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Welcome to First Grace United Church of Christ!

We are a church of passion and action. We are a church connected to God’s grace, connected to dynamic faith, and connected to engaging community works. We often say around here that if it is something Jesus would do we’re not even going to vote on it or waste a lot of words over it, but instead focus on Jesus’ words and actions to make our community whole.

At First Grace we will feed the hungry… we will serve our neighbors… we will be open and affirming of LGBT persons… we will be inclusive to the diversity of the community… we will help children and teens learn… we will provide meeting spaces for persons in recovery… we will help families in their daily caring for children… and we will worship God with leadership that is both faith-filled and faithful.

We invite you to join us for worship and breakfast, to one of our many ministries including community meals, faith gatherings, volunteer opportunities, or children’s and youth educational programming.

If nothing else we invite you to just come and experience First Grace in any capacity that inspires or interests you. One of the most important functions of being a faithful member of First Grace is being a spokesperson for our Still Speaking God, being an agent for what God is creating even today, and being a witness to the extravagant welcome we have to offer to you and this community.

No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you we welcome here!

Arts Event

Join us on December 14th

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

Produced by the First Grace Arts Team.

To benefit the Community AIDS Network.

Click to the Left to read the press release & learn more!

News & Events

Young Adult Ministry Now Includes 30-Somethings!

Starting in November Common Ground at First Grace is growing it's Young Adult Ministry to include people out of high school in their 20's and 30's. We're reading Matilda in November! Check it out!

THIS WEEK AT FIRST GRACE!

Click here to see First Grace's day-by-day list of events that includes office hours, meeting times, meals, worship, and more! Your weekly one-stop-view for this week!

FaithLAB for 6th-12th graders!

New this Fall is FaithLAB, a faith based educational experience like no other! Learn how FaithLAB will allow youth and teens to make friends, deepen their faith, test their knowledge of the Bible, and grow as exciting, committed young Christians.

First Grace in the News!

Rev. Dreese is quoted in an Equal Marriage Rights Article in The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Click here to read the article and where First Grace stands on Marriage Rights.

We're Open & Affirming!

First Grace is a proud Open & Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ. But what does that mean? Click here to learn about where we stand on visitors and members and to see our weekly schedule.

The November 2009 Joyful News Online

Click to read November's events as we start to look at the upcoming holiday seasons and all that First Grace is doing this month!

View monthly letters from our staff & volunteers, and see updates on many of our programs and ministries including information on our Saturday Free Lunch and Thursday Free Dinner programs, People's Choice Pantry, Sunday School, FaithLAB, Young Adult and Senior ministries.