Individuals interested in joining the church in its various ministries are inivited to be in touch with our Pastor, Mike Ader. We receive new members approximately two times a year.

An Open and Affirming Statement

We, the members of the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, seek to embody in our words and actions the unconditional grace and hospitality of God we have experienced in the personality of Jesus Christ. In him, we have been invited into the life of God, and welcomed into the community of faith.

Led by Jesus' spirit and following his example, we invite all who seek to be his disciples into this church family without regard to race, nationality, age, marital status, gender, mental, emotional or physical challenges, economic status, or sexual orientation. We believe there are no outsiders in a community that is observant of God's will.

We acknowledge the difficulty of living out our invitation and we pray for God's loving spirit to help us recognize and celebrate the gifts each person brings to our church. We will strive to become a place of safety for all, speaking out against words or acts of hatred directed against anyone. And we will strive to be a community of faith where the gracious hospitality of God is clearly visible in all we say and do.