We would love for you to join us on Sunday mornings to worship our loving God! If you would like to find out more about our church, please give us a call or come in to chat with the pastor! Visit the Contact page for our contact information and we hope to see you soon!
Summer Schedule:
Sunday
Combined Service at 10:00 am
Fellowship Hour at 11:00 am
All other Bible studies and groups are on break for summer. Check back in September!
First Congregational Church of Escondido is a welcoming and accepting community of faith. We hold the belief that each person is a unique and precious being in the eyes of God, and that God reveals truth to all who earnestly seek it. We celebrate the Gospel of Jesus Christ as we strive to follow God's call in word and deed. We invite you to worship with us!
United Church of Christ
Statement of Faith
We believe in You, O God, Eternal Spirit, God of Our Savior Jesus Christ and our God, and to Your deeds we testify: You call the worlds into being, create persons in Your own image, and set before each one the ways of life and death.
You seek in holy love to save all people, from aimlessness and sin, through prophets and apostles.
In Jesus Christ, the man of Nazareth, our crucified and risen Savior, You have come to us, and shared our common lot, conquering sin and death, and reconciling the world to Yourself.
You bestow upon us Your Holy Spirit, creating and renewing the church of Jesus Christ, binding in covenant faithful people of all ages, tongues, and races.
You call us into Your church, to accept the cost and joy of discipleship, to be Your servants in the service of others, to proclaim the gospel to all the world and resist the powers of evil, to share in Christ's baptism and eat at His table, to join Him in His passion and victory.
You promise to all who trust You, forgiveness of sins and fullness of grace, courage in the struggle for justice and peace, Your presence in trial and rejoicing, and eternal life in Your realm which has no end.
Blessing and honor, glory and power be unto You.
Amen.
Purpose
The purpose of this church shall be as revealed in the New Testament to win people to faith in Jesus Christ by the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and commit them actively to the church through all areas of its life and work; to help them grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ, that increasingly they may know and do His will, witnessing in all situations to the grace of God and Jesus Christ; and to work for the unity of all Christians and with them engage in the common task of building the Kingdom of God. Further, it shall be the purpose of this congregation to maintain a constant endeavor for Christ in carrying out the full meaning of the great commission of Christ, and to work cooperatively with other Christians in the United church of Christ and other communions in carrying out the mission of the church and in making united witness for Christ.
Source: Constitution and By-Laws of First Congregational Church, article 2, Purpose.
Cynthia Poole, Minister of Music
Cynthia directs the chancel choir and coordinates other musical activities in the congregation. She is retired from Palomar College, where she was a Counselor and Professor of Music. She graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota and later earned an M.A.in counseling from San Diego State University.
Pastor Derril E Peabody
Pastor Derril is our interim pastor. He is from Lodi, California. They have two grown children. Pastor Derril is ordained as a United Church of Christ minister and an "Interim Transitional Specialist" by the Interim Ministry Network. He receied his Masters of Divinity from Central Baptist Theological Seminary in 1984.
Debbie Cummings, Office Manager
Debbie has been with FCCE since October of 2000, first as the church secretary an now as the office manager.
She and her husband live in Escondido. They have two daughters, one son-in-law, and a new grandbaby.
Jessica Ackermann, Secretary
Jessica has been at FCCE as our secretary for almost two years. She and her husband are Escondido natives and welcomed their first baby into the world in June of 2010.
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