In-person worship: Sundays at 10:00 a.m.

Our doors are open for in-person worship each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Masks are currently optional. We will continue to offer for our remote members and visitors the live stream service, listed below.

Online Live Stream Worship Service: Sundays at 10:00 a.m.

Click here to live stream our Worship Services or view our Progressive Christian Bible Study.

With the support of the Ithaca Sanctuary Alliance (ISA), the First Congregational Church of Ithaca (FCCI) in July 2020 welcomed a teen mother and her young daughter into the apartment they built to provide sanctuary for immigrants at risk of deportation. Drucila Francisco Mateo and Jessie lived at the church for more than two years, moving out in September, 2022.

For more information on our Sanctuary Ministries, please click HERE

Prelude: Concerto in D Minor, mvt. 1 – Andante (Alessandro Marcello, c.1715)
Preaching: Rev. Dr. David A. Kaden
Sermon: “The Power of Love, Not the Love of Power”
Anthem: Help Us Accept Each Other (John Ness Beck)
Communion: Sharing the Lord’s Supper
Postlude: Concerto in D Minor, mvt. 3 – Presto (Alessandro Marcello)
Bulletin: LINK

After Service Events:

• Dish to Pass

There is a new feature on YouTube for watching recent sermons. Go to Playlists on FCCI’s YouTube page and you’ll find recent sermons. Share the links with your friends and on your social media.

Rev. Dr. Kaden has begun writing “insights” from the Daily Lectionary Bible readings and posting them to Facebook. FCCI’s Facebook account is tagged. These are short observations about a scripture reading and they include an “application” section. Like, comment on, and share them with your friends!

Thank you for the amazing support for the Adopt a Cabinet Program. To learn more about the program as we move in the the autumn and winter months, please visit the Adopt a Cabinet page or email neighborhoodconnection@fccithaca.org. To donate, click HERE.

The Outreach Action Group will again be coordinating a produce donation drop off Hub on Sunday mornings through September 22. Too much in your garden or CSA share? Going away and your vegetable/fruit drawer is full of produce? Bring them Sunday mornings! Coolers for donations will be by the front entrance. Make sure it gets on the plates of local families in need. Thank you for supporting our neighbors in need!

Feed My Starving Children is a Christian non-profit organization that coordinates the packaging and distribution of food to people in developing nations. FCCI has been involved in many ways over the years through the Ithaca Mobile Pack, which packs healthy food for Feed My Starving Children.

This year volunteers need to go directly to the IMP (Ithaca Mobile Pack) to sign up. There is no group signup through the church. The Ithaca Mobile Pack’s annual food packing event takes place from Thursday, September 25 through Sunday, September 28, 2025 at the New York State National Guard Armory, 1765 Hanshaw Road in Ithaca, NY. Volunteer registration will remain open through the end of the pack on Sunday, September 28. When signing up choose Friday, September 26th, 11:30 am-1:30 pm or Saturday, September 27th, 4:30pm -6:30pm, to increase the likelihood that other FCCI members will be there at the same Time. Click this LINK to sign up.

Curious about what First Congregational Church of Ithaca has to offer you and your family? Join us for an Open House where we will give a tour of the space and provide an opportunity for you to learn more about the church and its many activities for people of all ages. No matter where you are on your faith journey, you are welcome at FCCI.