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First Parish Federated Church is led by many dedicated and faithful members and friends who demonstrate the grace of God, the love and Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit through all they do individually and through teams, ministries, committees and boards. All meetings are open. Below is a list of the different groups and what they do:
Church Council – Meets monthly with representatives from our Boards and Committees and the Financial Team to lead the work of the Church. This includes overseeing the Church’s programs and ministries, carrying out long-range goals and creating and implementing a budget. It is led by Harland Goodwin, Moderator.
Board of Deacons – The deacons assist the Pastor in the spiritual and pastoral care of the Church. You will see them Sunday mornings preparing the sanctuary for worship, helping our acolytes (our youth) prepare for service, ushering, working the sound system and anything else that’s needed. They meet monthly to plan ahead (way ahead) and when they’re not serving on Sunday morning or other special services, they are visiting our home bound members and those in nursing homes.
Board of Trustees – The trustees are the ones who maintain the Church buildings and grounds and often do it themselves quietly behind the scenes. Some of their most recent repairs and projects have been overseeing the new Kitchen, rewiring the Sanctuary, helping to clean out the drainage to avoid flooding in the basement. They work often and tirelessly on big and little things and we are so grateful!
Christian Education Committee – works to provide Christian Education for all ages! Made up of members, friends and teachers, they find and create curriculum for our youth, plan special Sundays such as the Christmas Pageant and Children’s Sunday. Our youth are involved in worship as well as liturgists and acolytes. Christian Ed also provides opportunities for adult book and bible discussions led by lay leaders and Pastor Linda. We have lots of opportunities for people to help out with Christian Ed – just ask us!
Community Outreach) – helps organize different ministries that help those in need in our community and beyond. Some of the programs we are involved with are the Christmas Giving Tree, Home for the Holidays, UCC Church appeals, the South Berwick Community Food Pantry, Daisy’s Children and Salvation Army Dinners (to name a few). For a list of other outreach opportunities and contact info check out our link for Outreach
First Parish Federated Church is led by many dedicated and faithful members and friends who demonstrate the grace of God, the love and Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit through all they do individually and through teams, ministries, committees and boards. All meetings are open. Below is a list of the different groups and what they do:
Church Council – Meets monthly with representatives from our Boards and Committees and the Financial Team to lead the work of the Church. This includes overseeing the Church’s programs and ministries, carrying out long-range goals and creating and implementing a budget. It is led by Harland Goodwin, Moderator.
Board of Deacons – The deacons assist the Pastor in the spiritual and pastoral care of the Church. You will see them Sunday mornings preparing the sanctuary for worship, helping our acolytes (our youth) prepare for service, ushering, working the sound system and anything else that’s needed. They meet monthly to plan ahead (way ahead) and when they’re not serving on Sunday morning or other special services, they are visiting our home bound members and those in nursing homes.
Board of Trustees – The trustees are the ones who maintain the Church buildings and grounds and often do it themselves quietly behind the scenes. Some of their most recent repairs and projects have been overseeing the new Kitchen, rewiring the Sanctuary, helping to clean out the drainage to avoid flooding in the basement. They work often and tirelessly on big and little things and we are so grateful!
Christian Education Committee – works to provide Christian Education for all ages! Made up of members, friends and teachers, they find and create curriculum for our youth, plan special Sundays such as the Christmas Pageant and Children’s Sunday. Our youth are involved in worship as well as liturgists and acolytes. Christian Ed also provides opportunities for adult book and bible discussions led by lay leaders and Pastor Linda. We have lots of opportunities for people to help out with Christian Ed – just ask us!
Community Outreach) – helps organize different ministries that help those in need in our community and beyond. Some of the programs we are involved with are the Christmas Giving Tree, Home for the Holidays, UCC Church appeals, the South Berwick Community Food Pantry, Daisy’s Children and Salvation Army Dinners (to name a few). For a list of other outreach opportunities and contact info check out our link for Outreach