February 23, 2012

Our Pastor

Come to the About Us section to meet Pastor James, and find out what we're all about!

 

Join Us!

If you're curious about what a truly nurturing community of believers is like, then you should come to the Join Us section to find out how you can get involved.

 

Lenten Spiritual Study

For more information, see Spirit Life

 

Office Hours

Our office is open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Our phone number is (916) 685-4825.

 

New Pix

Come to the photo gallery to check out our most recent pictures. 

 

What is UCC?

Find out about the United Church of Christ and the history of this wonderful organization on our About UCC page.

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Church History


Our History

 

Founded in 1957 from our predecessor denominations (Congregational, Christian, Evangelical, and Reformed), the United Church of Christ consists of over 2000 diverse and unique congregations across America.  Though the UCC is a young church, it carries on the rich heritage of justice and compassion found in its ancestral denominations from the founding of our country.

This church was begun in 1923 when several citizens of Elk Grove resolved to establish a Congregational Church.  Elk Grove was nearly 75 years old then and well settled into farming and cattle raising after beginning in 1850 as a stagecoach stop.

A delegation was sent to Ebenezer Congregational Church in Lodi, and they loaned us their pastor one Sunday a month.  In 1923, our church was formally organized and given the name Hoffnungsfeld (Field of Hope) Congregational Church.  Services were held in a member’s kitchen while the church was being built.

The original church building was dedicated in 1926.  Between 1946 and 1949, services were gradually changed from exclusively German to predominantly English.  In 1950, the name was changed to First Congregational Church of Elk Grove, and our current sanctuary was dedicated.  The Fellowship Hall was built eight years later.