The Park Church Congregational, UCC

Meet Phyllis Bishop and Jon Knight When and how did you two become part of the “artistic renaissance of downtown Elmira”? In 2017 we...

Wow! Have things really opened up – and not just the daffodils at the church’s front door. Like the robins outside my open window – the...

You don't have to know me very long to know how I feel about charlatans and cons. You've all heard me rail against “cryptocurrency,” and...

Join us at The Park Church, Congregational, United Church of Christ as we celebrate the installation of The Reverend Gary J. Brinn on...

Book Fest 2022 Characters with Character! Sunday, May 22 from 10 am to 2 pm at Wisner Park The Family Reading Partnership of the Chemung...

50th Anniversary of the Flood of ‘72 Performance! 2 pm, June 5th, 2022, Grove Street Boat Launch, Elmira We will be premiering a brand...

A second gift to benefit refugee aid in Ukraine will be sent on May 16th. If you wish to contribute, please send your check made payable...

Our 2022 Spring Rummage Sale is coming up and we are busy unpacking and sorting for the sale that will take place on Thursday, Friday and...

Elmira Little Theatre’s “Doubt: A Parable” Show dates are in The Park Church Sanctuary. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at...

10 AM Service of the Resurrection for Easter Sunday, April 17th Our readings are: from Wendell Berry “Farming: A Handbook, John 20:1-18...

Agape Meal Worship for Maundy Thursday, April 14 @ 7:00pm in Beecher Hall Communion and Light Snacks. You are welcome to bring wine. Our...

April 10, 2022 at 10 am The Park Church Sanctuary From the Rev. J. Gary Brinn: The event we mark on Palm Sunday was essentially a protest...

Holy Week stands at the heart of our Christian story. Jesus, a religious radical, spoke for the poor and the oppressed, and called for a...

With apologies to my vegetarian friends, I begin with a quote from a wise woman, a Unitarian Universalist physician, who told me thirty...

Our next special mission offering for the wider Church will be on March 27th. One Great Hour of Sharing Support overseas efforts in...

The annual Lenten-Easter organ recital and lunch is on Thursday, March 24, 12:10 pm as an outreach to the community. Thursday's event...

The annual Lenten-Easter organ recital this year is scheduled for Sunday, March 20, 2022 during worship. This year’s recital entitled New...

“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving... we must sail sometimes with...