Our Ministries

How do we connect with God and our neighbor?

We offer many ways to build relationships, live out our faith in practical ways, and serve others.
Read on to see where you can use your gifts in and outside the walls of this spiritual home.

INSIDE OUR WALLS

Music

Music is an important part of our life together!

From the vocal and bell choirs to instrumentalists and the bell tower Doane chimers, there are many opportunities for us to contribute in worship!

Children

Sunday School: From September to June, we offer the following structure in Sunday School for children 4 years old through eighth grade.

  • 1st Sunday: Intergenerational family worship and communion

  • 2nd/3rd Sundays: Sunday School offered with teen and adult leadership

  • 4th/5th Sundays: Intergenerational family worship, with opportunities available for children to participate

Nursery: a nursery space is available for all parents if their child becomes uncomfortable during the service.

Photo by Ben Wicks on Unsplash

Book Club

For over 30 years, our book club has been meeting, come rain, shine and even COVID. Each month, you are invited to meet for discussion and connection with fellow readers on a chosen book. The book club meets in the Cove View room on the second Monday of the month at 1:30pm. For more information, please contact Celia Francis, 860-767-0504 or email the church office.

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Prayer Shawls

Since 2003, knitters have been offering comfort to those in our congregation and community by knitting prayer shawls and prayer squares.

Whether it’s a full-size shawl to wrap you in a ‘God hug’, or it’s a pocket prayer cloth to place in your pocket, your purse, or under your pillow, these soft and warm creations remind us that our church home is holding us in prayer and offering God’s comfort.

Photo by Margarida Afonso on Unsplash

OUTSIDE OUR WALLS

Be it religious, ecumenical, or secular, we work with a number of community partners
to share God’s love with those we serve.

Click on the links below for more information about our COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

New Haven Pride Center

Shoreline Soup Kitchens

Covenant to Care

Connecticut Food Bank Backpack Program

Gateway Community Treatment Program

Simply Smiles

Contact Us

We would love to hear from you!

Essex UCC

6 Methodist Hill
Essex CT 06426

860-767-8097
essexuccoffice@gmail.com
Office Hours
Tue - Fri, 9a - 1p

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