First UCC, Milford

 On August 22, 1639, The First Church of Christ in Milford, now the First United Church of Christ (Congregational), was organized in New Haven, holding their first religious service under an oak tree on Sunday, April 25, 1638. Desiring a church and a colony of their own, a group formed by Reverend Peter Prudden and fifteen families moved to Wepawaug, which is now Milford.

The church has a strong history of being a community partner and meeting needs. In the 1960s the church began its Emma Davis Medical Equipment Ministry in memory of Ms. Davis’ work to help unite people and items they needed. In the 1980s the church helped found Milford’s homeless shelter–Beth El Center. First Church’s commitment to God’s love for all people has given birth to new ministries in recent years, including Milford Food 2 Kids, an outreach ministry that feeds over 160 food insecure Milford schoolchildren every weekend during the school year.

On Pentecost 2019, the church voted overwhelmingly to adopt an Open and Affirming covenant, declaring to the world our faith that God through Christ calls us to include all people in our ministry. We are proud of our sacred, engaging and joyful worship, which brings our generations together to worship God with praise and love. We pray that God has more light and truth to reveal to us and more opportunities to serve and build each other up in faith community into the future.