The Etna, NH First Baptist - Hanover Center, NH First Congregational Church Sunday Worship 10 AM
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Pastor Mike Hall
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Meet Mike and Susan Hall--click on the photo.
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Deacons help with communion
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Coffee hour fellowship after worship
**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
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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
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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
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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













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