First United Church of Christ (Congregational), Milford, CT

09/14/2026

🎃 HALLOWEEN CONCERT AT FIRST CHURCH 👻🎶

Join us for a hauntingly fun evening filled with spectacular organ music, powerful voices, spooky favorites, and a few musical surprises!

Featuring:

🎤 Diane Phelan, Soprano
🎤 Brenten Megee, Tenor
🎹 John Abdenour, Organ
🎶 First Church Chamber Singers & Adult Choir

Experience music inspired by The Phantom of the Opera, Harry Potter, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and more—from beautiful and mysterious to theatrical, playful, and just a little eerie!

📅 Friday, October 30, 2026
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 First Church Sanctuary
🎟️ Adults: $20 | Seniors & Children under 12: $10

Costumes are encouraged, so bring your family and friends and come dressed for the occasion! 🧙‍♀️🦇

Proceeds will benefit the Concert Fund.

For more information:
📧 [email protected]

Come for the music… stay for the mystery!

09/14/2026

Anchors Aweigh! What a morning!
Rain couldn’t stop us from celebrating together at our Anchor’s Away Picnic! Thank you to everyone who came out — and to those who stayed home and joined us for worship online!

We were especially excited to welcome our newest members: Jess, Janice, Robert, Volkan, Jim, Nicole, Filiz, Cat, Tuana, Katelee, and Dave!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped make the morning happen — Alison, Holly, Sandy, Denise for food organizing; Debi, Will, Tyler & Chuck, Robin, Kelsey, Megan, Stephanie, Jillian, Juli, Faith & Jen, Stephanie, Vinny & Sarah, Dave & Patty, and Kristen for hosting our ministry tables; Karen, Erik, John, Tracy, Sammie, Jana, Kayla, Gary, Ken, Nina, Adam, Ann, and Craig for all their help; our wonderful face painters, youth game helpers, bakers, food organizers, and clean-up crew; and Wayne, our DJ, for keeping the celebration going! AND OTHERS!!

And those cookies and cakes?! Absolutely amazing!

What a wonderful way to kick off a new program year. Anchors Aweigh! Here’s to all that’s ahead!

09/13/2026

The Adult Choir is back today and busy rehearsing before Worship at 10am! Join us for the service and Anchors Aweigh *inside Fellowship Hall* afterwards!

09/12/2026

ANCHORS AWEIGH! — WE’RE MOVING INSIDE!
The rain may be coming, but Homecoming is still ON!
Join us tomorrow, Sunday, September 13, 10 AM after worship for our Picnic & Program Year Kickoff as we celebrate 75 years of the Plymouth Building!
We’ll be gathering indoors in Fellowship Hall (34 West Main Street) for:
Food, cake & cookies
Games & Face painting
Music with Wayne
Our Youth Ministry Kickoff
Ministry Fair with lots of ways to connect and get involved
Celebration of our new members
75th Anniversary Celebration of the Plymouth Building (Tours will be scheduled for a later date!)
A HUGE thank-you to everyone who helped pivot and set up when the weather changed our plans! Allison, Holly, Ann, Michele, Drew, Gary, Dave, Erik, Denise, Patty, Sandy, Jen, Jana, Faith, Justin, Ric, Neely, Ken, Nina, Adam, Wayne, Debi and Ashley.
Your flexibility, hard work and willingness to jump in have made this celebration possible. ❤️
See you Sunday! Friends welcome.

09/12/2026

09/10/2026

Anchors Aweigh! Our Kickoff Celebration is coming! ⚓️
Sign up here by Friday, so that we can welcome 😊you with sandwiches and great hospitality: https://bit.ly/anchorsaweighfirstuccmilford
New program year!
Everyone is invited! Bring a neighbor! Kids, get ready for a blast!
Come for food, fun, fellowship, and finding your place in our community.
There will be:
🎉 Fun for kids: bouncy house, face painting & yard games
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Youth childcare helpers available
🍴 Lunch: subs, chips & desserts
🧭 Ministry Fair: explore the many ways to get involved and find your niche
🏛️ 75th Anniversary Celebration: help us celebrate 75 years of our Plymouth Building, with tours throughout the afternoon!
DJ - Wayne Kenyon will keep us moving and celebrating!
Youth Ministries Orientation too: Confirmation, Youth Fellowship, Junior High Fellowship, Senior High Fellowship

Saturday, Septembre 12= set up at 9 AM --All hands on deck!
Sunday, September 13, 2026 -- Early set up at 8:45 AM.

For those bringing a dessert (cookies or brownies), thank you and please bring over to the picnic with you!

Following worship, approximately 11:15 AM–1:45 PM
Back Plymouth Lawn, 18 West Main St., Milford
Anchored in Hope. United in Faith.

We will have some tables and charis, but feel free to bring a chair and come celebrate with us! Suggested donation: $5/person.
Everyone is welcome!

09/10/2026

All Are Welcome!
When we say that you are welcome here, we mean it. This is God’s house and we all belong to the body of Christ. At First United Church of Christ of Milford, our aim is to provide a place where every person is accepted and valued for who they are.

The Christian faith begins with the assurance that you are unconditionally and deeply loved by God. As a community, we seek to reflect that love by offering a safe and welcoming environment for all of God’s children, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or background.

Whoever you are and wherever you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!

Whether you are searching for a church home or simply exploring faith, we invite you to join us in worship, service, and community.
Our weekly 8:00 AM service in Woodruff Chapel offers a peaceful, more intimate version of our Sanctuary worship. Our primary Sunday worship takes place in our Meetinghouse at 10:00 AM. This one-hour service includes choir music, a children’s message, Sunday School, and regular celebrations of baptism and communion.

09/10/2026

Registration is open for our youth groups! Senior Pilgrim Fellowship (High School), Confirmation (8th - 12th), JPF (middle schoolers), and Youth Fellowship! Sign up at https://firstchurchofmilford.org/grow/registration/
You'll have access to calendars!
We are looking for volunteers to help advise, make dinner for the group, lead an activity, and more! Contact Kelsey or Rev. Ashley to sign up or visit the Youth Group tables at the Anchors Aweigh Picnic! this Sunday!
Youth & Advisors, we ae setting up for the Picnic on Saturday morning 9 AM and Sunday morning!
Youth groups are open to all, whether you regularly attend First Church or not! Join us for fun, faith, fellowship, and service!