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Update on First Church Forward

August 28, 2026

Jim Schone, chair of the Administrative Board, traces how the First Church Forward team came together, what it recommended, and what happens next — beginning with the first…

First Church Financial Update

May 29, 2026

First Church ended 2025 with a surplus, and staff and lay leaders have worked to shrink the 2026 projected deficit. Read Jim Schone's full financial update for the…

Moving Closer to our Debt-Free Future

November 29, 2023

This past spring, First Church embarked on a 3-year capital campaign with the goal of retiring the church’s mortgage by August 2025, the date when the current loan…