About Us
OUR STAFF
The following is a list of people who help keep the church moving forward. They work tirelessly and never stop smiling. Without their hard work, our church would be just a little less wonderful.
Reverend Jonathan Drury
minister@firstcongfalmouth.org
Coordinator of Care & Connection
Laura Cole
Lisa Jo Rudy
John Dulina
musicmas@firstcongfalmouth.org
James Rowland
site_manager@firstcongfalmouth.org
Danielle Dallis
Dennis McGillicuddy
moderator@firstcongfalmouth.org
OUR MISSION
We endeavor to follow Jesus Christ
by actively nurturing community,
advocating justice,
and loving all of creation.
OUR HISTORY
OUR HISTORY
Our First Congregational Church of Falmouth, Massachusetts of the United Church of Christ was originally gathered on October 28, 1708. Previous to that, the congregation worshiping in Falmouth had been considered a “branch church” of the Puritan church in nearby Barnstable, which was originally gathered in 1616 in Southwark, England.
Falmouth’s first meeting house was built in 1700, or earlier, near the Old Burying Ground off today’s Mill Road in Falmouth. A second larger meeting house, near that site, was completed in 1717. Continued growth of the town led to that meeting house being moved and rebuilt by 1756 on that portion of the original Meeting House Lot which was then laid out and called the Village Green. That meeting house was replaced in 1796 with a fourth building in the style of a church, erected on the same site. In its steeple, a bell made by Paul Revere was placed. That bell continues to ring out over Falmouth. Its inscription reads: “The living to the church I call, and to the grave I summon all.”
First Congregational Church of Falmouth
68 Main Street
Falmouth, MA 02540