The Meriden Congregational Church, situated in the village of Meriden, New Hampshire, is an Open and Affirming member of the United Church of Christ. Founded in 1780, it has been a beacon of faith in this small community through the generations since.
We currently worship in a sanctuary built in 1898 after fire destoyed the previous building. As an Open and Affirming congregation, we welcome people of all ages, races, lifestyles, and sexual orientation. As our sign says, “All Are Welcome.”
Come worship with us Sundays at 10AM in our stone church at the top of the hill.
Our fabulous All-Church Silent Auction is THIS Sunday, May 20th, right after worship! There will be a light lunch, followed by spirited bidding on almost 90 items, with child care provided! Come and join your church family in spirited bidding, and do YOUR part to help our church support its ministry here and around our community and throughout our world! Our goal is $5,000, and we won’t be able to do it without YOU!
Once again this year we have a really exciting list of auction items. Whether it is meals together in one another’s homes, desserts to die for, kids’ activities, sports of all kinds, outings to meet every need, artwork, performances, travel and vacations — there is something for EVERY taste and EVERY budget. Check out the attached list of items!
Can’t be with us? Donations cheerfully accepted — or appoint a proxy to bid for you! You can always pay us later…
Susan and I are already circling the items WE want to bid on — and we hope you soon will be, too. And we hope we’ll see ALL of you THIS Sunday–May 20th, in worship and at the Auction!
The Meriden Congregational Church is pleased to host a series of Sunday evening conversations for parents and other caregivers on the prevention of adolescent risk behaviors starting on 8 January.
Presented by Robert Bryant of Second Growth, whose mission is to provide “services in support of safe and successful young lives”
Free and Open to All
No sign-up or registration required
Walk-ins welcome at each and every session
Participants welcome to attend one, some, or all sessions
All sessions run on Sunday evenings from 7 – 8:30 PM. Continue reading →
Was YOUR child in the Christmas Pageant on December 18? Here is a link to the pictures Becky Luce and Rod Wendt took, so people can download whichever pictures they want. The link takes you to a Dropbox album. First you can choose Becky’s album or Rod’s album and review all the pictures in either. Then you can double click on any you want to look at in more detail. Then, if you want a copy for your own, near the bottom of the picture is an option to “Save” which will download it to your computer, full size.
“Hope is not ‘an opium of beyond,’ but the divine power that makes us alive in this world”
- Jurgen Moltmann
27 November – 3 December 2011
Dear Meriden Congregational Church Members and Friends,
Peaceful and Joyous Greetings to one and all as we begin our journey through the wondrous Season of Advent! We hope everyone enjoyed as wonderful a time of Thanks-giving last week as we did, and we are so grateful to Rob Grabill for leading worship and preaching his debut sermon among us “Thankful for Advent” in our absence this past First Sunday of Advent, joyously supplemented by the dynamic musical duo of Susan Sorensen at the keyboard and Glenn Griffin on the trumpet! We were also delighted that Rob’s wife, Debra, familiar to many of us as a faithful member of our choir, shared with Rob in the lighting our First Advent Candle of Hope. We have attached last Sunday’s bulletin.
A spiritually progressive, open and affirming, congregation of the United Church of Christ 
The Meriden Congregational Church, situated in the village of Meriden, New Hampshire, is an Open and Affirming member of the United Church of Christ. Founded in 1780, it has been a beacon of faith in this small community through the generations since.
