Elk Grove Congregational Church
Elk Grove CA
95624
Who we are
Elk Grove Congregational Church was begun in 1923 when 12 German immigrant farm families of Elk Grove resolved to establish a Congregational Church. Elk Grove was nearly 75 years old at that time and well settled into farming and cattle raising after beginning in 1850 as a stagecoach stop.
A delegation was sent to Ebenezer Congregational Church in Lodi, and they loaned us their pastor one Sunday a month. In 1923, our church was formally organized and given the name Hoffnungsfeld (Field of Hope) Congregational Church. Services were held in a member’s kitchen while the church was being built.
The original church building was dedicated in 1926. Between 1946 and 1949, services were gradually changed from exclusively German to predominantly English. In 1950, the name was changed to First Congregational Church of Elk Grove, and our current sanctuary was dedicated. The Fellowship Hall was built eight years later.
The United Church of Christ (our denomination) was founded in 1957 from four predecessor denominations (Congregational, Christian, Evangelical, and Reformed). The United Church of Christ consists of over 2000 diverse and unique congregations across America. Though the UCC officially is a young church, it carries on the rich heritage of justice and compassion found in its ancestral denominations whose roots trace back to the founding of our country.
A delegation was sent to Ebenezer Congregational Church in Lodi, and they loaned us their pastor one Sunday a month. In 1923, our church was formally organized and given the name Hoffnungsfeld (Field of Hope) Congregational Church. Services were held in a member’s kitchen while the church was being built.
The original church building was dedicated in 1926. Between 1946 and 1949, services were gradually changed from exclusively German to predominantly English. In 1950, the name was changed to First Congregational Church of Elk Grove, and our current sanctuary was dedicated. The Fellowship Hall was built eight years later.
The United Church of Christ (our denomination) was founded in 1957 from four predecessor denominations (Congregational, Christian, Evangelical, and Reformed). The United Church of Christ consists of over 2000 diverse and unique congregations across America. Though the UCC officially is a young church, it carries on the rich heritage of justice and compassion found in its ancestral denominations whose roots trace back to the founding of our country.
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Allen O’Brien
Leader Position:
Pastor
Phone:
Leader Email:
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Administration
Admin Name:
Barbara Russell
Admin Position:
Volunteer Secretary
Phone:
Admin Email:
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Elk Grove Congregational Church Service Times
Our worship is a blend of traditional and contemporary styles. Our music combines praise songs and traditional hymns. The Word is preached in the context of its origin and of our lives right now. We take the Bible seriously and know that it speaks to us and our world today.
10:30 AM Every Sunday
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10:30 AM Every Sunday
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Sunday School / Children and Youth Activities
Under 12s:
Children’s Ministry
Sunday school, monthly Kids’ Nights Out, and more.
Sunday school, monthly Kids’ Nights Out, and more.
Under 18s:
Youth Group
Monthly youth programs including service, trips, and games.
Monthly youth programs including service, trips, and games.
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Elk Grove Congregational Church History
Teach us to serve Thee
Teach us, good Lord, to serve Thee more faithfully; to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labour and not to ask for any reward, save that of knowing that we do Thy will, O Lord our God.
Elk Grove Congregational Church listing was last updated on the 14th of April, 2016
