What’s Happening at FCC?
Beyond our Sunday Services, our vibrant community at The First Congregational Church of Darien holds a wide variety of events and programs each week.
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— Event Posts —
Love Songs: A Concert
Join us for an inspiring afternoon of music with Max Pavkhomov and friends on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 3:00 pm. Enjoy piano, piano duo, and vocal performances featuring works by Villa-Lobos, Brahms, Liszt, and Chopin, plus passionate arias and duets. Tickets are $25 in advance / $30 at the door. Get your tickets here:…
Welcoming Rev. Dean Lindsey as Our “Substitute Pastor”
As Reverend Anthony takes parental leave from January through the end of March, we are grateful to welcome Rev. Dean Lindsey to provide preaching and pastoral coverage during this season. Dean is an experienced and highly recommended Presbyterian minister and a current member of the First Congregational Church of Fairfield, where his pastor, the Rev. Vanessa Rose,…
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Joy to the World: Our 2025 Christmas Pageant
Joy to the world — our 2025 Christmas Pageant did not disappoint!!! https://vimeo.com/1148582342?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Angels and shepherds made their appearance, along with a Grinch, Dominic the Donkey, and something you’ve likely never seen before: two baby Jesuses. Equal parts joyful, heartfelt, and delightfully unexpected, the pageant captured the spirit of the season in the most FCC Darien…
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Candlelight Christmas Eve Services
CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES 4pm Early Worshiprollickingly joyous, for families and children, withimpromptu, walk-on pageant 5:30pm Evening Worshipwarmly traditional and festive 10pm Holy Night Worshipa quiet service of lessons and carols
Vespers Service
So many of us long to experience Advent as a deep time, a time for beauty and for wonder — and yet we feel a strong pull toward empty busyness and bustle. Give yourself the great gift of time to bask in the holiness of this season. Join us for short, simple, meditative Advent Vespers…
Christmas Concert: Tidings of Joy
We are thrilled to invite you to the FCC Darien Christmas Concert: Tidings of Joy! Saturday, December 6 4-5 pm, First Congregational Church of Darien 14 Brookside Road, Darien, CT Music will feature selections from Parker-Shaw, Telemann, Hagenburg, Ramirez, and Vaughan Williams, the Darien High School Tudor Singers, audience carols with pipe organ, FCC Darien Chancel Choir and Soloists, and student…
A Season of Gratitude and Joy
As Thanksgiving approaches, we at First Congregational Church of Darien are especially mindful of the many blessings we share. Each Sunday, we gather to worship, rest in God’s peace, and experience the joy of community, seen in our Palm Sunday parades, youth-led bingo nights, women’s luncheons, outdoor summer services, and the heartfelt ways we show…
Upcoming Fall Church Events – Not to Miss
Fall fellowship is in full swing at First Congregational Church! Mark your calendars… Nov. 9th – BYOBINGO Bingo is back and better than ever on November 9 at 5pm. The cost is $20 for your entire party! This includes dinner and one bingo card per person. Extra cards will be available for purchase at the event.…