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Latest News And Events
2009
Who Are We?
First Congregational Church,
Lake Helen is a local church of
the United Church of Christ, a
denomination formed in 1957 from
a merger of the Congregational
Christian Church and the
Evangelical and Reformed Church.
The Congregational Church was
the Church of the pilgrims at
Plymouth. The Evangelical and
Reformed Church was formed by
the wave of German immigrants
that came to the United States
in the mid 1700's and 1800's.
Both had a long and illustrious
history with formidable early
leaders such as Henry Ward
Beecher and Jonathan Edwards.
Education was a high priority
for the churches of both
heritages forming noted
universities such as Harvard,
Yale, Dartmouth, Heidelberg and
Oberlin in Ohio.
We Continue to honor our rich
heritage as we today seek to
unite all people with God's
Love.
Our Mission
First
Congregational Church (United
Church of Christ) Lake Helen,
Florida is a historical church
with a historic mission that is
the caring and nurturing of
persons of maturity.
While
we affirm our historic mission,
we seek to become a congregation
of the United Church of Christ
in West Volusia County, Florida
that acknowledges the population
and demographic trends in the
area thus a quest for a
proactive posture for ministry
and mission that addresses these
new realities.
Accordingly, we welcome all who
seek God's presence in their
lives to participate in our
common life and mission.
We seek
to be a church in West Volusia
County uniting all people with
God's love.
We will
value and affirm all persons of
various ages, gender, races,
nationality, sexual orientation,
abilities and political and
theological backgrounds.
We
believe that in our diversity we
find strength and a way to
understand the inclusive love of
God.
We
commit ourselves, our property
and resources to provide those
ministries for the nurturing and
care of all persons who unite
with us in our common missions.
Who Are We?
First Congregational Church, Lake Helen is a local church of the United Church of Christ, a denomination formed in 1957 from a merger of the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church.
The Congregational Church was the Church of the pilgrims at Plymouth. The Evangelical and Reformed Church was formed by the wave of German immigrants that came to the United States in the mid 1700's and 1800's. Both had a long and illustrious history with formidable early leaders such as Henry Ward Beecher and Jonathan Edwards.
Education was a high priority for the churches of both heritages forming noted universities such as Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Heidelberg and Oberlin in Ohio.
We Continue to honor our rich heritage as we today seek to unite all people with God's Love.
Our Mission
First Congregational Church (United Church of Christ) Lake Helen, Florida is a historical church with a historic mission that is the caring and nurturing of persons of maturity.
While we affirm our historic mission, we seek to become a congregation of the United Church of Christ in West Volusia County, Florida that acknowledges the population and demographic trends in the area thus a quest for a proactive posture for ministry and mission that addresses these new realities.
Accordingly, we welcome all who seek God's presence in their lives to participate in our common life and mission.
We seek to be a church in West Volusia County uniting all people with God's love.
We will value and affirm all persons of various ages, gender, races, nationality, sexual orientation, abilities and political and theological backgrounds.
We believe that in our diversity we find strength and a way to understand the inclusive love of God.
We commit ourselves, our property and resources to provide those ministries for the nurturing and care of all persons who unite with us in our common missions.