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2025 Annual Report

2025 Annual Report

May 1, 2026 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in / / / /

Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ, an open and affirming congregation, will hold its 2026 Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, May 3, 2026 in the Community Room and on Zoom at 12 noon. The 2025 Annual Report may be read online or can be found in the back of the Sanctuary and at the annual meeting.

Our sincere thanks go to Angela Brittain for her thoughtful design and production work, to Scott Harris for his careful proofing, Glenn Wallace Weitz for the gorgeous cover design, and to all the pastors, staff, and lay leaders who contributed their written reports and, more importantly, their time, energy, and hearts to the life of our congregation.

To participate in the Annual Congregational Meeting by Zoom, please register in advance here.

February 15, 2026 – Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany

February 12, 2026 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in / /

February 15 – Sixth Sunday after Epiphany

10:30 AM, Worship in Sanctuary and Livestream

 

Exodus 24:12–18 | Matthew 7:24–29

As the Sermon on the Mount draws to a close, Matthew presents Jesus as one who teaches with authority rooted in transformative truth. Jesus calls his listeners not only to hear his words, but to build their lives upon them. The image of Moses on the mountain in Exodus reminds us that encounters with God can be awe-filled and unsettling, calling us into deeper faithfulness. Together, these texts invite us to consider what it means to build our lives on a foundation strong enough to withstand the storms, trusting that God’s wisdom continues to guide and sustain us.

The Rev. David Cooney will be preaching and leading worship. Jonas Dawson will be our guest organist. The Senior Choir will sing.

Sunday Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a healing worship service with Holy Communion at 8:30 AM.

THURSDAY THOUGHTS September 30th 2021

THURSDAY THOUGHTS September 30th 2021

September 30, 2021 by Jenna Duranko in

The 10:30 service can be viewed online: HERE

A copy of  September 30th Thursday Thoughts can be viewed: HERE

September 30th

Dear Congregation:

And the Table Will Be Wide: A Blessing for World Communion Sunday 

And the table will be wide.
And the welcome will be wide.
And the arms will open wide to receive.

And we will come as children who trust there is enough.
And we will come unhindered and free.
And our aching will be met with bread.
And our sorrow will be met with wine.

And we will open our hands to the feast without shame.
And we will turn toward each other without fear.
An we will give up our appetite for despair.
And we will taste and know of delight.

And we will become bread for a hungering world.
And we will become drink for those who thirst.
And the blessed will become the blessing.
And everywhere will be the feast.

-Jan Richardson.

Rev. Dr.  Barbara Kershner Daniel

Senior Pastor
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
bkdaniel@erucc.org
301-662-2762

THURSDAY THOUGHTS September 23rd 2021

THURSDAY THOUGHTS September 23rd 2021

September 23, 2021 by Jenna Duranko in / / /

The 10:30 service can be viewed online: HERE

A copy of  September 23rd Thursday Thoughts can be viewed: HERE

Dear Congregation:

On vacation with my German friends, Ali and Christiane, we visited the Techno Museum in Winterthur, Switzerland.  Truth be told, we would not have chosen this kind of museum but it as a Monday and all the other museums were closed.

The first floor of the museum contained hands on experiments with electricity and magnets, while that was fun, the second floor was of even greater interest with exhibits challenging how we see.

 

Several exhibits had geometric figures on discs that you could rotate.  The signs on the exhibits told us that the geometric figures on the discs take on a life of their own as they spin around.  Our brains attempt to process this ever-changing information and will construct figures that do not actually exist.  “Whenever our sensory receptors transmit conflicting information to our brain, it faces a pro

blem of interpretation.  It tries to solve this dilemma by relating what we see to what we already know.  If that doesn’t really fit together, it can lead to perceptual delusions.  Conflicts rise when we see something that does not correspond to our prior knowledge.  Then there can be misinterpretations and we can succumb to a deception.  (Swiss Science Center Technorama)

 

In many ways, it feels like our world is spinning more and more out of control.  Bombarded by more and more images, data, pieces of information, could it be that our brains are having difficulty seeing what is actually right in front of our very lives?

The ancient practices of our faith – praying, singing, reading scripture, worship — are meant to bring our focus back to the one who unconditionally loves us.  We step away from the spinning of the world, for a few moments to refocus and to remind our hearts and brains of the truth that will set out feet on solid ground, our eye son the life and teachings of Jesus.

 

Rev. Dr.  Barbara Kershner Daniel

Senior Pastor
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
bkdaniel@erucc.org
301-662-2762

THURSDAY THOUGHTS September 16th 2021

THURSDAY THOUGHTS September 16th 2021

September 16, 2021 by Jenna Duranko in / / / /

The 10:30 service can be viewed online: HERE

A copy of  September 16th Thursday Thoughts can be viewed: HERE

September 16, 2021

Dear Congregation:

At the May 2021 annual meeting of the congregation, we voted to become a Creation Justice Church and the UCC has recognized our commitment to consider environmental and justice issues in all our actions and decisions. The Green Team has been working with every committee and group of the church to consider their practices and activities through the lends of creation justice.
What has that meant?  Using glass cups for communion and yes, that means washing them, thereby reducing our use of plastic. Reducing waste including the elimination of disposal cups, plates and utensils.   We have started to use the real plates, glasses, cups, and utensils at fellowship events again.  We have teams of members who work in the community garden as part of the efforts of the Frederick Food Security Network.  We spend time outside gathering for walks and other activities to acknowledge the gifts of air, water, trees, and plants.
These are just a few of the tangible efforts we have made, and are making, to recognize the gifts of creation and our responsibility in caring for the planet.
This Sunday, the Green Team has planned a variety of opportunities for us to name and embody our commitment to God’s creation.  In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth and all that sustains life.  Creation was God’s first act of love.  We love God through our acts of love and respecting, honoring, and not abusing God’s love gift of creation.
In May we adopted this language as part of our larger Creation Justice statement:
“We, the members of this congregation, realize that God has given us an amazing planet on which to live.  This planet is shared by the rest of humanity and will be shared with future generations as well.  As such, it is our responsibility to care for this precious gift and keep it healthy for those who will come after us.  Being good stewards of our environment will be at the forefront of our thinking as we plan for, and carry out, our ministries”
May it be so.
Rev. Dr.  Barbara Kershner Daniel

Senior Pastor
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
bkdaniel@erucc.org
301-662-2762

Bullentin, Sunday, February 21, 2021

Bullentin, Sunday, February 21, 2021

February 19, 2021 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in / /

CLICK HERE for the Sunday, February 21, 2021 Bulletin

The 10:30 service can be viewed online at:https://boxcast.tv/channel/bzioh0xyyacgq5fmjnoi

11:30 a.m. Virtual Fellowship: https://zoom.us/j/153605864?pwd=M2VSRjZsRDdFd1Q4bms0RExzam5SUT09&status=success PW:  007681

 

First Sunday in Lent

During the Season of Lent, we reflect on what it means to journey through life as God leads us. The first lesson this morning, Genesis 9: 8-17, is the first description of a covenant in the Bible. God promises Noah never again to destroy the earth. After a period of preparation and testing in the wilderness, Mark 1: 9-15, Jesus begins his ministry, proclaiming the good news that God’s reign is breaking into the world in a new way.