News Archive

April 3, 2022- Fill our pantry at First United Church of Christ of Milford! Food Drive this Sunday, April 3, 2022 from 11AM - 1 PM. Check out the list of needed donations. Food can be dropped off on Sunday, in the church parking lot: 46 West Main Street, Milford, CT! [ more ]

Pick up your Lent At Home bag to set up your own Lenten Place in your home. [ more ]

Summer 2022 - Help us make it a No Hunger Summer! What to donate? When to donate?   [ more ]

Join in this Lenten season by making a quilt square based on your favorite Bible story! [ more ]

Do you enjoy board games? [ more ]

Mar 19, 2022 - Volunteers welcome to march with Milford Food 2 Kids in the St. Patrick's Day Parade! Sign Up!  [ more ]

March 11-20- Join us for another exciting online extravaganza with the Jolly Beggars. Due to last year's overwhelming popularity, we are hosting our Second Annual Online Jolly Beggars Event. [ more ]

January 2022 - Emma Davis Medical Equipment Ministry accepts The Milford Bank Foundation Award! [ more ]

We have started to sing together again at outdoor worship. Help us plan for what's next!  [ more ]

Thursday, Mar 3, 10, 17, 31 & Apr 7 - Join our Good Enough devotion small group. [ more ]

Mar 2, 2022--Ash Wednesday. We will offer imposition of ashes 7-8 AM on the Church Portico (34 West Main Street), and we welcome you to a full service at 6:30 PM in our Main Sanctuary. [ more ]

February 27, 2022 - Youth from @firstchurchofmilford and Trinity in New Haven had a blast at @kinshipglassworks Thank you Chris, Brian and Ryan for guiding us through the creative process, for the experiential education, and for the warm atmosphere and welcome! Check it out & follow us on Instagram. [ more ]

Read more about the unfolding situation in Texas. [ more ]

Monday, February 21 & 28; March 7, 14, 21 & 28; April 4--6:30 PM
Zoom (click on 'more' for the link) [may also be in-person if COVID cases decrease]
If you haven't read the Christian Bible, but want to figure out how to and what it might mean to you and many other people, then here's your opportunity! Senior Pastor, Rev. Adam Eckhart, leads a brief overview of the New Testament, with sessions that explore each of the four Gospels; Acts; and... [ more ]

Diaper Drive - Now through Feb. 1, 2022! Consider donating. Learn more. [ more ]

February 1, 2022 - The Milford Pastoral Counseling Center (MPCC) was formed in 1981 by local Protestant congregations. Since its inception MPCC has been propelled by the ministry of the Rev. Dr. John Sandel. Dr. Sandel was the executive minister and primary counselor... [ more ]

The Music Ministry Ensemble Program will extend its hiatus until Jan. 30th while we wait for the virus spike to come back down.  Safety is our utmost concern as we move forward, and we hope to begin making music again soon.   [ more ]

Sunday, January 23
First Church Milford's 96th annual meeting took place this morning after online 10 AM worship. Most of the approximately seventy people participated online, with a few folks... [ more ]

Check out a video of our Homecoming Celebration! [ more ]

Join us for a special weekend of Christmas music making with an organ concert on 12/17, Mulheron plaque dedication on 12/19 in the morning, and our Annual Candlelight Carol Service at 4pm on 12/19.  [ more ]

Mondays: November 8, 15, 22, 29; December 6 & 13--6:30-7:30 PM
The six-session study, Old Testament for Beginners, starts on Monday, November 8th in Classroom A and online, 6:30-7:30 PM.
This study is geared toward people who have not studied the Bible in depth before... [ more ]

Nov. 6 -- Come Discover Milford's Arboretum at Milford Tree Commission's first ever Tree Walk & Talk. Join us on the historic Milford Green at 11AM (meet at the gazebo) for a guided walk. Read more from Kelly Miller, member of the First Church Green Team! [ more ]

October 19, 2021 8am - 1pm - The American Red Cross URGENTLY needs blood! [ more ]

Get ready for a spook-tacular weekend of fun as the Music Ministry hosts our Fourth Annual Silent Movie Night. This year, we will show the 1920 epic Jekyll and Hyde featuring John Barrymore, with Dan Brownell providing the ghostly organ accompaniment for our entertainment.  [ more ]

