible seriously, not literally; finding more grace in the search for meaning than in absolute certainty.
• Agree to differ, unite to serve, and resolve to love.

Click on the links below, to see how these spiritual values are made manifest in the daily life of the church.

• Holy Scripture
• Sacraments
• Formation (Education)
• Denominational Affiliation
• Governance
• Membership

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