First Church of Christ Congregational
First Church of Christ Congregational is a United Church Of Christ church at 12 S. Main St. in West Hartford, CT 06107. It is one of 35 churches in West Hartford, and one of 3 United Church Of Christ congregations in the city.
We act out our vision statement: Living in Spirit, Committed to Service, Open to All.
First Church of Christ Congregational, aka First Church West Hartford, has stood at the center of community life in West Hartford, CT for over 300 years.
Services in Spanish and Portuguese and Vietnamese · Ramp access
12 S. Main St., West Hartford, CT, 06107Service times
Sunday 10am (Worship of th); Tuesday 5:45pm–6:45pm (as listed)
Phone: (860) 233-9605 · Website: https://www.whfirstchurch.org/
Shares a ministry location with Manantial De Gracia.
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
- Faith Formation for Children and Youth
- Outreach Team
- First Church Academy
- Inreach Team
- Confirmation
- Spirit Team
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Upcoming events at First Church of Christ Congregational
- Sun, Nov 8 · 10 AM: Worship Service — Meeting House, 12 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107
- Sun, Nov 8 · 11 AM: Coffee Hour — Auditorium, 12 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107
- Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 AM: Women's AA Group — Youth Room, 12 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107
- Mon, Nov 9 · 12 PM: Awakening the Spirit Book Group — First Church of Christ, 12 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107
- Wed, Nov 11 · 10 AM: Coffee and Conversation — Nero Kitchen , 13 South Main St. , West Hartford, CT 06107
From First Church of Christ Congregational's public calendar (https://www.whfirstchurch.org/). Times are the church's local time.
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Latest from First Church, West Hartford's YouTube channel: Sunday Morning Worship Service, November 1, 2026 (all videos).
The community around First Church of Christ Congregational
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About 1 in 7 the people here were born in another country. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 31.7%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Churches near First Church of Christ Congregational
- Manantial De Gracia — 0 mi away
- Saint James Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- Bethany Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
- Saint Thomas the Apostle Church — 0.4 mi away
- First Baptist Church of West Hartford — 0.5 mi away
- Chinese Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Westhartforduu — 0.5 mi away
- Hartford Monthly Meeting — 0.7 mi away
- Church of Saint Peter Claver — 0.7 mi away
- Saint Mary's Knanaya Syrian Orthodox Church — 0.8 mi away
More Congregational churches nearby
- Flagg Road United Church of Christ — 1.9 mi away
- Immanuel Congregational Church, UCC — 2.1 mi away in Hartford, CT
- Warburton Community Congregational Church — 2.1 mi away in Hartford, CT
- Elmwood Community Church — 2.2 mi away
- Asylum Hill Congregational Church — 2.6 mi away in Hartford, CT
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