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Whoever you are and wherever you are on life's journey, you are welcome here

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Whoever you are and wherever you are on life's journey, you are welcome here

A LIBERAL, PROGRESSIVE CHURCH, WELCOMING OF ALL, PASSIONATELY COMMITTED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE.

Upcoming Events

Adult Education

Sunday, April 28, 8:45 AM, Pownall Room & Zoom

Adult Education takes place Sundays at 8:45 AM in-person & via Zoom.  

Sunday Service

Sunday, April 28, 10:00 AM, Sanctuary

Join us for worship in-person in our historic Sanctuary or online. Worships are livestreamed on our YouTube channel - click here to view our Thursday worship livestream! Our Sanctuary is ADA accessible and listening devices are available. FCCLB is a liberal, Open & Affirming and unabashedly progressive church in the United Church of Christ denomination. Parking is available in the Civic Center parking structure on Broadway Ave & Third Street; we validate parking on Sunday morning.   

Order Your First Church T-Shirt Today!

Deadline: April 28, 2024

To place an order for a First Church t-shirt, please remit $25, click here to order, and email Kirsten Pickus with the following information: Color (black or white) and Size (Youth Small to Adult 5X). Please contact Kirsten Pickus if you have any questions. IMPORTANT: The deadline for all payments and order info is 4/29 at 9:00 a.m.

Documentary Screening + Q & A

Friday, May 3, 7:00 PM, Sanctuary

The Board of Social Justice & Outreach, the Board of Cultural Arts, and Prism invite you to a FREE screening of 1946: The Mistranslations That Shifted Culture. This feature-length documentary follows the dedicated work of researchers tracing the origins of the anti-LGBTQIA+ movement among Christians, which resulted in a grave mistranslation of the Bible. The Revised Standard Version, appeared in any Bible, in any translation. Read More

Explore our Church

Our Location

First Congregational Church of Long Beach

  • 241 Cedar Avenue
  • Long Beach, CA 90802
  • PH: 562-436-2256
  • Fx:
  • Office@FirstChurchLB.org

Directions and parking

Free Sunday parking available in Civic Center garage on Broadway at Cedar

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