Worship Services
Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
We are currently holding one worship service a week inside our historic Meetinghouse on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Masks and social distancing are recommended during these services. The services are simultaneously livestreamed on YouTube.
Recordings of our worship services can be found in our Virtual Meetinghouse.
Announcements
2022 ANNUAL REPORT PUBLISHED
The 2022 Annual Report for the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme...
2023 Annual Congregational Meeting
Annual reports from Boards and Committees are due Wednesday, January 11,...
An Open Invitation from Steve
Beginning in 2021, during the height of Covid, I began choosing three...
Church Calendar
Green Bible Study: Understanding the Bible in its Own Time and in Ours We’ll begin a new Bible Study series that will span 8 weeks this fall with a particular focus on the earth, our agency and shared faith journeys as we navigate climate change in our world. Beginning September 29th with Laura and guests. Please email Laura to be added to our group list! (A Zoom link will be available to join us online.)
“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.
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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.