May at The First Church

Sunday, May 4

• Sunday Service, 10:30 a.m.
  
• Annual Meeting of the Society, following the service
  
• S.A.F.E. meets, 4:00 p.m.
  
• Low Carbon Group meets, 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6

• Alliance luncheon, noon

Friday, May 9

• RE meeting 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 11

• Sunday Service, with guest minister Rev. Jim Maynard, 10:30 a.m.
  
• Mother’s Day

Tuesday, May 13

• Alliance luncheon, noon

Wednesday, May 14

• Standing Committee, 7:30 p.m.
  
• Salem Mission dinner, 4:30 p.m.+

Sunday, May 18

• Sunday Service with Flower Communion, 10:30 a.m.
• Ceremony to Welcome New Members, during service
• Sundae Sunday, during Fellowship

Monday, May 19

• Youth Group meets, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 20

• Alliance luncheon, noon

Saturday, May 24

• Salem Dinner Served, 4:45 p.m.+

Sunday, May 25

• Sunday Service, 10:30 a.m.
  
• Memorial Day Weekend

Tuesday, May 27

• Alliance luncheon, noon
  
• MPC, 7:00 p.m.

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Welcome!

Wouldn’t it be great if there were a church that truly welcomed all people regardless of age, race or sexual orientation?

Wouldn’t it be great if there were a church that was grounded in a long and amazing history but was open to current inspiration and the cultivation of soul?

Wouldn’t it be great if there were a church that refused to concede the Bible to mean-spirited and literal-minded interpretations and instead sought to hold up the clarion calls for compassion and justice that we see in the scriptures?

Wouldn’t it be great if there were a church that encouraged people to bring their whole selves to church 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 spoke 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. We would be grateful for your presence among us and hope that you will feel at home in this house of worship.

Preachers here have the task of presenting religion freely, fearlessly, and faithfully. Hearers have the responsibility of testing what they hear, not only with the 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.