Dear Church Family

I want to provide some resources which you might find helpful when thinking about sharing your faith with those whom God has placed in your life.

First,…

Online or In-Person Despite many challenges, Nehemiah led the Jewish people (recently returned from exile) to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. He acknowledged, and challenged others to see, that God was in control. What can we learn from this text that is applicable today? Join us on Sundays at 10 am beginning September 13th as […]

Small Groups are a vital part of First Free Church’s mission to make disciples. They cultivate spiritual growth for individuals, foster unity in our congregation, undergird the Biblical teaching in our worship services, and establish a point of engagement and connection for new visitors. We are excited to announce that we are taking steps to […]

In the preface of his book The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis wrote:       “When pain is to be borne, a little courage helps more than much knowledge, a little human sympathy more than much courage, and the least tincture of the love of God more than all.” When I was very young, my grandmother told me […]

As you may already know, we’ve been reaching out to local charities and non-profits to find out if there’s ways that we as a church could be helpful to them during this outbreak. We’ve heard from a number of organizations; while they’re grateful for the support and that we contacted them, they’re either not allowing […]

The world around us seems to be stuck in a tug-of-war between two inescapable crisis needs: restrictive measures to avoid the spread of a still little-understood virus, and restorative measures to avoid economic collapse. In both cases lives and livelihoods are at stake. In both cases the goal is to safe-guard people. Local and national authorities will continue to […]

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Dear First Free Family, Last night Ruth and I played “pictionary” (a game like charades, but drawing the clues) via a video conference call with five friends from church. The theme was “things you’re doing around the house during the pandemic!” I’m not sure what was more funny, Ruth attempting to draw “cooking a meal […]