Welcome to Ashland First Congregational
United Church of Christ

God is still speaking!

No matter who, no matter what, no matter where you are on life’s journey, you are invited and welcome.

Our Beliefs

We are a progressive Protestant Christian community of faith and service. Our congregation is a place where our members seek to know God in the spirit of Jesus Christ and to gain strength and support for our spiritual journeys and ministries.

Central to our faith is our belief that Christ calls us to participate in God’s reign of justice, peace, and compassion on earth. We seek to live out an inclusive vision in which all may participate in every aspect of the church’s life, its worship, ministries, governance, and leadership. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ability, race, gender, or sexual orientation.

Our faith is based on the witness of the Bible, which we take seriously but not literally. We understand that faith grows and evolves over a lifetime and that each member brings the gifts of personal perspective and experience to our common life.

Our Ministries

Our members see themselves as ministers in their daily lives, engaging in either professional or volunteer activities such as teaching, counseling, health care, business, family care, and other community services.

As a congregation, we participate in several interfaith programs: the Ashland Food Bank, Meals-on-Wheels, Habitat for Humanity, and the Interfaith Care Community of Ashland.

In witness to our historical concern for justice, we declared our church open and affirming of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons in 1991.