South Church UCC
Not all who wander are lost.
A Jesus-Centered • LGBTQ-Loving • Multi-Racial Church
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Our Congregation
We identify ourselves as a Jesus-centered, Open and Affirming community. Our members and friends seek to strengthen their faith in an environment that allows them their own identity, regardless of race, religious background, sexual identity, family status, physicial or mental challenge, or financial standing. As an urban church we welcome people of many backgrounds who are looking for community where diversity is celebrated in language, prayer and music.
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Who We Are
We extend a wide welcome to all to be part of this community of faith, seeking to live out the love and justice of Jesus. We have existed as a congregational church since 1842, and in this location at 45 Maple Street since 1875. Though we are a historic church, we are also a progressive and evolving church.
When you visit us any Sunday you will find a diverse congregation, prayers that speak to the heart of God, music that sings in many voices and sermons that reflect the struggles, hopes and dreams of our lives. We believe you will find yourself received just as you are and strengthened for whatever is happening in your life.
Meet Our Pastor
Rev. Lindsey Peterson
I trust that the divine is present in each of us and that our lives are themselves sacred scriptures. I understand the Bible to be a library of scriptures about how people have experienced God’s nearness and absence in their lives, and how people over time, like us now, wrestle to live meaningful lives. Music and poetry are pathways to presence, to God for me. I wrestle with church; I love church and loving it, I long for it to be more liberating, more healing, more love-bearing, more free.
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Worship With Us
In the words of Paul in his letter to the Ephesians, we pray that we all may be strengthened in our inner being with power through God’s spirit and that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith as we are being rooted and ground in love. We have a lot to offer at South Church and we believe you’ll find yourself received exactly as you are and strengthened for whatever is happening in your life.
Join us in person every Sunday at 10am at 45 Maple Street or connect with us via Zoom to join from home.
Connect With South Church
Rev. Lindsey Peterson, Designated Term Minister: pastor@sococh.org
Jeff Olmstead, Director of Music Ministries: jeff@sococh.org
Carol Wrobleski, Administrative Support: admin@sococh.org