At First Congregational Church of Ripon, we grow, worship, serve, laugh, cry, learn and reach out to the world together. We reach out to you, as well. Our doors and hearts are always open!
Community Dinner
Our Community Dinner takes place on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 5:00 (view our calendar for exact dates). Meals range from Sloppy Joes to turkey to spaghetti, always with dessert, coffee and milk. We also collect and hand…
Prison Ministry
“I was in prison and you visited me.” — Matthew 25:36 First Congregational Church of Ripon began a joint Prison Ministry Project with First Congregational Church of Madison at Fox Lake Correctional Facility. Since then, we have expanded our Prison…
Fair Trade Farmers
The Outreach committee sells coffee, tea and chocolates purchased from Equal Exchange through their interfaith program. Equal Exchange buys coffee directly from the farmers. They trade with democratically organized small farmer cooperatives, paying a fair price with a guaranteed minimum…
Open and Affirming
First Congregational Church of Ripon is currently engaged in an Open and Affirming (ONA) conversation. Open and Affirming is a multi-year journey of building an inclusive church community that welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons into the full life…
Meet the Pastor
Greetings! My name is Stephen Welch and I am the intentional, transitional, interim pastor of First Congregational United Church of Christ of Ripon, Wisconsin. It is a joy and a thrill to be here! I celebrate with this faith community…
FAQs
Jesus really liked questions. According to some people Jesus asked 307 questions in the Gospels. Meanwhile, out of approximately 183 questions other people asked him, he directly answered . . . three. We will try to have a slightly better track…