First Reformed Church UCC

We are an open and affirming downtown congregation of the United Church of Christ. Our earliest members were German, Swiss and French settlers who built the first church in Lancaster in 1736. Today our congregation is a diverse group of spiritual travelers joined together by our belief in God and our continuing commitment to put the city first in our ministry. We tend to be theologically progressive, ecologically friendly, sociologically outgoing and financially conservative. We find that our service to the people of the city speaks above all “ologies” with acts of hospitality and hope. We are unapologetically inclusive of ALL people and declare ourselves Open and Affirming (ONA), the phrase The United Church of Christ uses to communicate our intentional and unconditional inclusivity of people of different sexual orientations, gender expressions, and gender identities. The mission of First Reformed Church UCC is to fulfill our vision as we: * Celebrate God’s Open and Affirming Love for ALL people. * Nurture the Spiritual Growth of all ages. * Serve the marginalized of our society.

We assist those facing food insecurity by providing approximately 150 meals twice weekly (Tuesday dinner and Saturday breakfast) as part of the community meals program in downtown Lancaster. We reach out to those overcoming addiction by hosting six 12-step programs each week including AA, NA & SA, in addition to other programs and events for our community.