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First Congregational Church
of Ravenna
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If you’re looking for a church home in the area, you’ll love our church. Find out why and plan your visit here.
KIDS
Your kids will love this church! We are creating a place where the whole family can belong and learn to follow in the way of Jesus the Christ.
GROUPS
There is a place for you here. You’ll find many ways to serve God and deepen your faith life by engaging in our small group ministries.
Thank you for visiting our website. We are excited about what God is doing in our church and we're so glad to have the chance to share it with you.
When Jesus shared his last meal with the disciples in the Upper Room, he gave the bread and the cup to all of them; even to the one who would deny him; even to the one who would betray him.
When he fed the 5000 on the hillside, Jesus fed them all, without setting barriers around religious affiliation, class, or gender. All were fed.
It's in that same spirit that we strive to be a congregation of extravagant welcome.
At the start of his ministry, Jesus announced that he had come to bring good news, to proclaim release to the captives, and to free the oppressed. To that end, we also strive to feed the hungry, to shelter the homeless, to welcome the stranger, and to do justice in the world.
Together we share in the cost and joy of discipleship as we seek to embody God's love in all the world.
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266 S Chestnut St., Ravenna, OH
Sundays 10:15 am
As we enter the sactuary each Sunday, we do not sit in silence, but rather greet one another, joyfully checking in with each other, and extending a warm welcome to guests.
The service begins with music followed by announcements, a call to worship, and singing. We then invoke God's name through a unison prayer of invocation.
Scriptural selections are then read before the offering is received. After we've given thanks for the offering, our pastor reads the Gospel lesson and offers an engaging sermon relevant to our lives and to current events.
After reflective instrumental music we enter a time of prayer before singing our closing hymn and receiving a blessing.
Prayer, song, instrumental music, and silence are sprinkled into the service as we participate together in praising God.
Communion, one of our two sacraments, is open to all and served on the first Sunday of every month. Baptism, our other sacrament, is offered to children and adults in consultation with the pastor.
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