Center Church, The First Church of Christ in Hartford

Worship with us or Tour the Meeting House

Welcome to Center Church, the First Church of Christ in Hartford. Founded in 1632, we are a progressive congregation of the United Church of Christ and are committed to practicing the teachings of Jesus through ministry to immediate urban needs and by offering visions for a just and equitable society. We’re more than 375 years old, but our thinking is not! At Center Church, we believe that faith is a journey, not a destination.

God is still speaking...may we all have the ears to listen and the will to act!

Join us for Sunday Worship at 10:00am this summer in our air-conditioned Church House Parlor at 60 Gold Street (Corner of Lewis Street)

Center Church Today: Center Church is a progressive, diverse congregation within the United Church of Christ. The banners hanging by the entrance to the Meeting House proclaim "Our Church is 375 years old; our thinking is not."

Our Church School's 2009 Heifer International Campaign Drive has begun!

Music and the Arts at Center Church offers the highest quality music and art, from a variety of cultures and traditions, to the Greater Hartford area.

View our 2008-2009 Season Listing

Our Vision: We try to describe our vision of Christ's call for us as a congregation as, "Being and becoming an open and affirming, shalom community." We believe that our ministries must be intentional, not merely results of custom or habit. To learn more, please visit our Initiatives page. Visit our Church's Survey results, along with narrative comments from those who participated in the survey.