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Faith Congregational Church

2030 Main Street Hartford, CT 06120

860-547-0820

faithmatters.church@gmail.com

Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9am-12 noon

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10:00 am Sunday Worship

 

 

 

8:45 am Adult Sunday School via Zoom

 

STAFF

Ministers                           All of us

Pastor                                 Rev. Cleo Graham

Deacon Interim Lead     Pamela Walters

Moderator                        Earl Gardner

Minister of Music          Wayne Dixon

Secretary                           Patricia Gray

Sound Technician         Bruce MacCullagh

Treasurer                          Gail Martin

Sexton                                Thomas Best

 

 

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Jehovah Jireh

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RSS Catalyst

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RSS The Religious Coalition

  • Carole June Benson Estate Gift Establishes New Endowment Fund to Benefit the Coalition’s New Emergency Family Shelter
    The Religious Coalition is the beneficiary of a generous gift from the Carole June Benson Estate.  The Coalition has honored Carole’s legacy by naming the Community Living and Dining Rooms at the new Emergency Family Shelter in her honor.  Additionally, a portion of her gift established an endowment fund to support the Emergency Family Shelter […]
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  • Thank you!
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  • Beyond Shelter Campaign surpasses $3.5 million in gifts, pledges, and government funding in support of the Coalition’s new Emergency Family Shelter.
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Julian Bond: We Must Practice Dissent

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RSS Criminal Justice

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    Amid rising inequality, many Americans feel that the U.S. economic system is unfair and generally favors powerful special interests. The post Trust in America: How do Americans view economic inequality? appeared first on Pew Research Center.
  • Trust in America: In the age of COVID-19, do Americans trust science?
    Public confidence in scientists has increased during the pandemic, though not among all Americans. We discuss the impact of trust on views of COVID-19 vaccines. The post Trust in America: In the age of COVID-19, do Americans trust science? appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Brartunde Thurston: How to Deconstruct Racism

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    The Orthodox Church in Ukraine has been under the authority of Moscow since 1686. Until the 2014 war with Russia, that situation bothered few. Now a growing number of congregations, approximately 500 so far, have joined a new independent Ukrainian … More → The post PBS NewsHour: Russia’s war in Ukraine leads to historic split […]
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    Justice Halim Dhanidina was recently elevated to California’s Courts of Appeal, making him the state’s most senior judge of Muslim faith. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent David Tereshchuk talks with Dhanidina about engaging with supporters and critics alike, and setting an … More → The post VIDEO: California’s first Muslim judge on faith and public service […]
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    America’s Foremost Muslim Judge                             By David Tereshchuk It wasn’t exactly a surprise for Halim Dhanidina to get a call in 2012 from California Governor Jerry Brown’s office saying he’d been picked to serve as a judge on the state’s Superior … More → The post America’s Foremost Muslim Judge appeared first on Religion & Ethics […]
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    The friction between science and religion goes back centuries. While the conflict often lies in beliefs and research, the common ground between the two is sometimes left unexplored. Researchers dive deeper into this debate. The post The relationship between science and religion appeared first on Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.

LBJ Civil rights speech on voting rights

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    All four victims were South Asian immigrants who attended the same mosque and were shot in ambush-style attacks, according to police.
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    Authorities have said that all four of the killings have several things in common and that they are looking to see if any other crimes could be related.
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Michelle Obama

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