The United Church of Christ is a non-creedal and non-dogmatic church.  As a progressive church, we are open to new ideas and are tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others.  We learn from each other as well as from our ancestors in faith.  We truly believe there is much more truth to break forth from God's Word.

As an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ, we are a diverse group of people who have known the joy of having been accepted and affirmed by God and by one another.  Our congregation is made up of persons of different ages, education, races, abilities, and sexual orientations.  We hold varying theological and political beliefs and come from different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.  As a church community, we celebrate and find strength in that diversity and view it as a way to understand the inclusiveness of God's love.

The ....And Affirming Committee aims to continue to find ways to foster a spirit of inclusion and love for those in the First Congregational Church community, regardless of sexual orientation or identity.

Special Worship

Join our worship service the second Sunday of every month at 4:00 in the afternoon. 

The Kiosk

Located in the atrium, FCC has a number of pamphlets and brochures available relating to Open and Affirming and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender issues. Please help yourself. 

Our Library

In the conference room, FCC has a small collection of books relating to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender issues from a progressive Christian perspective. Please feel free to borrow them.

Local Support 

PFLAG Walla Walla works to provide support, education and advocacy to make our community a safer place for all of us, especially those persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and their families and friends.  PFLAG meets the second Monday of the month at First Congregational church. For more information call (509) 529-5320 or pflag_walla2wash@hotmail.com

Whitman College offers gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender Support for members of the Whitman community.  For more information, e-mail queer_whitman@yahoo.com.

Coalition Against Homophobia strives to promote acceptance of all people and their sexualities via educational, social and activist programming.

Action Against Hate contains information and resources on reporting and preventing hate crimes and hate incidents (also called bias incidents), as well as the nature, frequency, and legal standing of hate crimes and hate/bias incidents in the U.S. and the Walla Walla area

Walla Walla Community College Women's Center
provides support and referral services to WWCC students. 
E-mail  brenda.gordon@wwcc.edu or call (509) 527-4554

Social Services

Helpline assists indigent and working-poor individuals and families on an emergency basis with food, clothing, prescriptions, transportation, utilities, short-term shelter, homeless prevention rental assistance, infant-care needs and referrals for crisis advocacy and counseling.

Blue Mountain Heart to Heart is a private non-profit organization providing positive, non-judgmental support and assistance to persons living with HIV/AIDS, their partners, families, and friends in Walla Walla and Columbia Counties in Washington State.

Blue Mountain Action Council works together with low-income people to achieve their self-sufficiency by providing vital, self-help techniques, advocacy and limited financial assistance.

YWCA Walla Walla
213 1st Ave (509) 525-2570.  The YWCA offers support for persons with domestic violence and sexual assault issues.  Through its individual counseling, eight different support groups, legal and medical advocacy, and shelter services, the YWCA Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resource Center makes sure women and children have access to what they need to begin rebuilding their lives.
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