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First Congregational UCC: A Rainbow People, Open and Affirming

First Congregational United Church of Christ

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131 6th Avenue at Broadway

Sun. after Labor Day-Sun. before Memorial Day (Fall-Spring):

Adult Nurture Class: 9 am

Sunday Worship: 10:15 am

Children's Nurture Class: after "Time with Children" in worship

Memorial Day Sunday-Labor Day Sunday (summer)

Worship ONLY--9:30 am

Send us an email if you need info or you just want to say "hi"! Click here: fstuccbboo@dwave.net

Our building is wheelchair accessible from the parking lot entrance and we have an elevator to the basement, entrance and sanctuary/narthex levels, where nearly everthing takes place. Large print bulletins and hearing assistance devices are available for worship. Click to link to UCC Disabilities Ministries page: http://www.uccdisabilitiesministries.org/

Links:
Still Speaking
UCC.org

From the pastor's desk--Welcome!

A Sacred Fold in Time

Welcome to the home of First Congregational UCC in Baraboo on the web. Whether you're a current member or friend of the congregation, found us by a search, or are just browsing, I hope you'll find the website interesting and maybe there's something that will grab your attention and make you want to spend some "real time" with us on a Sunday morning!

I have just returned to active pastoring after a Sabbatical time away from First Congregational for several months, part olf the regular flow of being a pastor in the UCC. It was a time full of meaningful travels, time to rest, time to learn, time to be challenged. It is part of the faith, to take "sabbath" time regularly--on a weekly basis, on a bigger scale, too--to re-create and renew and rediscover just who God has made us to be. As one wise theologian has put it, sabbath is like a sacred fold in time. Some say it is an extravagant luxury, to take such time. I would argue that it is a necessity that, if practiced more widely in all sorts of professions, would be of benefit to employers, employees, business and culture in general--across the board. Regardless, I am glad to be back and look forward to our continuing ministry together, as pastor and people.

I hope, if you are checking us out online for the first time, that you will choose to join with us on a Sunday. We would love to welcome you to join us on your journey through life. If you haven't been to church for a while or maybe want to check out a congregation that is progressive and open-minded (kinda like Jesus was), a congregation that embraces worship tradition but is not enslaved to it and sometimes stretches out into new words and music and thoughts--then this is a great time to join us--a rainbow people, open and affirming. We look forward to

—See you in church! Pastor Doug

seeing you!

First Congregational welcomes ALL people, wherever you are on your spiritual journey.

PASTOR: Reverend Douglas Fauth, MDiv

Sabattical Supply Pastor (April 12-August 12, 2010):

Rev. Meg Shepherd

Please contact the Church Office: (608) 356-4300

or the parish nurse or moderator for any church concerns.

They will be happy to help you or, if needed, offer referral to Rev. Shepherd

during the Sabbatical period above. Thank you.

PARISH NURSE: Geri Schoenoff, R.N. (608) 356-3473

MODERATOR: Bob Tully (608) 356-7187

MUSIC DIRECTOR: Gretchen Dresen