Extravagant Welcome
You Belong Here
We love because God first loved us. Radically. Extravagantly. Pressed down and running over. Just the way we are.
As an Open and Affirming congregation, we practice welcoming all people in the fullness of their identities and experiences into the life and ministry of our community.
We commit to loving out loud—and to learning how we can do better.
Our Open and Affirming Declaration
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.
Adopted 2013
We, the congregation of the First Congregational Church in Billerica, are committed to loving each other as God loves us: freely and unconditionally. We believe that all people are created in God’s image and thus are loved and blessed equally by God. We invite and welcome into our community persons of every gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, race, nationality, economic and social status, mental and physical health and ability, faith background, marital standing and family structure.
In our community of faith, all people are encouraged to participate and share their talents and energy in worship and sacraments, leadership positions, ordained ministry, lay ministry, learning, service, mission and fellowship. Therefore, no matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.
Following the example of Jesus Christ, we hereby declare ourselves to be an Open and Affirming Church.