Make Music Day

Make Music Day in celebration of the Summer Solstice is just around the corner. Join us on Wednesday, June 21st from 5-7 pm on our church lawn and along Lyme Street to hear some fantastic bands and...

Writing at the Well

Wednesdays 10-11 in the Library June 21st. “A good journal entry-like a good song, or sketch, or photograph-ought to break up the habitual and lift away the film that forms over the eye, the finger, the tongue, the heart. A good journal entry ought to be a love...

Juneteenth Celebration of Jazz & Poetry

The Side Door Jazz Club, located at 85 Lyme St, Old Lyme CT on Saturday, June 17 at 2 pm. (If the weather is bad, event will meet in the Meetinghouse.) In honor of Juneteenth—a federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans—the...

I Am: Muslim/American

Join us on Friday, June 9, at 7:00 in the Sheffield Auditorium, as FCCOL, the Long Wharf Theater and PARJE (Public Art for Racial Justice Education) team up to screen an important new film, I Am: Muslim/American, produced by the Long Wharf Theater. This...

Box Night

Box Night is here! Saturday night June 3rd, PF Youth Group and friends (7th-12th graders) are invited to learn more about the issues confronting those who are homeless and looking for affordable housing. Program begins at 6:30pm with dinner and guests from the...

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...

Witness Stones Installation

On Friday, June 2, 2023, at 10:00 am, all are invited to the Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library for the third installation of Witness Stones honoring the lives of eight enslaved individuals who once lived and labored in Lyme and Old Lyme. The program will include music,...

Youth Sunday

On Sunday, May 21st God’s Neighborhood leads the Congregation in Youth Sunday at the 10 am service. Each class will take part in the liturgy sharing some of their learning and experiences from the year. Come share in the enthusiasm of our students and be inspired by...

Family Gathering

The Board of Youth Ed Invites families of children elementary age and younger to join us for an afternoon playdate at Cross Lane Playground on May 7th at 3pm. Come join us and meet families with similar aged children! Light snacks will be provided. The Playground is...

New Member Orientation

Interested in learning more about FCCOL and church membership? Join us for a welcome orientation after church on Sunday, May 7th, at 11:30 am in the library. We’ll have a chance to get to know one another over coffee and answer questions about FCCOL and this...

An Invitation to Sacred Ground

Following Sunday’s service, we’re all invited to McCook Park in Niantic, at 12:00, where David Brule, one of the elders of the Nehantic People, will help us to understand the sacred significance of that land for his community. Foremost among the places on...