Category: Church History

Heritage Sunday

  We honor and celebrate the ways in which these long term members have engaged in the mission and ministry of the Monroe Congregational Church.   Joined in… June Wininger 1947 (64 Years) Franklin Renz, Nils Wiberg, George & Sue Zaleha 1954 (57 Years) Barbara Kraycar 1955 (56 Years) Marie Kellogg 1956 (55 Years) Jackie [...]

Friday January 28th, 2011 in Church History, Deacons, News & Notices, Special Events | No Comments »

Walking Tour of the MCC Campus

On October 31 following the Sunday 10:30 service the Trustees Committee will be hosting a Walking Tour of the Monroe Congregational Church Campus. We would love for new members and their families and any church member of friend to join us for the tour. Following Sunday’s service and coffee we will meet in Wilton Hall. [...]

Thursday October 14th, 2010 in Church History, News & Notices, Trustees | No Comments »

Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions

We continue the story of the earliest missionaries on this 200th anniversary of our American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Ministries (now our UCC Wider Ministries and part of Global Ministries). After the “Haystack Prayer Meeting” in 1806, the five students from Williams College (calling themselves the Brethren) went to seminary to prepare for foreign [...]

Wednesday September 29th, 2010 in Church History, News & Notices | No Comments »

Elisha’s Corner

(Unintentionally Omitted from March 30 Steeple!) “Family Research & the Federal Census” During March you will be receiving the 2010 Federal Census, which has been issued every ten years since 1790. The main purpose of the census has been, and still is, to provide an accurate account of the population in order to apportion representatives [...]

Friday April 16th, 2010 in Church History | No Comments »