First Congregational Church of Cannon Falls

When I think of a new identity, I think about being a pastor. Ministry is a vocation, a calling more than a job, and the role of pastor has placed a new identity onto me. People turn to me for spiritual guidance and prayer as well as leadership or maybe just a hug. This new relationship with people [...]

Today the United Church of Christ issued a special disaster appeal seeking $300,000 to support the emergency relief and long-term rehabilitation initiatives of Church World Service in Pakistan. The torrential rains and flooding that have affected Pakistan in recent weeks continue, with at an estimated 1,600 dead and 17.2 million affected. Some 1.5 million people [...]

Imagine a banquet table spead with all your favorite foods and plenty of them. Your family is there, some of your neighbors, but also tattered people, criminals, famous people, the President of the United States, even. Who would you imagine to sit at the head of the table?
Most of us would say, ‘well, the President [...]

This Sunday’s theme, “Healing Reign,” is what God wants for our world. What a wonderful image of God’s kin-dom on earth! An earth where we accept each other for who we are, respect and care for the earth’s natural resources - living the way God would have us live.
In Luke 13: 10-17 we hear about the [...]

Who are the ’saints’ of your faith? Who in your life has taught you about God and what it means to have faith? The theme for August 8th is “Living Into the Promise.” People of the Hebrew Bible like Abraham were promised a place of their own and many heirs to their faith {Gen. 15}. [...]

We are excited to welcome back the participants of a week-long work camp mission trip. 9 youth and 5 adults went to Midland, Michigan where they were blended with youth and adults from other churches, split into several groups, and sent out to peoples’ homes to do projects from painting to building. These work campers will lead worship and [...]

It’s summertime in beautiful Cannon Falls and being outside is great way to spend our weekends.
While you’re feeding your fun side, don’t forget to feed your spiritual side, too.
Worship begins at 9:30 a.m. and lasts one hour so you’ll have the rest of the day to re-create in God’s amazing outdoors.
We look forward to your visit [...]

We will take our yearly offering to support Strengthen the Church on Sunday, May 23rd.
This offering of the UCC funds the Stillspeaking Ministry, new and renewing churches,
youth and young adult ministries, and lay and pastoral leadership formation - especially among women and people of color.
Some of these funds will stay in the Minnesota Conference to fund [...]

Sunday, May 23rd is the birthday of the Christian church.
The ancient Jewish church celebrated Pentecost (Greek word for fifty)
or the Harvest Feast 50 days after Passover.
Christians celebrate this day because the Holy Spirit visited the disciples
and many others gathered in Jerusalem (Acts 2).