Worship Services
Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
We hold one worship service a week inside our historic Meetinghouse on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. The services are simultaneously livestreamed on YouTube.
Recordings of our worship services can be found in our Virtual Meetinghouse.
A Threefold Cord Cannot Be Broken
A Jewish, Christian & Muslim Perspective on the Crisis in Gaza
To view our worship service from Nov. 12, 2023, in which Reza Mansoor, Shelly Altman and Steve Jungkeit shared a series of meditations, click here.
To read an op-ed by Reza, Shelly and Steve published on Nov. 10, 2023, in the Connecticut Mirror, click here.
To read an open letter from Palestinian Christians addressed to churches in the U.S. entitled “A Call to Repentance,” click here.
To read the Oct. 12, 2023, statement on Israel and Palestine from our church, click here.
A Threefold Cord Cannot Be Broken
A Jewish, Christian & Muslim Perspective on the Crisis in Gaza
To view our worship service from Nov. 12, 2023, in which Reza Mansoor, Shelly Altman and Steve Jungkeit shared a series of meditations, click here.
To read an op-ed by Reza, Shelly and Steve published on Nov. 10, 2023, in the Connecticut Mirror, click here.
To read an open letter from Palestinian Christians addressed to churches in the U.S. entitled “A Call to Repentance,” click here.
To read the Oct. 12, 2023, statement on Israel and Palestine from our church, click here.
Announcements
December 2023 Newsletter Published
The December 2023 issue of the church's printed newsletter has been...
A Quiet Christmas Service to Light up the Darkness
Wednesday, December 13th at 6:45 pm in the Meetinghouse. The weeks...
Partnership Holiday Sale
On December 9th (9am-3pm) and December 10th (9am-1pm), the Partnership...
Church Calendar
There are going to be two unique and different sales held at FCCOL to help all shoppers, young and old, get everything they could possibly need for the 2023 holiday season. Seriously………gifts and decorations, dinnerware and olive oils, mittens and wrapping paper. Two different sales on two different weekends!
On December 2nd (9am-3pm) and December 3rd (9am-1pm), LBS will have the always popular Elephants-in-Winter sale. All the holiday items collected during the intake days for the White Elephant Sale this past July will be arranged throughout the Sheffield Auditorium and sold at bargain basement prices. If you’ve come to this sale before, you know from experience the vast assortment of delightful treasures that await. If this will be your first time attending, you will find Christmas decorations, greens and wreaths, holiday china and glassware, linens and sweaters and stockings, toys, books, CD’s and DVD’s, paper goods, lights, candles, and ornaments.
Come and shop, immerse yourselves in the holiday spirit, meet old acquaintances and make new friends. These sales would make the Grinch smile!
The Lymes’ Senior center will be holding their luncheons at noon in the Church’s Fellowship Hall on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays each week for the foreseeable future while their facility on Town Woods Road undergoes a major renovation. Any questions about attending the luncheons should be directed to the Senior Center’s executive Director, Stephanie Gould, who can be reached at 860-514-5425.
June 27th & July 4th & 11th meeting will be at St. Ann.
The Lymes’ Senior center will be holding their luncheons at noon in the Church’s Fellowship Hall on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays each week for the foreseeable future while their facility on Town Woods Road undergoes a major renovation. Any questions about attending the luncheons should be directed to the Senior Center’s executive Director, Stephanie Gould, who can be reached at 860-514-5425.
Nehantic Land Acknowledgement
We, the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, acknowledge that we occupy and benefit from the Indigenous land upon which our church and our homes are standing. For thousands of years, this has been, and continues to be, the traditional territory of the Nehantic people, along with the Indigenous kin of other tribes. (Click here to read the complete land acknowledgment.)
Nehantic Land Acknowledgement
We, the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, acknowledge that we occupy and benefit from the Indigenous land upon which our church and our homes are standing. For thousands of years, this has been, and continues to be, the traditional territory of the Nehantic people, along with the Indigenous kin of other tribes. (Click here to read the complete land acknowledgment.)
“All This Sainted Difference is What God Wants”
Robert Farris Thompson wrote those words in reference to the Black Atlantic religions that he lovingly documented over the course of more than 60 years of teaching and writing. Too often those traditions continue to be misunderstood and mistreated by outsiders. All this sainted difference may be what God wants, but much of the world has behaved otherwise. It’s time to change that. Click here to explore “All This Sainted Difference.”
“All This Sainted Difference is What God Wants”
Robert Farris Thompson wrote those words in reference to the Black Atlantic religions that he lovingly documented over the course of more than 60 years of teaching and writing. Too often those traditions continue to be misunderstood and mistreated by outsiders. All this sainted difference may be what God wants, but much of the world has behaved otherwise. It’s time to change that. Click here to explore “All This Sainted Difference.”
Wheels of Justice
Stories from the Deep North
This original video series, originally presented as a part of our weekly sermons, unearths stories of racial injustice and, sometimes, the bold resistance to that injustice, that occurred throughout Southern New England, including the towns of Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Deep River, Willimantic, Mystic and New London. Click here to explore “Stories from the Deep North.”
Wheels of Justice
Stories from the Deep North
This original video series, originally presented as a part of our weekly sermons, unearths stories of racial injustice and, sometimes, the bold resistance to that injustice, that occurred throughout Southern New England, including the towns of Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Deep River, Willimantic, Mystic and New London. Click here to explore “Stories from the Deep North.”
VIRTUAL MEETINGHOUSE
Our Virtual Meetinghouse is always open. Here you’ll find videos of our worship services and written copies of sermons – as well as our popular “Sacred Conversations” video series and “Adult Forum” video series; copies of church bulletins and newsletters; and other powerful church communications.
Recent Ministry News
To see all our recent ministry work, please click here.
For a more in-depth look at all of our various ministries, please visit our Ministry page.
Recent Outreach News
To read about our most recent outreach work, please click here.
For a more in-depth look at our outreach efforts, please visit our Outreach page.