General Synod Grand Festival Worship

The 26th UCC General Synod's primary worship service on June 24 (3:00 p.m.) will feature the preaching leadership of UCC General Minister and President the Rev. John Thomas, a 500 voice choir (filled with singers from Connecticut's churches and from around the globe), and a grand procession marked by symbols of the denomination's history and identity. Each conference and mission agency will have a banner in the great procession. Symbols will honor the four traditions that joined together to become the United Church of Christ; a three foot tall replica of the schooner Amistad will represent the Congregational branch. The person who bears the Bible will be the same man who carried it at the Uniting Synod in 1957. This is the only event held in the Civic Center which does not require registration credentials to attend. Visitors are welcome to come before the service begins to browse the exhibit halls as well.  A bus will leave our church parking lot on Sunday, June 24, at 1:00 p.m. for those interested in attending this service of worship.  Round trip fare: $12.00  Sign up  today.