First Congregational United Church of Christ seeks to follow Jesus Christ by being a progressive, inclusive, spiritually alive, servant community.

We are United Church of Christ: we identify ourselves as a congregation of the United Church of Christ and affirm the heritage of our denomination.

We seek to be progressive: while biblically based, we affirm that "God is still speaking" and encourage the thoughtful exploration of our beliefs.

We seek to be inclusive: we are an Open and Affirming congregation and we actively welcome and accept all people who seek to follow Jesus Christ wherever they are on life's journey.

We seek to be spiritually alive: we affirm the need to be grounded in Jesus Christ through prayer, study. and worship.

We seek to be servants: we affirm that God calls us to serve the world and especially the poor and the oppressed.

We seek to be a community: we value close ties among members.