IMPORTANT NOTICE: While we temporarily suspend our in-person worship services and meetings to help slow the spread of COVID19, we are staying connected online. We invite you to view our Sunday worship services posted below and on our Sermons page.
WELCOME TO FIRST CHURCH!
No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.
First Congregational Church of Hopkinton, New Hampshire invites you to join us in
Growing Deeper in FAITH, Looking Up in HOPE, Reaching Out in LOVE
We are an Open and Affirming Congregation extending a friendly welcome to all. Come join us!
WORSHIP & SUNDAY SCHOOL
Our Pastor, Rev. Dr. Gordon Crouch, and our many members joyfully welcome you to First Church, Hopkinton NH.
Worship with us every Sunday at 10:00 am.
Church school programs and childcare are available during worship for children and youth (from infants through 8th-grade) during the school year.
Children and youth leave for Sunday School part-way through the service.
RECENT SERMONS
NEW TO FIRST CHURCH?
Welcome to the First Church! We are blessed by all who join us. Come and discover a place of freedom to be yourself.
MINISTER AND STAFF
Rev. Gordon Crouch has been pastor of First Church, Hopkinton, since 2000.
Staff includes (left to right): Missy Dustin, Director of Chancel Choir; Administrative Assistant; Director of Chancel Choir and Bell Choir; and Trish Walton, Coordinator of Children and Youth Ministry.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Thursday Morning Book Group starts Sept. 17, and we meet from 9:30-11:00 AM via Zoom. We will be reading and discussing the new book by Jon Meacham titled His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope. All are welcome to join us. Please let Rev. Crouch know if you would like to be part of this book study.
Fall Sermon Series Formed as God’s People: The Ten Commandments for Today
Sermon: “Guarding Each Other’s Dignity: The Seventh and Eighth Commandments”
Deuteronomy 5:1-19
Are you interested in becoming a member of First Church? Then come to our new members’ class on Wednesday evening, November 4th from 7 – 8:30pm via Zoom. This is an opportunity to meet with the pastor and one of our deacons and find out more about our wonderful church and the United Church of Christ. It’s also an opportunity to ask any questions you may have. Please call the church office if you plan on attending, so that we can send you a Zoom link. New members will be received on Sunday, November 22nd.
Fall Sermon Series Formed as God’s People: The Ten Commandments for Today
Sermon: “Truth-Telling and Community: The Ninth Commandment”
Deuteronomy 5:1-19
Fall Sermon Series Formed as God’s People: The Ten Commandments for Today
Sermon: “The Antidote for Covetousness: The Tenth Commandment”
Deuteronomy 5:1-21