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Welcome to First Congregational United Church of Christ

 

 

 

Welcome. . .

Just as Jesus welcomed all, so we welcome you to First Congregational United Church of Christ in Eagle River, Wisconsin.  We are a family of faith located in the beautiful Northwoods of northern Wisconsin, and are an open community of Christians who welcome you

-- wherever you are on life's journey!

If you want a closer relationship to God in Christ, come to experience worship among other seeking and growing followers.  Give praise and thanksgiving to God, and learn how God is at work in your life at Sunday services at 7:30 and 10 a.m. each Sunday.  We also have a contemporary service every second Sunday of the month at 9 a.m. service, with music beginning at 8:50a.m.!! YOU are welcome!!

 

A fawn is "spotted" by a cross in our local cemetery.  Spring in the Northwoods!  (Photo courtesy of Jo Langley)

 

We are located at the corner of First and Division Streets in Eagle River, Wisconsin...

            

 

 

 

If you cannot be present in worship, read a recent sermon by clicking here. 

                                                             

 

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Family-friendly worship is at the center of our life together.

We hold two worship services each Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.


We have a "contemporary" worship service at 9 a.m. every second Sunday of the month.  Music begins at 8:50 a.m., so join us then!

During the school year, there is Sunday School for children and youth between the worship services, beginning at 9 a.m.   We meet in the Gathering Room in the Lower Level.  It's FUN - come on & join in!


From young to old, there is a place for you in this faith fellowship....

 

 

The "Living Water" of the Baptismal Font - through baptism, we come to Christ, who is the Living Water, and enter Christ's Church 

FEED YOUR SPIRIT StillSpeaking Daily Devotional & Bible Readings -- today's reflection is the first one; previous days are beneath. (Click on the title to see the entire devotional.)

Evaluation
There is nothing like an evaluation to shake things up. Paul and Barnabas are doing a review. They are taking the risk of looking back. If you love something, like the gospel, enough, you won't dare be unaccountable to it.

For the Institutionalized
I'm not saying every committee meeting the church has ever held mattered; most of them didn't. I'm saying that all institutions are annoying, AND that the church is the one that brought your faith to you. So when you're feeling ground down by yours, right after you refuse to chair another task force, but before you decide to quit forever, just remember this: the work you're doing is at least as much for your grandkids as it is for you.

Write Your Own Ending
You may not be able to find today's reading in the regular part of your Bible. Chances are good that it is hidden in the footnotes in very small print with a line that says, "Not part of the best manuscripts, probably added later." Mark, scholars tell us, really ends at 16: 8 with the words, "They said nothing to anyone for they were afraid." That doesn't so much end as it breaks off. But then someone came along and added on. Wanted to pretty it up.

Restless
Relationships, love, and even our own faith leave us "restless," as Augustine put it, until our hearts rest in the assurance only God provides and nothing less.

Not "Staff"
A few years back I got grumpy about hearing myself, as an ordained minister, referred to as "staff," as in "our church staff." In a way, of course, it was true. My colleagues and I were "church staff." But in another way it seemed to me misleading and a bad sign.

Overlooking Insults
It's only natural to want to give an immediate response to an insult. If we've been injured, we feel that we have the right to respond immediately with wrathful indignation. After all, the sooner we let those who hurt us know how we feel, the better. And if our responses are bitter and acidic, so be it! Maybe next time they'll think twice before they cross the line with us.

Lessons from the Shoe Museum
I was struck by how long human beings have been torn between practicality and beauty. In some rare cases, they pulled off both, as was the case with a pair of Cherokee moccasins covered in hand-sewn glass beads hundreds of years ago. They looked both beautiful and comfortable, something to delight both the wearer and the world. But do we always have to strike that balance? As Marilyn Monroe’s bright red stilettos bear witness, sometimes the extremes are what we remember most.

A New Thing
So here's what happened. The Apostle Stephen had been preaching in Jerusalem. As good Christian preaching sometimes will, his sermon angered his audience. They stoned him, and that understandably scared many of the other apostles out of town.

Sweet Spot
Many people claim that to be at the center of conflicting ideas and opposing opinions is valueless. Many believe that compromise is never a viable option.

Still Open and Affirming, After "All" these Years
It seems like a long time ago that our church went through the Open and Affirming process and made a statement welcoming all people to the church. But when I look at my calendar, I see that it was only two and a half years ago. In a congregation that is celebrating its 150th anniversary, that is very recent history.
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GodPause - a Daily Devotional
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Views of the Sanctuary - Changing with the Seasons

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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First Congregational United Church of Christ

 

Mailing Address:   P.O. Box 1385, Eagle River, WI 54521

Location: 105 N. First Street, Eagle River, WI 54521

Telephone:  715-479-8501    Fax:  715-479-4287

Contact us:   click here

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