First Congregational Church - Benzonia, Michigan

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First Congregational Church of Benzonia
United Church of Christ
900 Barber Street - Benzonia, Michigan 49616
Ph: 231.882.4922
Email:
Office@BenzoniaCongregational.Org
Pastorfred@BenzoniaCongregational.Org

Come and join us for Sunday worship beginning at 11:00 a.m.
The Sunday School begins at 10:40 a.m. for those children that wish to attend.

First Congregational Church of Benzonia

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Within these pages you will learn about our "Church's Ministry" which includes Education, Youth & Adult Programs, Music, Outreach and much more. Visit our "Calendar Of Events" page for information on upcoming programs.	The "Congregation News" page is a recap of our weekly church program and additional information about the people who make up our church congregation.

LOCATION

First Congregational Church of Benzonia Map

The First Congregational Church of Benzonia is located at 900 Barber Street in Benzonia, Michigan. Barber Street runs parallel to Highway US 31.

As you are coming into the Village of Benzonia, turn west on River Road, go one block to Barber Street, then turn north and go 1/2 a block.

The Village of Benzonia is located approximately 275 miles from Chicago and Detroit in Northwest Michigan's beautiful Benzie County.

The City of Frankfort is located 7 miles west, Traverse City is located approximately 35 miles to the northeast.

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OUR HISTORY
"And . . . The . . .
. . . Lord passed by," as it says in The Good Book (I Kings 19). As the Lord continues to pass by, The First Congregational Church (UCC) of Benzonia is strengthened for ministry and mission. It all began in the middle years of the 19th century when a group of Ohio Congregationalists came to the top of the hill, there to build a school and a church, there to preach and to teach, that the Good News might be heard and the oppressed set free.	As the Lord masses by, the people of the church find vision and courage to be God's people of justice and peace. From this comes life's greatest joys and blessings. We are eager to share such blessings with you. We invite you to "pass by" the church, to share in our ministry and mission, that together we might know the joys and blessings that God intends.

The First Congregational Church of Benzonia was organized in the summer of 1860. The church was founded by the first settlers of Benzonia and for the first two years met at the home of the founder of the community. It was constituted in pursuance of the purpose to found in northern Michigan a Christian Colony and College based upon the general plan of Oberlin Colony and College.

In 1961 the church approved the constitution of the United Church of Christ. In April 1964 the church adopted a completely new set of by-laws.

Plans were made for the construction of the present church and in 1968 this building was completed and occupied.

The purpose for which this church is organized is to worship and labor together according to the faith and usages of churches of the Congregational heritage within the United Church of Christ.