About Sunday Worship

Our worship service begins at 10:00 am, both in person and streaming on Facebook Live. Our church building is at 27 Church Street in Presque Isle. You may park on Church Street, or in our lot behind the church. There are three entrances: a front door to the sanctuary with stairs, and ground level doors on the driveway side and the rear of the building. Some years, our summer worship (July and August) may be different.

In 2024, summer worship was at 10 am. Some years our church embraces a different pace for worship in July and August. Watch our website and Facebook page for info about upcoming summer plans, including online options available to you wherever you are. Join us in person, and/or engage our online offerings posted on our Facebook page.

Watch our calendar or visit our Facebook page to stay informed about our summer worship opportunities.

Handicap accessible parking spaces are adjacent to the rear entrance. Inside the driveway side door, there is an elevator to both the lower and sanctuary levels. Guests with mobility concerns can be dropped off there. It’s closer than the rear entrance. Pews are cushioned. Assistive listening devices are available in the sanctuary. Bathrooms are wheelchair accessible. There are wheelchair spaces among the pews, and not just in the rear of the sanctuary.

Please dress comfortably. Whether skirt, or slacks, jeans, or suit and tie, formally or casually, you'll be welcomed, whatever you wear. 

Our worship service is composed of mostly traditional elements, with some modern touches in the music, projected images and videos. The language of our liturgy, the sermons, and prayers reflects a progressive theology. Communion is celebrated once each month, and those who wish to receive the elements are invited to come forward, partly because (since the Covid pandemic) we know this is hygienically safer than passing the elements to congregants seated in pews. 

All are welcome at the communion table. The service usually lasts about an hour.

To get the best sense of our worship, watch a recording of a recent service on our Facebook page, or if you are online, join our Facebook Live stream Sunday mornings at 10:00 am. Sermon (only) recordings are also available on our Youtube channel. Find a link to sermons on the Home and Worship pages of our website.

(September - June) Our children and young people begin in worship with their families, then gather with their age group after the kid-based message. Each week our young learners are experiencing stories from the Bible, simple craft projects, games, and free play. A nursery will be staffed each week starting at 9:45 am. Families are always welcome to keep their children with them in worship.

Yes! We call it Coffee and Conversation! For those physically present, we encourage you come downstairs and join us in Fellowship Hall for coffee or tea, and sometimes a special treat, all provided by the Welcome and Care Ministry. This is a warm and informal way to meet others, who are glad you are there! About once a month we have a Breakfast with Jesus service. Those Sundays our worship includes a shorter time of sermon/reflection and a potluck brunch and discussion around tables following our worship. 

Every Sunday worship service is live streamed, and saved in its entirety, so you can watch it anytime on our Facebook page. You may also find a link to sermon recordings on our Home and Worship pages.

Open and Affirming in simple terms means that no matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome in our church, in worship, and in all ways! 

Here’s how our Welcoming Statement expresses it: “The Presque Isle Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, is an Open and Affirming congregation that embraces Jesus’ teaching about God’s love for every person. We, therefore, welcome persons of any age, race, culture, nationality, and religious background; all sexual orientations and gender identities; persons of any marital, educational, or financial status; regardless of physical and mental health or ability. All are invited into full participation in the life of our faith community. We accept with gratitude the beautiful diversity of God’s creation as we share God’s love in our community and beyond.”

(From our by-laws) "This Church acknowledges Jesus Christ as its head. Our polity shall be congregational; i.e., our government shall be vested in our members, which means our congregation makes its own decisions regarding its leadership, finances, and direction. Our members are literally owners of our assets: spiritual and material. As stake holders, we ask all our members to take seriously the work we share in carrying out our mission, and caring for each other."

Our church welcomes into membership any baptized Christian upon confession or reaffirmation of faith, or, who presents a letter of transfer from another Christian church. If you are interested in learning about the joys and responsibilities of church membership, share your interest or questions with any member of our church leadership team.