Worship

          September through June, worship and Church School takes place at 10:00 a.m. at the Cornwall Village Meeting House. During the summer months of July and August we hold our worship service in the North Cornwall Meeting House (no Church School during the summer). Both buildings can be used for weddings and funerals. Our North Cornwall sanctuary has no indoor plumbing and is lit by candlelight. Call the church office (860-672-6840) for information.
     - Worship is held in the Cornwall Village Meeting House Sanctuary at 10:00 a.m. for those comfortable with in-person worship. Masks are optional. We do offer a ZOOM worship option most Sundays. Call or email the church office to get on their ZOOM list. (860-672-6840 or [email protected])

Meet our Staff

OUR PASTOR is the Rev. Micki Nunn-Miller.  With over 30 years of experience in ministry, she is focused on creating space for spiritual growth and exploration, relationships, and generosity and service to the community and world.  She is approachable and ready to speak with you about your joys and concerns.  To contact her, email her at [email protected] or call 860-672-6840.





OUR DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION and Office Administrator is Mrs. Tracy Gray. For 25 years, she has shepherded our children in a caring learning environment with enthusiasm and creativity. Tracy is a certified Christian Educator and leads a Church School that is focused on faith formation, mission and stewardship of God’s world. Tracy has also been our secretary for 20 years. She manages the day to day business of the church, and supports the minister and congregation and assists visitors and callers to the office. To contact Tracy, email her at [email protected] or call 860-672-6840, Mondays, 9:00 - 12:00 and Tuesday - Thursday, 9am – 12pm.

WHAT TO EXPECT ​

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            If you join us for worship or a community event, expect a warm welcome.  Bring your joys, your concerns, your questions.
 
When you come to worship you can expect:
  •   To be welcomed
                   You will be greeted warmly and given a program for the service.
  • To come as you are
                    No matter who you are or where you are in the journey of faith, no matter your race, ethnicity, abilities, gender                            expression or sexual orientation, you are welcome here.
  • To participate as you are comfortable
                    You can just listen or participate in congregational readings and prayers.  Some folks use the time as an                                        opportunity to meditate.
  • To have your children cared for
                    Children remain in worship for fifteen minutes or so, often hear a story geared to them, and leave the sanctuary                        for Church School (ages 3 and up), where they will learn about the love of God for them and for all people.
  • To gather in Fellowship
                    Following worship, all are invited to a time of sharing over coffee, tea, and goodies with a chance to meet new                            folks and catch up with friends.
 
 
When you come for a community event:
  • You will be welcomed warmly
  • You will have the opportunity to greet neighbors or meet new people
  • Often you can share in helping others in various ways, e.g. creating “care” packages or giving a donation to a specific cause

Policies

OPENING AND AFFIRMING STATEMENT
“We declare this congregation to be open and affirming for people of all ages, races, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender expressions who wish to participate in this community of faith.”
 
WEDDING POLICY
The joining of two persons in sacred covenant is a holy moment.  As you celebrate your love and freely give yourselves to one another in the presence of God and gathered family and friends, you demonstrate the inclusive and self-giving love of God.  We affirm that, as covenant relationships made in the presence of God, both same gender and heterosexual weddings hold the same sacred legitimacy and value.
 
Sanctuaries at both of our meeting houses are available for marriage ceremonies for members and non-members alike.  Please contact the pastor for more information.
 
BAPTISIM POLICY
The Sacrament of Baptism is open to any person who desires to enter into its promises and commitments.  All are invited to share in this Sacrament with us during worship.  Please contact the pastor for more information.

Our History

Cornwall Village Meeting House

North Cornwall Meeting House
                          8 Bolton Hill Road                                                                                                 115 Town Street                           
                           Cornwall Village                                                                                                    North Cornwall
​    The previous church building was on the Green, but was too small and in disrepair.  Money to build a new building ($2,808) was raised mostly by residents at “the Plain.”  The town paid $300 toward the cost of the basement for use as a town hall (pop. estimate, 1800).  Rev. Timothy Stone gave the last address at the old church in 1841.  He said at the laying of the cornerstone of the present building that, unless destroyed by fire, it would probably stand “until the dawn of the millennium.”  The new Village Meeting House was dedicated on Feb. 23, 1842.  
​    The North Cornwall Meeting House was built in 1826 on a plot on Town Street donated by Deacon Noah Rogers for just over $2,500.  Eight huge chestnut logs became the interior fluted pillars, provided by local farmers, a number of whom have descendants that still live in the town.  When completed, the building on the outside looked almost exactly as it looks today.  The NCMH underwent a preservation in 1926 and in 2015, and is used for summer services and many weddings and memorial services.
​Founded in 1957, the UCC is grounded in the ancient church of the New Testament and in historic streams of Christianity in the US, dating back to the Pilgrims and German immigrants in colonial Pennsylvania.  We affirm the words of our Pilgrim forbearer, John Robinson, that God has “more light and truth to break forth…” (1621).
 
In 1740, when white settlers arrived in this area, the General Assembly granted Cornwall the right to establish town government and to call a minister and build a meeting house.  Our church is as old as the town.  Today we have two historic meeting houses, one in Cornwall Village (1842) and one in North Cornwall (1826). 
 
In all of these years, we have believed that God is at work in our hearts and minds, in faith communities, and in the wider world.