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: Siciliano in G minor (J.S. Bach)
Preaching: Rev. Dr. David A. Kaden
Anthem: He Watching over Israel, from Elijah, Felix Mendelssohn, 1846
Sermon: “What is the Bible for?”
Postlude: Allegro in E-Flat Major (J.S. Bach)
Bulletin: LINK

After Service Events:

• Coffee and refreshments
• Conversations about Faith (Adult Sunday School)

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 collect used clean adult sized coats and hats in good condition, and hot chocolate packets for Loaves and Fishes of Tompkins County to distribute. They serve approximately 230 free meals every day and there is a great need for these items as colder weather approaches. Please leave donations in labeled bins and on the coat rack located by the front door.

Curious about what First Congregational Church of Ithaca has to offer you and your family? Join us for an Open House at 9:00 a.m. 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. Our worship service will begin at 10:00 a.m. No matter where you are on your faith journey, you are welcome at FCCI.

FCCI has been asked to be one of the hosting churches for a nationwide prayer vigil sponsored by the UCC and interfaith partners. The vigil is called “Compassion Not Cruelty” and the aim is to be a prophetic voice in the public square to promote the core values of our faith tradition of compassion, mercy, and love in a time when each one of them is being tested. More details to come.