About Us

Learn more about our church, history and team.

We are a come-as-you-are church for believers and nonbelievers alike looking for connection. Learn more about our mission and vision.

First Congregational Church of Rockford offers a welcoming, accepting, and safe place to worship God, grow in faith, and serve others.

First Congregational Church of Rockford is a church growing spiritually through worship and education in order to be a welcoming presence serving the community.

What if there was a place so safe that the worst of you could be known and you would be loved more not less? What if there was a place so assuring that you could be seen for who you really are and you would be accepted without conditions? What if there was a place so gracious that you could release all pressure to strive or perform and you would have nothing to fear or to lose?

Could there be a place like that?

That is the Biblical vision of a church. We, the FCCR family, are actively living according to the values and virtues of Jesus: love, acceptance, forgiveness, grace, and understanding. We are so glad that you have found our website and you are learning about our church. We hope that you will engage our church through any of its events or activities, whether in our Community Food Pantry or Euchre Night or worship or youth group or Sunday school or whatever feels safe to you. And as you engage with our church, we hope that you discover God’s grace embodied in God’s people.

Welcome to our church community!

1847 church photo

Since 1847 First Congregational Church of Rockford has provided members and friends with a place to experience communal life in Christ-centered unity.