First Congregational Church of Braintree
United Church of Christ
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12 Elm Street, Braintree, MA 02184
Office Hours Mon-Fri 9-1
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Sunday, May 31, 2026
Trinity Sunday
Worship @ 9:30 am
In the Sanctuary and Streaming Live on YouTube
Rev. Karen E. Gale preaching
In the Beginning God Created: Celebrating Pride
Genesis 1
There are two creation stories in the Bible. In Genesis 1 we read that God created all things on a series of days culminating with human beings on Day Six, and resting on Day Seven. God created everything and after each day God said, "It was Good."
Sunday is Braintree Pride, a day when LGBTQ+ people and their allies speak out about their lives. Folks talk about those they love and those they have lost to homophobic violence. People advocate for more just laws and the freedom to exist as they are in their own bodies and with their own families.
First Church attends Pride to let our community know that there are Christians who embrace and affirm LGBTQ+ people and that all humans are created in God's image as they are. We stand for love over hate, and affirmation over oppression.
Unfortunately, for so many years anti-gay Christians have been at the forefront of promoting hatred against gay people and the message that God hates them. It is a classic example of making God in their homophobic image instead of understanding that people are created in God's divine, loving image.
We believe that "In the beginning, God created all things," and God continues to create each and every day. God looks out upon creation, upon all created beings, upon all, and declares, "it is good."
The First Congregational Church of Braintree is an Open & Affirming Congregation working in partnership with all churches of the United Church of Christ. We welcome all God’s children into Christian faith regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, political stance or theological perspective, national origin, mental health status, physical and cognitive abilities, and the many diverse forms of family configurations. We proclaim and affirm that full and equal participation in the life and leadership of our church is open to all. We seek to continue learning and growing together as the inclusive Body of Christ. We are committed to spreading the light and love of Christ into the world through worship and service.
Whoever you are and wherever you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.
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First Congregational Church of Braintree is a member of the United Church of Christ. Drawn together by the Holy Spirit, UCC members are a distinct and diverse community of Christians that come together as one church, joining faith and action.
