Journey to Eastern Cuba, March 11-21, 2025

One of the many projects we’ve undertaken at FCCOL over the past several years has been to explore how the history of Old Lyme, and of Southern New England more broadly, has been shaped by contact with peoples of the African diaspora.  We’ve learned of more than 300...

September 15, 2024 Sermon

“Numbering Our Days: On Distraction, Boredom, and Creating an Inner Life” Dr. Steve Jungkeit Texts: Psalm 90 (selected verses); Romans 12: 2 Here’s something that happened this summer, something so ordinary and so universal that it scarcely merits...

September 8, 2024 Sermon

“Religion is for Lovers” Rev. Dr. Steve Jungkeit Texts: Matthew 5: 5-16; Hebrews 11: 1; 2 Corinthians 5: 7  To the welcome that you’ve already received this morning from Carleen and from Laura, let me add my own.  It’s good to see so many of our families,...