Plymouth United Church of Christ, Eau Claire, WI

Plymouth United Church of Christ is an Open and Affirming congregation, embracing diversity and affirming the dignity and worth of every person, since we are all created in God's image. We welcome into full membership and participation in the Body of Christ persons of every race, ethnic background, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, socio-economic background, marital status and faith background. We welcome all to share in the life, leadership, ministry, fellowship, worship, sacraments, responsibilities, humor, and blessings of participation in our congregation.

We invite you to join us for worship or any other gathering of Christian fellowship. Given our Open and Affirming status, we are from different walks of life, hold a wide range of beliefs and interests, are at different stages in our journeys of faith, and welcome all who desire a relationship with God and those who aren't sure what that means but would like to explore it. Our diversity unites us in an atmosphere of Christian love and care, helping one another in our faith walk. Plymouth is a church home where people know your name, are glad to see you, pray for you when you need it, accept you as you are, and really mean it when they say "The peace of Christ be with you": our members make Plymouth just that kind of church! Please join us for worship or any of the other events you see listed in our newsletter or on this website.

Current Events

Sunday, January 1 - New Year's Day worship at 10:30 am

Celebrate the New Year with worship! No Sunday School, potluck, or Communion today, but coffee and snacks will be served before worship as usual and we will receive our monthly offering for St. Francis Food Pantry. George Stecher is leading worship and preaching.

Sunday, January 8 - Epiphany worship at 10:30 am

Epiphany worship led by our seminarian, Cyndi. Sunday School resumes today.

Sunday, January 15 - worship at 10:30 am

Pastor David returns to lead worship and preach on this Second Sunday of Epiphany. Communion will be celebrated, and we will recieve our monthly offering for OCWM (Our Church's Wider Mission).

Sunday, January 22 - worship at 10:30 am

This is the Third Sunday of Epiphany.

Sunday, January 29 - worship at 10:30 am

Our Annual Meeting will be held after worship this morning. This is the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany.

Sunday, February 5 - worship at 10:30 am

Super Bowl and Souper Bowl Sunday. We will celebrate Communion and receive our monthly offering for St. Francis Food Pantry. This Sunday is the Fifth Sunday of Epiphany.

Sunday, February 12 - worship at 10:30 am

This Sunday is the Sixth Sunday of Epiphany.

Sunday, February 19 - worship at 10:30 am

This Sunday is Transfiguration Sunday, and the last Sunday of Epiphany. After today begins the season of Lent.

Wednesday, February 22 - Ash Wednesday worship at 7:00 pm

For Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, we will celebrate Communion and have imposition of ashes, in which we mark our foreheads with ash to remind us that we are made from dust and to dust we will return. This is a worship service of mystery and grace. We will have a baked potato (with all the fixin's) supper beginning at 5:30 pm.

Worship and Sunday Schedule

     9:15 am Sunday School for children (classroom)
     9:15 am Sunday School for adults (library)
     10:00 am Fellowship time with coffee and treats (fellowship room)
     10:30 am Worship for adults and children (sanctuary)

Nursery care is provided during worship, though we welcome all children to be part of our corporate worship because Jesus invites all people, especially children, to be participants in the life of the church. We have a special children's time during worship each Sunday.

The First Sunday of each month, we celebrate Communion, receive our offering for St. Francis Food Pantry, and have a potluck fellowship meal after worship.
The third Sunday of each month we receive our offering for OCWM, Our Church's Wider Mission, which provides money for the church's mission work here at home and around the world.
Our building is air-conditioned, fully handicapped-accessible, with wheelchair, walker, and crutches available, as well as ushers who are always ready to lend a helping hand. We provide large print bulletins for the sight impaired.
Nursery care is provided during worship.

Sermons

Call or e-mail the church office for times of holiday or special services.

Plymouth is a loving congregation on Eau Claire's west side founded in 1885 as Second Congregational Church. In 1957, we covenanted with many other congregations around the United States and formed a brand new denomination: the United Church of Christ. At that time, we changed our name to Plymouth United Church of Christ. In 1995, we built a modern handicapped-accessible structure in a beautiful and secluded wooded lot on Moholt Drive. In 2007, after twelve years of saving money and worshiping in the fellowship room, we built (and completely paid for) our long-anticipated sanctuary and held our first worship service in it on Easter Day, April 8, 2007.

In addition to Sunday worship and Sunday school, we have a Tuesday morning Bible Study, youth group, Wednesday evening Lenten services and soup suppers, movie nights, game nights, quilters who make wonderful quilts to give away to Western Dairyland, a women's fellowship, ministry to shut-ins and the sick, support of St. Francis Food Pantry and Community Table, summer Vacation Bible School, activities for children, outings to local restaurants and shows, a summer pie and ice cream social, thrift sale, a Christmas Bazaar, and sell our amazingly delicious and incredible baked goods on election days (we're a polling place). And, of course, the wonderful pot lucks and good fellowship.

Church Office 715-835-5475
Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Pastor David Huber
david@pcucc.com

Secretary Mimi Pederson
mimi@pcucc.com

Musician Lynn McFadyen

Plymouth Church is located at 2010 Moholt Drive on a beautiful wooded lot filled with songbirds, deer, and other wildlife. Our driveway is nearly opposite the Moholt entrance of Delong Middle School. Find us on mapquest. See an aerial photograph of our campus, including our sanctuary and the meditation garden one of our Boy Scouts built in the summer of 2007 as his Eagle Project.

The United Church of Christ -- the UCC's web site.
Wisconsin Conference UCC -- see what the UCC is up to throughout Wisconsin!
Northwest Association -- and our corner of the state as well!
Wisconsin Conference Camps -- the UCC has two wonderful outdoor ministry camps in Wisconsin: Moon Beach and Pilgrim Center. We have a long history of sending our youth (and adults!) to Moon Beach and also participate in retreats held at Pilgrim center.
Northern Spirit Radio: two Eau Claire radio shows produced by Mark Helpsmeet. Mark interviews people about their spiritual relationship with music and social activism. Pastor David and Cyndi have done interviews with Mark, which can be downloaded as mp3s from Northern Spirit: Pastor David's interview, Cyndi's interview.