First Church of Nashua NH

Want to join us in making a difference? We are raising money to benefit the La Romana Mission Trip. Our team consists of members representing three churches: First Church UCC in Nashua, NH; Sterling, MA and West Boylston, MA. Any donation will help make an impact. Thank you in advance for contributing to this cause that means so much to our team.

Every spring, a group (20 to 30 people) travels from central Massachusetts to La Romana, Dominican Republic, to serve the faithful Haitian sugarcane workers and their families. There are over 160 remote villages in the sugarcane fields, called bateyes, in this region. The workers and their families are cut off from the rest of the world, living in desperate and impoverished conditions. They lack basic amenities such as permanent housing, clean water, electricity, education, and access to medical care. For both us and the sugarcane workers, the trip is a life-changing experience.

Please reference the following link for information and resources:

https://centralmalaromana.org

More information about First Church of Nashua NH: First Church was gathered on December 16, 1685 as The Church of Christ in Dunstable. First Church is a member of the United Church of Christ.

"God calls us into the church to accept the cost and joy of discipleship, to be servants in the service of the whole human family..."

Grounded in this Statement of Faith from the United Church of Christ, members and youth are encouraged to participate in a variety of mission and service opportunities locally, nationally and internationally.

Rev. Andy Armstrong’s 2,000 mile "Tower to Tower Historical Ride" supports The First Church Nashua's Tower Restoration Fund.

 

Rev. Andrew Armstrong, Senior Minister of The First Church Nashua will spend several weeks during his spring sabbatical to ride the approximately 2,000 miles from Nashua, Iowa to Nashua NH to raise awareness of The First Church Nashua’s profound history and raise $75,000 for our tower renovations. Nashua’s Goodales Bike Shop will support Rev. Andy’s cycling needs on this weeks long trip from May 15-June 12, 2022.

 

Did you know that First Church descendants and former Nashua residents established Iowa’s most historic church in Nashua, Iowa, the location that will be the start of Rev. Andy’s ride? It is called

 

Little Brown Church in the Vale after the popular hymn in its own name.

 

The First Church Nashua’s beautiful granite building & bell tower, constructed in 1893, is a historic New England landmark. The 118-foot bell tower is the focal point and houses bells exhibited and played at the Chicago World’s Exhibition in 1893. Arrangements were made for The First Church to purchase ten bells, with agreement for the manufacture of five additional bells. The “Chime of Fifteen” was named the Mary P. Nutt Memorial Chime in recognition of her purchase of the chimes for the church.

 

Please support Rev. Andy in his adventure to support & restore the bell tower.

Tower Restoration Project Brochure