Thanksgiving is fast approaching, bringing our annual Thanksgiving Eve service and our longstanding tradition of "Thanksgiving Cheer Baskets". Also coming soon: a youth spaghetti dinner on Nov. 18.  Read More

This coming Sunday, the first one of November, brings with it our monthly celebration of Communion as well as the annual "Fall Back" change to Standard Time.  Read More

Our thumbnail this week shows the fruits of the labors of "our kids" last Sunday as they worked on a service project occasioned by the current situation in the Middle East. We continue to pray for peace and justice. Thanks to Marjorie Rose for the photograph.  Read More

Vision Weekend 2023 is this weekend. Join us at 9:00 am in Trumbull Hall to be part of planning for our church's future path in light of God's plans to use His people as a light to the world.  Read More

2023 Fall Fest is this Saturday: Our annual Fall Fest will be held at the First Baptist Church Etna, and is designed to bring together people of all ages. Also coming up: The legendary Chicken Pie Supper and 2023 Vision Weekend.  Read More

This photo is from October 2023. :)  An autumn "Tech Sunday", 2023's Vision Weekend, and our annual "Fall Fest" are all coming very soon.  Read More

Full disclosure:  the image above is from last October -- but fall is here! Sending our love and good wishes to June Olsen and Don Saylor:  On Saturday November 4th, 2023, our good friend, June Olsen, will wed Don Saylor, in Lititz, PA. You are invited to share in a gift of cards/notes of good wishes. The cards/notes will be put together and given as a gift of good wishes at their wedding. Please...  Read More

Stand with Ukraine/Claremont:  The Claremont - Sugar River Rotary is holding an event on Saturday Sept 30 and borrowing our sock idea to send in time for cold weather.  Our church is contributing lightweight blankets and earplugs as well as a financial contribution to help pay for postage through our missions.  Your prayers and support are valued as the conflict drags on and toll increases on the ...  Read More

Missions Committee Updates: The latest update from missionaries Tim and Marketa Southerland is now available. You can read it by clicking here. HCC News:  The Grafton Orange Sullivan Association UCC will hold its Fall meeting on Sunday September 17. 2023 at 2:00 pm at the West Lebanon Congregational UCC,  followed by an Ecclesiastical Council to present Danial Adam for ordination.  Zoom link is av...  Read More

For everything there is a season,    a time for every activity under heaven.A time to be born and a time to die.    A time to plant and a time to harvest. Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 (NLT) Matthew:  Our Sunday morning Bible study is back!  Starting this Sunday September 10, join us in Trumbull Hall at 9 am as we begin a chapter-by-chapter walk through the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew emphasizes Jesus' role a...  Read More

As  you can probably tell, we're excited to bring our members, attenders, friends, and seekers a  much better quality window into our Sunday morning services.  We've "upgraded" from Zoom to a streaming video/audio "app" built into our website's functionality.  If you've ever watched a concert or other livestream (as many if not most of us have since the "COVID era" began!), you'll be pretty famili...  Read More

Live from Etna:  It's SUNDAY MORNING!  (With apologies to Saturday Night Live  - and this blog author's somewhat misspent youth.)  On-line access to our Sunday morning services is poised to improve markedly.  Beginning this Sunday, we'll be using a new platform to provide better live coverage of our Sunday services.Zoom was a game-changer for us when the pandemic struck. We had to figure out withi...  Read More