First Church of Christ, Congregational
First Church of Christ, Congregational is a United Church Of Christ church at 830 Corbin Avenue in New Britain, CT 06052. It is one of 57 churches in New Britain.
First Church is a community of faith that is rooted and grounded in God’s love for all people. Affirming the teachings of Jesus Christ, we seek to provide a caring and open environment where diversity is welcome and all are respected as children of God.
Big faith and deep roots in New Britain since 1754. We are a community of faith rooted and grounded in God's love for all people, where diversity is celebrated and everyone is respected as a child of God.
Serving since 1754 · Part of Southern New England Conference
830 Corbin Avenue, New Britain, CT, 06052Service times
- Thursday 9am
Phone: (860) 229-3709 · Website: http://www.firstnewbritain.org
First Church of Christ, Congregational is part of the Congregational family of churches in The American Church Story. 219 congregations of the Congregational family gather across Connecticut — 2,930 across the United States on The Church Map.
The Congregational churches planted the first colleges in America — Harvard and Yale began as their ministers' training grounds — and launched the modern foreign-mission movement from a New England haystack. Their conviction that a gathered congregation can govern itself under Christ is now shared by most churches in the country.
Ministries at First Church of Christ, Congregational
- Food Pantry
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Upcoming events at First Church of Christ, Congregational
- Sun, Nov 8 · 10 AM: Sunday Service — First Church New Britain, 830 Corbin Avenue, New Britain, CT, 06052, United States
From First Church of Christ, Congregational's public calendar (http://www.firstnewbritain.org). Times are the church's local time.
The community around First Church of Christ, Congregational
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Social Isolation: 34.7%
- Food Insecurity: 22.4%
- Unemployment: 9.8% (3.1–16.8%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.7%
- Child Poverty: 22.3% (10.2–37.1%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.3%
- Housing Insecurity: 17.1%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.0%
- Diabetes: 13.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.7%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
New Britain city is served by 47 churches — about one congregation for every 1,578 residents.
Churches near First Church of Christ, Congregational
- Saint Maurice Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Polish Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Our Lady of Hope Parish — 0.4 mi away
- Saint George Greek Orthodox Church — 0.7 mi away
- Fortress City Church — 0.8 mi away
- House of Prayer — 0.8 mi away
- Iglesia Sion Pentecostal — 0.9 mi away
- Right Now Ministries, Inc. — 1 mi away
- Saint John's Lutheran Church — 1 mi away
- Saint Mark's Episcopal Church — 1 mi away
More Congregational churches nearby
- Kensington Congregational Church — 2.6 mi away in Berlin, CT
- Congregation Church of Plainville — 3.8 mi away in Plainville, CT
- Berlin Congregational Church — 3.9 mi away in Berlin, CT
- First Church of Christ Congregational 1652 — 4.6 mi away in Farmington, CT
- Church of Christ Congregational — 4.8 mi away in Newington, CT
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