WELCOME TO
Center Congregational Church
Meriden, CT

Corner of Broad and East Main Streets
Meriden, CT 06450
(203) 235-1389
Spring clean-up:

Sunday Services:
Chapel Service – 8:30 am
Worship Service – 10:00 am
Sunday School – 10:15 am


Large-Print Bulletins Available
Listening Assistance Devices Available
Stair Lift Available from Broad Street foyer entrance to Sanctuary
Click here for details


Rev. Philip K. Brockett
Interim Pastor
Philip.brockett@gmail.com
(860) 543-0605


Office:
474 Broad Street
Meriden, CT 06450
(203) 235-1389
centerchurch474@sbcglobal.net


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IMPORTANT DATES:

Trustees

April 16th  6:30 pm

 

 

 

 

The Music Search Committee is excited to introduce to you our new Director of Music, Matthew Bartlett. Matthew is a talented and experienced Organist and Choir Director. He studied at Western Connecticut State University where he received a Bachelor in Organ Performance under Stephen Roberts. The program also included studies in hymnody and the liturgical year and a once a year trip to Europe to study under famous organists such as Daniel Roth, Peter Planiavsky and Peter van Dyke.

 

Since 2002, when he graduated, Matthew has been working in the church as either an assistant or director of music. He has served churches in Wallingford, and Plainville CT. Most recently he has been the Director of Music at the Congregational Church of Plainville.

 

We hope that you will join us in welcoming him as he begins rehearsals with the choir and handbells on the week of January 13th and plays and directs for worship for the first time on Sunday January 20th.

 

 

 

PHOTO GALLERIES


BUNNY BREAKFAST 2013
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CRAFTS WORKSHOP
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VETERAN’S DAY CEREMONIES
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YOUTH/CELEBRATION SUNDAY
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DIACONATE-CONFIRMAND PICNIC
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Staff
Pastor
Music
Christian Education
Office
Committees


Rev. George H True
Pastor Emeritus

 


THE COVENANT
Center Congregational Church

WE COVENANT with the Lord and with one another, and do bind ourselves in the presence of God to walk together in His holy ways.

WE WILL STRIVE to be doers of the Word and not hearers only, to be firm in faith, quickened in hope, and constant in love.

AND WE WILL CONSECRATE our time, talent, income and influence as heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ. AMEN

 



CHURCH WORLD SERVICE

 

Good News! Center Congregational Church has been chosen as a year-round drop-off site for Church World Service items. Hygiene Kits, Clean-up Buckets, School Bags and Baby Kits may be dropped off at any time, and will be picked up once per year, usually in May. We are proud and pleased to make this announcement. Please call the church directly at (203) 235-1389 to check to see if we are open or when we will be around to receive kits.

 

http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/PageServer?pagename=kits_main

 

 


We are collecting non-perishable goods at every Service.
Please bring them to the Sanctuary

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LINKS

 

The United Church of Christ
http://www.ucc.org

 

The Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ
http://www.ctucc.org

 

Silver Lake Summer Camp and Retreat Center
http://silverlake.ctucc.org/

 

CCC Relay for Life Webpage

 

Learn about the UCC - UCC 101

 

Groups Which Use Our Church

Center Congregational Church currently makes meeting space available to the following 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations at no charge, as part of our mission outreach to the community.

Connecticut Center For A New Economy
Monthly board meetings
Weekly program staff meetings
http://www.ctneweconomy.org/

Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness
Monthly board meetings
State-wide training sessions
http://www.cceh.org/

Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition
Monthly board meetings
http://www.ctaidscoalition.org/

For-profit social service and other organizations are also welcome to use our building, for reasonable fees. Please contact the Pastor for more information.

 

Click here for the Center Church Use of Facilities & Rules Policy

 


HOSPITAL ADMISSION PROTOCOL

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),
originally intended as a safeguard about the release of patient information to insurance companies,
 has grown into a nightmarish monster extending into areas of patient information
 never intended to be affected by the original act.
One consequence is that the routine notification to churches about a parishioner's admission
 to a hospital or other health care facility now cannot happen unless the patient specifically requests that notification be made. When you are admitted to a hospital please be sure to put Center Congregational Church on the notification list if you want the Pastor to visit you.