About Our Pastor
Our pastor, the Rev. David B. Keller, began serving in this church in 2000. Rev. Keller is a native of Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Haverford College and Union Theological Seminary in New York. He has been serving churches of the United Church of Christ since 1979.
In the community, David serves as a community member of the Community Provider Network and a member of the Executive Committee of the Concord Substance Abuse Coalition. In the wider United Church of Christ, he leads the Small Church Vitality Project of the New Hampshire Conference and is a member of the Conference’s Stewardship Development Committee.
PRAYER MINISTRY
Prayer from 8:30-9:00 am in the Walker Chapel Monday through Friday. We pray for our congregation and staff and the programs that occur each week at our church. We pray for individuals seeking healing, jobs, adjustments to new circumstances in their lives, comfort as they grieve and for our sister church in Zimbabwe. If you have a prayer request, please call Rhonda at 225-5491, or Bobbie Boley at 226-0525.
Pastor
Rev. David B. Keller pastor@concordsfirstchurch.org
Staff
Rhonda Kolb, Administrative Assistant secretary@concordsfirstchurch.org
Faith Greene, Director of Music
Karin Swenson, Coordinator of Christian Education sundayschool@concordfirstchurch.org
Sarah Greene, Director of Cold Weather Shelter.Food Pantry Chairs, Louise Parenteau, Linda Strand and Bobbi Boley
Joan Wiggins, Pilgrim Handbell Choir Director
John Csencsics, Custodian
Cabinet Members
Karen May, President Hannah Irving Arthur Swenson, Jr.
Hannah Irving Arthur Swenson, Jr.JoAnn Martin, Vice President Susan Lauze Linda Theriault
Susan Lauze Linda TheriaultDonna Muir, Clerk Linda Lovering Ashton E. Welch
Linda Lovering Ashton E. WelchLinda Baines, Treasurer Sandy Metevier The Rev. David Keller, Ex Officio
Sandy Metevier The Rev. David Keller, Ex OfficioSylvia Sleeper. Financial Secretary
Board of Christian Education
Eleanor Kimball, ChairMelissa Kelly
Melissa Kelly Alice Coleman LInda Lovering
LInda Lovering Janine Rousseau-Evans Jill McKenna
Jill McKennaBoard of Deacons
Bobbi Boley, Senior Deacon Hannah Irving Louise Parenteau
Hannah Irving Louise ParenteauSheila Swenson, Senior Deacon Mary Lou Kettering Sylvia Sleeper
Mary Lou Kettering Sylvia SleeperPaula Cheeney Gary Martin Linda Strand
Gary Martin Linda StrandKay Graves
Board of Missions
Sara Nichols, ChairKathlene LordFrank Taylor
Kathlene LordFrank TaylorDonn Belaire Esther Murray Gertrude Taylor
Esther Murray Gertrude TaylorShelley Huntoon
Board of Trustees
Arthur Swenson, Jr., Chair Richard Edmunds Jonathan Huntington
Richard Edmunds Jonathan HuntingtonCarolyn Andrews Kellie Heath Doug King
Kellie Heath Doug KingJeff BarryPaul Holden Jon Pearse
Paul Holden Jon PearseAbout Us
First Congregational Church is the first church in the settlement which came to be known as Concord. We are a member of the United Church of Christ, an historic American denomination which united four other faith traditions in 1957.
We are self-governed, which means we can organize ourselves as we think best, call our own pastor, and shape our own ministry. But we are also in faithful covenant with the other churches of the United Church of Christ, particularly those in the New Hampshire Conference.
We hold the Bible in the highest regard as our authority for faith and practice.
