Sunday Services Begin at 10:30 a.m.

The First Church in June

Calendar at a Glance

Plase note: Church office hours for the summer months will be:

Monday - Thursday, 9:30 - 1:30; messages and emails checked on a regular basis

Sunday, June 28
* Jazz Sunday Service, 10:30 am;
*Question Box Sermon
* RE Ice Cream & Bubble Party
*Congregation & Coming of Age Class: UU Walking Tour of Boston: rescheduled to August 9th!!!

Tuesday, June 30
* Alliance luncheon, noon *Alliance

* SPRinT meets, 4:00 p.m.; more info here

Summer Services

As is our custom, The First Church will be closed for the month of July. Sunday services will be held at our sister church, The First Universalist Sopciety of Salem (FUSS) , during the month of July. The church is located at 211 Bridge street, and services begin at 10:00 a.m. Hope we see you there! For further information, click here.

Services resume here at The First Church on Sunday, August 2. This is a special service, commemorating the founding of The First Church in august of 1629. Reverend Barz-Snell will be preaching.

For further information on church events, see our Special events page here, or contact the church office at office @ firstchurchinsalem.org

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Church closings:

On stormy Sundays, church closings will be annnounced on:

WCVB Channel 5

WBZ 1030 AM

Welcome!

Wouldn't it be great if there were a church that truly welcomes all people regardless of religious background, age, race or sexual orientation?

Wouldn't it be great if there were a church that is grounded in a long and amazing history yet embraces current forms of inspiration and the cultivation of soul?

Wouldn't it be great if there were a church that refuses to concede the Bible to mean-spirited and literal-minded interpretations and instead holds up the clarion calls for compassion and justice we hear in the scriptures?

Wouldn't it be great if there were a church that encourages people to bring their whole selves to a service on Sundays and not simply check their brains at the door?

Wouldn't it be great, if there were a church with a long history of working for social change that actually speaks to the major issues of the day?

Well, there is a church like this… and we invite you to come check out our services and programs.

Welcome to the First Church in Salem, Unitarian.

The Rev. Jeff Barz-Snell, Minister

The First Church in Salem, Unitarian is one of the oldest continuing Protestant churches in North America and the first to be governed by congregational polity, a central feature of Unitarian Universalism. We are proud of our history and excited by our present.

A member church of the Unitarian Universalist Association

Come to a service:

We invite all to come and share with the First Church Family the beauty of our Meetinghouse and the experience of our prayer.

Preachers here have the task of presenting religion freely, fearlessly, and faithfully. Hearers have the responsibility of testing what they hear, not only with a critical mind, but also in the living of everyday life.

Members of this Congregation welcome the support of all who believe that religion is wider than any sect and deeper than any set of opinions.
We cordially invite all who wish to share in our religious fellowship and spiritual quest to join with us.