Welcome to the
United Congregational Church of Tolland
All are welcome here!
We worship God each Sunday, in person and via live-stream at ucctolland.org, at 10am (9:00am Memorial Day through Labor Day). Come as you are with your questions, struggles, and imperfections.
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Church School is the place where our children learn to have a heart for God, the world, and to care for each other; it is offered from age 3 to 7th grade during the 10am worship service. In 8th grade we offer a confirmation class.
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A church that is locally engaged, broadly inclusive, and deeply relevant is what we try to be—not just on Sunday mornings, but every day of the week. We invite you to join us in trying to make our world and our community a better place!
Faith in Action
Making a positive difference in our community and beyond.
700+
Members of all ages and backgrounds
WHO WE ARE
A Congregation for All People
​We are a congregation of over 700 members of all ages, from a variety of faith backgrounds. We gather together to worship God, share fellowship, care for one another and creation, and to try and make the world a better place.
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All Are Welcome
A place to belong,
no questions asked
Inclusive Community
Celebrating diversity and working for justice, peace & love.
WHAT WE DO TOGETHER
Living Out Our Faith
Together we worship, learn, serve and support one another in a variety of ways. Here are just a few ways we live out our faith together:
SERVE
Supporting our neighbors through meals, transportation and practical help for those in need.
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CARE
Offering prayer, meals, rides and support, as well as the comfort of hand-knit prayer shawls.
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GROW
Creating opportunities for children, youth and adults to explore faith, ask questions and deepen their relationship with god.
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LEARN
Bible Studies, Faith on Tap and meaningful conversations for all ages.
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ADVOCATE
Supporting our neighbors through meals, transportation and practical help for those in need.
SUPPORT
Investing in the education and advancement of our youth through scholarhips, summer camp and church school.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY
Questions? We're Glad You Ask.
Here are answers to some of the most common questions about who we are and what we offer at UCCT.
What do we offer for children?
Think church is irrelevant? Sometimes it can be, so here we seek to ask real questions, give honest answers, and challenge one another to grow.
Think you need to know all the answers? We hope not, because we certainly don’t have them all, but we believe there’s value in exploring issues that matter together.
Think church is too stuffy and boring? It can be, so we embrace a sense of humor, believing that worship should be fun, and we offer a wide variety of musical expressions.
Think you won’t fit in? You will. Historically the United Church of Christ has been the first church to take a stand against slavery (1700), to ordain an African American (1785), to ordain a woman (1853), and to ordain an openly gay person (1972). We are Open and Affirming and have a history of welcoming those others have turned away. You’ll be welcome here.
Think it’s hard to journey through the world alone? We do too. So we join together to support each other no matter what we’re facing in life.
Think all churches are judgmental and hypocritical? We’re not perfect nor do we claim to be. We do our best. We make mistakes. And we support one another as we try to love alike even if we don’t always think alike.
Think you just don’t like church? Many of us have felt the same way. Many of us have vowed we’d never go back. But we tried. And we liked it. And now we’re here—and we think you might find something refreshing here too.