Wednesdays in October (6, 13, and 20), 7:30-8:30 PM - As part of our Created to Create theme, First Church is offering opportunities to reflect on art (and to make some, too!). [ more ]

October 2 & 3, 2021
First Church has received an exciting opportunity to support arts in our community. The Milford Arts Council is putting on "Our Town" the first weekend of October at Eisenhower Park. Our Music Minister, Daniel Brownell... [ more ]

Sunday, September 26, 2021--11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Online and In-Person [ more ]

April 15, 6:30-7:30 PM - First Church and our Open and Affirming Ministry is collaborating with the Turkish Cultural Center in Milford and Peace Islands Institute of CT to hold an online panel discussion on Ramadan and religious practices of the season. [ more ]

March 13, 2021-Gather to mark the year of closure due to the Pandemic. Remember those whom we have lost. Remember ways of life changed. Pray. Light a Candle. [ more ]

Thursdays (Jan. 14, 21, 28; Feb. 4 and 11): 6-7 PM
Rev. Adam facilitates this study of Jesus' words which have shaped human history... [ more ]

December 5th, 7pm- Organ Concert on Youtube
~ Get in the Christmas spirit with our marvelous 1962 Holtkamp organ. [ more ]

September 28, 2020 - by Marlene Gasdia-Cochrane, SNEUCC conference staff  - The pandemic may have kept members of the Southern New England Conference, UCC, from gathering in person for their first official Annual Meeting, but there was no impediment to the Holy Spirit. The Meeting was conducted virtually via Zoom, which was accessed through a phone, tablet or computer by approximately 600 people ... [ more ]

September 28, 2020 - by Marlene Gasdia-Cochrane, SNEUCC conference staff  - The Rev. Darrell Goodwin - an LGBT African-American UCC pastor with experience in a variety of church settings - was elected as the new Southern New England Conference's first Executive Conference Minister by an overwhelming margin at Annual Meeting on September 26. [ more ]

October 24th, 2020 at 7:00pm - Join us for our Third Annual Silent Movie Night, as organist Daniel Brownell will lend his ghoulish organ talents to the Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring Lon Chaney. [ more ]

Sunday, October 4, 2020 - 6:30 PM - First Church's Open and Affirming Ministry invites you to help support the Nambale Magnet School in Kenya. This year's Festival is online and features performances by renowned recording artists Ari Hest and Bobby Jo Valentine!  Get the latest news about Cornerstone Project and the Nambale Magnet School, as presented by Martine Nolletti and special guest Rev. Evalyn Wakhusama! ... [ more ]

September 22, 23 & 25 - First Church's Open and Affirming Team and Rev. Adam invite you to check out the events and resources that MIlford Pride is offering on September 22, 23 and 25 ... [ more ]

Sunday, September 20, 2020 - 3:00 PM - Back Plymouth Lawn; 18 West Main St., Milford, CT.

After founding the Milford Pastoral Counseling Center (MPCC) and practicing psychotherapy there for almost four decades, John Sandel is retiring at the end of September 2020. The MPCC Board invites people to a social-distance get-together to honor Sandel's career. [ more ]

September 13-20, 2020 - Please Support Us! - Once again this year, the Open and Affirming Ministry together with the Christian Outreach Ministry are participating in Bridges Step Forward Memorial Walk!  Due to COVID-19, this year the event is virtual.  Individual teams will walk together in a safe and socially-distanced manner.  Bridges needs our support more than ever this year as they help Milford and the surrounding communities deal with the mental health challenges due to the virus.  If you can afford to make a donation to support the team's fundraising efforts, please read this article ... [ more ]

Thursday, September 3, 2020 - 7:00PM - Want to know what Sunday School will be like this fall?  Be a kid for 30 minutes and experience what Sunday School over Zoom is all about!  We'll have time for questions and to share ideas for how to make our online Sunday School an awesome experience this fall ... [ more ]

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 6:30-7:30PM - This Tuesday is our next Bible and Brews meeting, and we'll be on the back Plymouth Lawn!  Anyone who is interested in attending must [ RSVP here ] to help us know how many to expect as well as assist in contact tracing should it be needed ... [ more ]