About us:
First Congregational Church is a fellowship of approximately 200 members. Most of us live in the East Longmeadow area and surrounding communities. Our ages range from newborns to almost 100 years old, everyone is welcome here. There is diversity in our personalities, but we are all commonly rooted in the love of God as expressed in Jesus Christ.
The East Longmeadow church was founded in 1827 when our forebearers decided the traveling distance to the western side of Longmeadow was too far in inclement weather. So they built here in the eastern area of Longmeadow, which in time become East Longmeadow.
Our programs, worship style, and small groups continue to change over time as the Holy Spirit calls us to share our faith and welcome those it brings here. Time, too, presents new ways to grow but we still hold on to the fundamentals of our faith. In keeping with this, our congregation moved its meeting house from its original location up the hill on Somers Road to its current location on the East Long meadow rotary in 1875, built additions to our faculty in 1930 and 1950, joined the United Church of Christ in 1961, and became an Open and Affirming congregation in 2018.
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Join us on Sunday to get the full experience of what God is doing here on the Rotary!
Our Staff:
The Rev. Elva Merry is our Bridge Minister as we move toward new season of pastoral leadership. She writes, “My ministry is grounded in the conviction that we are made in the image of God, called to live out God’s love in our daily lives, following God’s call into loving relationship with God, others, and ourselves.”
Pastor Elva is the mother of three adult children and grandmother of four. She loves gardening, travel, swimming, music, and reading all kinds of fiction and non fiction.
Contact Pastor Elva by email: pastor@churchontherotary.org, or by calling the church office.
Cindy – our Office Manager
Phone: 413-525-4121
email: office@churchontherotary.org
Deborah Colageo – Music Director
Deborah has enjoyed a life enriched with wonderful music. Her favorite genres are: classical, sacred and choral music. She attended three colleges, and has taken private lessons in piano, voice and pipe organ throughout her life.
