Gathered by the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony in August of 1629, First Church is one of the oldest Protestant churches founded in North America and the first to be governed by congregational polity.
Today, we remain a self-governing congregation that follows its by-laws and democratically elects its officers. The First Church welcomes all who wish to share in our religious fellowship and spiritual quest regardless of color, race, creed, or sexual orientation.
We welcome and celebrate various theological, philosophical and spiritual diversity. We espouse and work to live the values of freedom, reason, interdependence, equity, justice, transformation, pluralism, and generosity as pathways to honoring love as our central tenet. We do not ask what you believe or expect you to think in a specific way; we only ask that you work to live a kind, helpful life with dignity.
Our new minister!
We are so excited to be welcoming our new minister this August: the Rev. Danielle Garrett. Danielle is relocating from Portland, Oregon, where she has served at the First Unitarian Church in Portland, Oregon for the past 2 years. Mark your calendars for the Homecoming Service on September 7th, when Danielle will be preaching. Come and learn why Rev. Danielle LOVES CHURCH!
Learn more about Rev. Danielle.
Information about Church Tours
for Visitors and Volunteers!
Labyrinth at Star Island
Summer Pause
Along with Sunday services, our regular programming for youth and adults will be on pause for the summer. In addition, the Church Office will be closed for the month of July.
We will have volunteers monitoring the office email and voicemail, so please do reach out with any questions!
Farewell and Thank You to Rev. Jenny
Sunday, June 15th was our last service with the wise and wonderful Reverend Jenny Rankin. As our Interim Minister, Rev. Jenny shepherded our congregation for the past 3 years. We are blessed to have had this time with her, and we wish her all the best on the next steps in her journey!
