First Congregational Church of Walpole NH

First Congregational Church of Walpole NH The 1st Congregational Church where we serve a living and a loving God. No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.

The First Congregational Church of Walpole is part of the United Church of Christ, which emphasizes extravagant welcome: "No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey you are welcome here." We are multi-generational and dedicated to serving God by serving others in our community, across the country and around the world. We aim to love God, love our neighbor and love ourselves as we gro

w in faith together. Join us for worship at 10am, or for one of our other events, and see how the Spirit is moving at First Congregational Church!

FREE CHRISTMAS CONCERTSunday, December 21, 3:00 p.m.all are invited to a light reception of cookies and punch in Fellows...
12/19/2025

FREE CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Sunday, December 21, 3:00 p.m.

all are invited to a light reception of cookies and punch in Fellowship Hall after the concert

Please bring donations of nonperishable food items or cash for
THE FALL MOUNTAIN FOOD SHELF

Love is holy because it is like grace – the worthiness of its objectis never really what matters. ― Marilynne RobinsonW...
12/11/2025

Love is holy because it is like grace – the worthiness of its object
is never really what matters. ― Marilynne Robinson

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground. ― Oscar Wilde

The First Congregational Church, Walpole, NH, United Church of Christ
December 14, 2025, 10:00 a.m. — Third Sunday of Advent

Scriptures: Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 11:2-11

Illustration: John the Baptist in Prison (engraving) by J R Macduf; English School, (19th century); Illustration for Brighter than the Sun or Christ the Light of the World, A Life of Our Lord for the Young.

The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace. – Mahatma GandhiWe are not at peace wi...
12/04/2025

The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace. – Mahatma Gandhi

We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God. –Thomas Merton

December 7, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – Second Sunday of Advent
Scriptures: Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12

Illustration: St. John the Baptist Preaching to the Multitude, Philip Galle; after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1564, engraving on paper

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the...
11/26/2025

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.
–Thomas Merton

First Sunday of Advent – November 30, 2025, 10:00 a.m.
Scriptures: Isaiah 2:1-5; Matthew 24:36-44

First Congregational Church of Walpole, UCC

Illustration: The Prophet Isaiah, Figures of the Sistine Chapel, by Adamo Scultori after Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1563-65, Italian

Today will die tomorrow. ―Algernon Charles SwinburneThe beginning is always today. ―Mary ShelleyThe timeless in you is a...
11/17/2025

Today will die tomorrow. ―Algernon Charles Swinburne

The beginning is always today. ―Mary Shelley

The timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today’s memory and tomorrow is today’s dream. ―Khalil Gibran

November 23 2025, 10:00 a.m. – Reign of Christ Sunday

SCRIPTURE LESSONS: Jeremiah 23:1-6; Luke 23:33-43
Illustration: Line art for the Feast of Christ the King from the Campion Missal

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. –Martin Luther King Jr.Anxiety is the dizziness of ...
11/11/2025

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. –Martin Luther King Jr.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. –Søren Kierkegaard

The best way to predict the future is to create it. –Abraham Lincoln

November 16, 2025, Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
SCRIPTURES: Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 21:5-19

Worship at 10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary and on Zoom

Illustration: The Second Temple in Jerusalem as it may have looked in the first century of the Common Era. Neither date nor attribution available.

MISTLETOE MART November 22, 20251st Congregational Churchon the Common, WalpoleLunch from 11:30 to 2 pmChristmas décor, ...
11/11/2025

MISTLETOE MART
November 22, 2025
1st Congregational Church
on the Common, Walpole
Lunch from 11:30 to 2 pm
Christmas décor, gifts, candies, homemade jams, jellies, baked goods and more. Card making and White Elephants. Handicap accessible.

Who kept the faith and fought the fight; the glory theirs, the duty ours. –Wallace BruceOn the battlefield, the militar...
11/06/2025

Who kept the faith and fought the fight; the glory theirs, the duty ours. –Wallace Bruce

On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind. –Dan Lipinski

Veterans Sunday – November 9, 2025, 10:00 a.m.

Scriptures: Micah 4:2-4; Matthew 8:5-13

Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost. ― Erol OzanThere are two tragedies in life. One is to lo...
10/28/2025

Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost. ― Erol Ozan

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it. ― George Bernard Shaw

First Congregational Church of Walpole NH, UCC
November 2, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - All Saints Sunday

Scriptures: Isaiah 1:10-18; Luke 19:1-10

Illustration: Conversion of Zacchaeus, with Christ at right addressing the tax collector, who is seated in a tree at top center, Pietro Monaco, 1730-39, etching, Italian

To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength. ― Criss Ja...
10/21/2025

To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength. ― Criss Jami

On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom. ― Michel de Montaign

The First Congregational Church of Walpole, NH UCC

October 26, 2025, 10:00 a.m.
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Scriptures: Sirach 35:12-17; Luke 18:9-14

Illustration: Pharisee and Tax Collector, Paul Gustave Dore, 1877, engraving, French

Some people see scars, and it is wounding they remember. To me they are proof of the fact that there is healing. - Linda...
10/09/2025

Some people see scars, and it is wounding they remember. To me they are proof of the fact that there is healing. - Linda Hogan

You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
- Jon Kabat-Zinn

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost – October 12, 2025,
Scriptures: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, Luke 17:11-19
Worship: 10:00 a.m.
Illustration: Jesus Christ Healing Ten Lepers, European School, seventeenth century, engraving

Blessing of the AnimalsSunday, October 5, 20253:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.On the Walpole Town Common in front of the gazebo
09/29/2025

Blessing of the Animals
Sunday, October 5, 2025
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
On the Walpole Town Common in front of the gazebo

Address

15 Washington Street
Walpole, NH
03608

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 12pm
Wednesday 9am - 12pm
Thursday 9am - 12pm
Friday 9am - 12pm
Sunday 9am - 11am

Telephone

(603) 756-4075

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