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OUR PASTOR
Second
Congregational
Church
An Open and Affirming Congregation
of the United Church of Christ
Sunday 9:30 AM
35 Conant Street, Beverly, MA 01915
978-922-5722
Nancy Rexford
May 23, 20202 min read
Virtual Services #33
• Virtual services are improving each week • Addition of music and words to the hymns • Lay Readers have added to the service • Additions...
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Nancy Rexford
May 16, 20202 min read
Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic Meeting #32
Forward Chats, Winter 2019-20 (Meetings #24 through #32) Apologies to everyone for not keeping up with these reports. Chairing the...
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Nancy Rexford
May 16, 20202 min read
Discuss bylaw changes & new minister - Meeting #30 & 31
Forward Chats, Winter 2019-20 (Meetings #24 through #32) Apologies to everyone for not keeping up with these reports. Chairing the...
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Nancy Rexford
May 16, 20201 min read
Congregational Goals - Meeting #29
Forward Chats, Winter 2019-20 (Meetings #24 through #32) Apologies to everyone for not keeping up with these reports. Chairing the...
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Nancy Rexford
May 16, 20205 min read
With Guest Associate Conference Minister Wendy Vander Hart Meeting #28
Forward Chats, Winter 2019-20 (Meetings #24 through #32) Apologies to everyone for not keeping up with these reports. Chairing the...
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Nancy Rexford
May 16, 20202 min read
Planning for Visitation & Member Dev. Meeting #27
Forward Chats, Winter 2019-20 (Meetings #24 through #32) Apologies to everyone for not keeping up with these reports. Chairing the...
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Nancy Rexford
May 16, 20202 min read
Establishing Working Teams and Pastoral Search Meeting #26
Forward Chats, Winter 2019-20 (Meetings #24 through #32) Apologies to everyone for not keeping up with these reports. Chairing the...
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Nancy Rexford
May 16, 20202 min read
Pastoral Search Meeting #25
Forward Chats, Winter 2019-20 (Meetings #24 through #32) Apologies to everyone for not keeping up with these reports. Chairing the...
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Nancy Rexford
May 16, 20202 min read
Various, including membership and pastoral search
Forward Chats, Winter 2019-20 (Meetings #24 through #32) Apologies to everyone for not keeping up with these reports. Chairing the...
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Nancy Rexford
Oct 14, 20197 min read
Forward Chats, October 6 and October 13, 2019 (Meeting #22 and 23)
Central Board Election and Tally There was no Forward Chat on September 29 because of the Special Congregational Business Meeting in...
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Nancy Rexford
Oct 14, 20195 min read
Forward Chats #21 - September 22, 2019
Bylaws: Question and Answer Session The Forward Chats on September 22 was once again a question and answer session on the bylaws. There...
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Nancy Rexford
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Forward Chats #20 - September 15, 2019
Bylaws: Question and Answer Session There was no Forward Chats last week since it was Sunday One and worship was followed by a pancake...
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Nancy Rexford
Sep 11, 20196 min read
Forward Chats #19 - September 1, 2019
Ten people attended on this Labor Day Weekend. Since attendance was small, we decided to wait to discuss Alternative Worship until...
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Nancy Rexford
Sep 11, 20193 min read
Forward Chats #18 - August 25, 2019
(A Continuation of the Conversation of August 18) At this Forward Chat, we picked up the topic we had begun last week, when we were...
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Nancy Rexford
Sep 11, 20193 min read
Forward Chats #17 - August 18, 2019
In the early part of this Chat, which was attended by 17 people, we caught up on church news about the pastoral search and plans for...
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Nancy Rexford
Sep 11, 20195 min read
Forward Chats - Meeting #16 - August 11, 2019
How Best to Elect the Central Board Today’s topic was taken up at the request of the Bylaw Committee The bylaws are essentially complete,...
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Nancy Rexford
Aug 12, 20195 min read
Forward Chats #15 - July 28, 2019
Forward Chats, July 28, 2019 (Meeting #15) What’s Next with Forward Chats? Since no urgent topic of discussion had been brought forward...
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Nancy Rexford
Aug 12, 20194 min read
Forward Chats #14 - July 21, 2019
Telling a Positive Story About Our Church The background This was the Sunday that was so hot that some people wondered whether we ought...
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Nancy Rexford
Jul 17, 20195 min read
Forward Chats #13 - July 14
What Creates a Meaningful Life? Introduction It was hot in church on Sunday and attendance was low, but 12 people still attended Forward...
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Nancy Rexford
Jul 11, 20195 min read
Forward Chats #12 - July 7, 2019
Preparing to Interview Interim Candidates 20 people attended this Forward Chat. The members of the Interim Selection Committee (Elsie...
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