Please contact Pastor Danielle to check-out any of the following books. Please also consider donating a book to our growing library. Stamped From The Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history. He […]

Beloved Community, Grace and peace to you this day. We are in a time of quick change and upheaval. Plans that were made a week ago, even a day ago, are needing to be changed in so many areas of our lives. These quick changes are just as real for First Congregational. Beloved Community, we […]

Several people have asked that I share the remarks I made at our 2020 Annual Meeting. Below is a transcript For my remarks this year, I don’t want to simply say aloud everything that is in my written report.  There I have outlined the accomplishments we have made in the last year as a worshipping […]

REPAIRER Isaiah 58:11-12 “The Lord will guide you continually,     and satisfy your needs in parched places,     and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden,     like a spring of water,     whose waters never fail. Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;     you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called […]

The following article is written by Rev. Sara Nave Fisher, a part of an international group of young women clergy (a group that Pastor Danielle is part of). You can find the link to the original article here. I met my husband 15 years ago this Christmas, with all the trappings of a holiday romance […]

This last Saturday, November 2nd, First Congregational opened its doors to provide space for the Islamic Center of Winona’s curry dinner fundraiser. It was a beautiful evening of good food and good neighbors. Thank you to the volunteers who came out to help and to everyone who came for a meal to support needed repairs […]