Center Church on the Green
First Church of Christ – New Haven CT
The Founding Church of New Haven, at the center of the Green, where faith and culture intersect.
Sunday service time: 11:00am
UPCOMING EVENTS:
PIPE ORGAN CONCERT:
April 6, 7:30 p.m. We are excited to have Nathan Laube perform on our wonderful Charles Fisk Opus 54 organ on April 6, 2025, at 7:30pm. Mr. Laube is a leading performer and pedagogue who is beloved around the world. His extensive recital career includes major venues spanning four continents, with appearances at the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Maison Radio France in Paris, Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, and the Sejong Center in Seoul. He is currently Associate Professor of Organ at the Eastman School of Music.
Tickets are priced at $10 each with no allocated seating. Ticket sales will begin on March 3, 2025. Please click on this link to purchase tickets.
Parking at Center Church is reserved. Free parking is available on the streets around the Green (Temple St., College St., etc.) and in Yale Lot 51 (entrance on Temple St.). Paid lots are also available at the Crown Street Parking Garage and Temple Street Parking Garage.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: In September 2024, we welcomed a new Senior Minister, the Rev. Dr. Ashley Cleere, and a new Director of Music and Organist, Anne Maria Lim. Watch for bios and more updates on our website soon!
CRYPT TOURS: Starting in November 2024, crypt tours are now available on the second Sunday of each month at 10:00 am. Gather in the narthex of the meetinghouse at 250 Temple Street.
Virtual Tour
Click here for a tour of the church interior and the crypt:
History
Our roots go back to 1638, when the Puritans and their minister, The Rev. John Davenport, came here to found a colony and a church. As the founding church of New Haven, the people of Center Church have been walking together in faith for more than three centuries.
Mission
We continue to honor our historic mandate of bringing the love and hope of Jesus Christ to New Haven and its surrounding communities by offering meaningful worship services with beautiful music and thought-provoking sermons.
We are a people whose faith is in process, and we honor and respect the questions as much as the answers.
We believe a loving and gracious God calls us to use our minds along with our hearts and spirits. So if you are a seeker, we invite you to join us!
We are open and affirming
Services
We hope you will join us on Sunday mornings at 11 A.M. Our sanctuary is stunning in its simple beauty; our organ and choir offer uplifting music, and the sermons challenge us to think and grow in faith.
There are opportunities for study, service and friendship.
Join us, if you can, but whether or not you visit, we thank you for taking the time to visit our website. May God bless you and keep you.