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Church Staff Rev. Joe Hoffman Pastor Rev. Shannon Spencer Associate Minister Gary Mitchell Minister of Music Judy Slater Administrative Assistant Penny Parker Administrative Assistant 20 Oak St. Asheville, NC 28801 828/252-8729 The staff is eager to talk with you and be helpful to you. Please contact us by calling or emailing us at the church office during the week.

We are located at 20 Oak Street in downtown Asheville. Worship time is 10:00 a.m. during the summer months starting on May 25th. Sunday School for all ages is suspended for the summer months Our Vision Statement First Congregational United Church of Christ is a Christian Community seeking to be a progressive, passionate, and compassionate presence in the Asheville area. As faith seeking and faith keeping people, we commit ourselves to follow in the ways of Jesus by honoring questions of faith, nurturing spiritual growth, embracing God's creative diversity, and living as advocates of justice and peace. We Are An Open and Affirming Congregation We invite people of every race, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, ability, financial means, ethnic and spiritual background into the full life and ministry of this congregation. In Our Own Words The Membership Committee conducted a church-wide survey asking people to write down what drew them to our church, and why they stay. We've compiled some of these responses into a downloadable document called "In Our Own Words" The online Calendar, with the current events schedule, is accessed by clicking here.