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Whoever you are and wherever you are on life's journey, you are welcome here

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Whoever you are and wherever you are on life's journey, you are welcome here

A LIBERAL, PROGRESSIVE CHURCH, WELCOMING OF ALL, PASSIONATELY COMMITTED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE.

Upcoming Events

Adult Education

Sunday, October 20, 8:45 AM, Pownall Room & Zoom

Adult Education takes place Sundays at 8:45 AM in-person & via Zoom.  

Sunday Worship

Sunday, October 20, 10:00 AM, Sanctuary

Join us for worship in-person in our historic Sanctuary or online. Worships are livestreamed on our YouTube channel - click here to view our Thursday worship livestream! Our Sanctuary is ADA accessible and listening devices are available. FCCLB is a liberal, Open & Affirming and unabashedly progressive church in the United Church of Christ denomination. Parking is available in the Civic Center parking structure on Broadway Ave & Third Street; we validate parking on Sunday morning. 

Women’s Group

Sunday, October 20, 11:30 AM, Pownall Room & Zoom

The Women’s Group gathers once a month in-person on 3rd Sundays, to share life’s challenges and joys and deepen connections among members. For more information contact Kirsten Pickus. For the Zoom information, click here.

LB AGO: Rising Stars Organ Recital

Sunday, October 20, 4:00 PM, Sanctuary

Join us Sunday, October 20 at 4:00 p.m. for the Rising Stars Organ Recital. Co-sponsored by the FCCLB Board of Cultural Arts and the Long Beach Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, four-talented young organists will play The Möller Sanctuary Pipe Organ. After the recital, a simple reception will take place in the Koinonia Room to meet and greet the artists. This is a FREE public event and doors will open at 3:30 p.m. Read More

BOCA: Silent Film Event – Metropolis

Friday, October 25, 7:00 PM, Sanctuary

The Board of Cultural Arts is inviting you to Metropolis, the 1927 German silent science fiction film with live organ accompaniment by Robert York, on Friday, October 25 at 7 p.m. in our historic sanctuary. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for the 2-hour film. Our sanctuary is ADA accessible and a freewill offering will be accepted & appreciated. Read More

Adult Education

Sunday, October 27, 8:45 AM, Pownall Room & Zoom

Adult Education takes place Sundays at 8:45 AM in-person & via Zoom.

Sunday Worship

Sunday, October 27, 10:00 AM, Sanctuary

Join us for worship in-person in our historic Sanctuary or online. Worships are livestreamed on our YouTube channel - click here to view our Thursday worship livestream! Our Sanctuary is ADA accessible and listening devices are available. FCCLB is a liberal, Open & Affirming and unabashedly progressive church in the United Church of Christ denomination. Parking is available in the Civic Center parking structure on Broadway Ave & Third Street; we validate parking on Sunday morning. 

FCCLB Harvest Festival

Sunday, October 27, 11:15 AM, Patterson Hall & Kilsby Courtyard

All are invited to join us on Sunday, October 27 at 11:15 a.m. after church for our Harvest Festival. There will be a soup, a chili lunch, and lots of fun activities for all ages. Craft tables will be set up in the Kilsby Courtyard and Patterson Hall and there will be stations for pumpkin decorating, a Cake/Pie Waltz, basketball and beanbag tosses, bobbing for donuts and lots of other fun games.  There will also be prizes for costumes.  Come join in the festivities!

Landmark – Groundhog Day: The Musical

November 1-17, Sanctuary

Inspired by the beloved film starring Bill Murray, Groundhog Day is a Broadway and West End smash hit musical. Join Landmark November 1-17 as they bring this hilarious musical parable of love, hope, and renewal to our historical Sanctuary! Read More

Adult Education

Sunday, November 3, 8:45 AM, Pownall Room & Zoom

Adult Education takes place Sundays at 8:45 AM in-person & via Zoom.

Sunday Worship

Sunday, November 3, 10:00 AM, Sanctuary

Join us for worship in-person in our historic Sanctuary or online. Worships are livestreamed on our YouTube channel - click here to view our Thursday worship livestream! Our Sanctuary is ADA accessible and listening devices are available. FCCLB is a liberal, Open & Affirming and unabashedly progressive church in the United Church of Christ denomination. Parking is available in the Civic Center parking structure on Broadway Ave & Third Street; we validate parking on Sunday morning.   

Confluent: “Spirit, Art & Justice”

Saturday, November 23, 3:00 PM, Sanctuary, Koinonia Room, & Kilsby Courtyard

The Board of Cultural Arts invites you to a collaborative, multi-arts event exploring how spirituality and the arts foster justice by helping us develop compassion and emotional literacy. Join us Saturday, November 23 at 3:00 PM.  The concert features intergenerational poetry performance by FCCLB Poet in Residence Tina Datsko de Sánchez, Holman United Methodist Church of Los Angeles Poet Laureate Peggy Trotter Dammond Preacely, Read More

Explore our Church

Our Location

First Congregational Church of Long Beach

  • 241 Cedar Avenue
  • Long Beach, CA 90802
  • PH: 562-436-2256
  • Fx:
  • office@firstchurchlb.org

Directions and parking

Free Sunday parking available in Civic Center garage on Broadway at Cedar

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