Connections
Welcome to information on the mission and ministry of the our community.
Land Acknowledgements Forum
Land Acknowledgements of Indigenious Lands During Second Hour on November 12, we will gather together after a short fellowship time back in the sanctuary to watch a video from Helen...
Jazz ‘N Jeans Sunday
Sunday, November 12 | 9:45 AM Jazz Opening | We are very excited to host the John Nyerges Quartet and the First Rochester Choir will combine forces to present a Jazz and Jeans...
Handbell Choir
Handbells in worship Have you ever wanted to try to ring a handbell? If you can count, you can learn to ring them. Our Handbell Choir will play in worship on December 3. We are...
Trunk or Treat
October 29, 2023 ~ 11:30 AM In the church parking lot, following worship there will be a light fellowship of donuts and cider along with sharing in Trunk or Treat. This event is for our...
An Installation In A New Key
What a special night! On Friday Evening, October 20th, First Rochester was blessed with a wonderful service of voices and instruments from vibrant local musicians, a beautiful and...
From our Music Director
Friday, October 6 | What's Happening at First Rochester | The week is here! This Friday, October 20 we will be presenting An Installation in a New Key, a musical welcome for Rev....
Royalties for Spirituals
Contributing to the William Warfield Scholarship Fund | Whenever we sing a Spiritual in worship, a special offering to cover the royalties which were never collected on numerous Spirituals...
Poetry Class with Rev. Dr. Lauren Ng
Begins Wednesday October 25 Join us on October 25, November 1, and November 8 as Lauren leads a small group of people in a study on Poetry feature the theme of “Looking” with Looking At,...
Wednesday Book Study – Speaking of Faith
September 27 | 6:00 PM | Our first book study of this season will be Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters--and How to Talk About It by Krista Tippett.. Tippett, insightful commentators on...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Monday, October 9 | We acknowledge with respect the Seneca Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, whose ancestral lands the Town of Brighton, City of Rochester, and surrounding towns now...
Council Update
October 5, 2023 Council News The church year has commenced with a flurry of events…our Jubilee service, Section Leader Sunday, bed building project, and talent show to name a few....
Talent Show and Pasta Dinner
September 29 | 5:45 PM -? On Friday evening, September 29, the church family and friends are invited to a Pasta Dinner and Talent Show put on by YOU! The supplied meal will consist of Pasta...