Pastor Mike Hall
Meet Mike and Susan Hall--click on the photo.
Deacons help with communion
Coffee hour fellowship after worship
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**ABOUT US
Our Sunday services start at 10 AM and run a little over an hour followed by a coffee/fellowship hour. We share communion the first Sunday of every month. Our congregation is truly a kind and caring community with great diversity across socioeconomic and church backgrounds. One of the strengths of our community comes in part from a broad spectrum of church backgrounds which includes both long-time members from the United Church of Christ and American Baptist traditions and a majority who have come from a variety of denominations and theologies (e.g., Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Southern Baptist, Presbyterian, and Bible churches). Our unofficial motto has become “unity without unanimity” reflecting the peace and harmony within our congregation. Our parish is located in in the picturesque rural villages of Etna and Hanover Center, New Hampshire. We are a single“yoked” congregation which includes members from two rural churches: the First Congregational Church United of Church of Christ (FCC) of Hanover in Hanover Center, NH and the First Baptist Church of Hanover American Baptist Church (FBC) in Etna, NH. Both of these churches were established in colonial times and their historic buildings have been in continuous use for services since the early 1800s. The small, rural congregations were combined in 1964 to share one pastor and one worship service. Click on the green button above to link to our church profile for more background and information about our church community. Our staff : Pastor: The Reverend Dr. Michael Hall Church secretary: Caroline Tischbein Communications team: Linda Szelowski (bulletin) and Marjorie Rose (website/email) Etna Facilities support: Ken and Norma Pelton Treasurer: Steve Schuchman Pianist: Laura Coppock *********************************************************************************** NOTE: The Inter Church Council covers all joint church operations and issues. Each church has its own officers (see below). Inter-Church Council Chairman: John Wilson Inter-Church Council Hanover Center: Sarah Buckey Howard Frost Elaine Hawthorne Jane Rice Rob Rice Inter-Church Council Etna: Susan Johnson Becky LaHaye John Wilson Mike Tischbein Marjorie Rose ***************************************************** First Congregational Church of Hanover in Hanover Center Church Officers: Moderator: Rob Rice Clerk: Torey Elder Co-treasurers: Dina Cutting & Jane Rice Trustees: Harold Frost Jeff Balch Glenn Elder Deacons: Rob Rice Marci O’Keefe Shawn O’Keefe Elaine Hawthorne ************************************************* First Baptist Church of Hanover in Etna (as of 1/16) Church Officers: President: Jonathan Edwards Vice President: Steve Schuchman Clerk: Carol Edwards Treasurer: Steve Schuchman Trustees: John LaHaye Ken Olsen Ken Pelton Deacons: (pastoral concerns) Susan Johnson Todd Hess John LaHaye Cora Moses June Olsen Maxine Wallace Ken Pelton |