Wider Missions has once again decided to provide Christmas gifts to the residents of Pathways Family Shelter. We will be in contact with Pathways to find out what gifts would be most helpful. The gift tags will include name, size, and color choices for your selection. This is a wonderful opportunity to help out Pathways […]
Ministry of Outreach and Justice
Seeds of Grace Grants Awarded in 2018!
The Board of Wider Mission is thrilled to announce that we have awarded grants totaling $39,900.00 from our new Seeds of Grace grant program. Grants went to the following organizations: A Place to Turn to purchase “Good and Cheap” cookbooks designed to help people with low incomes make healthy, affordable meals; African Community Education Program […]
Veterans Appreciation Dinner
Sunday, November 11 at 5:00pm Together with our friends at Plymouth, we are hosting a free supper for area veterans and their families on Sunday, November 11 at 5:00pm. This year the supper will be held at Plymouth Church (87 Edgell Road). We need lots of volunteers to help cook and set up (3-5 pm), […]
Fall Concert Wrap-Up
Update– Edwards Church of Framingham hosted an amazing concert last Saturday night called, “The Spirit’s Tether!” We celebrated the restoration of our historic 150 year old Tracker Organ with a diversity of musical gifts. We are so blessed to have our organist Cheryl Elkins and our pianist Susan Minor. They are both accomplished musicians and […]
November Men’s Group
All men of the church (and your friends whatever their church background) are invited to gather for coffee and great conversation on the first Saturday of the month, November 3, from 8:00-10:00am in Susan P. Dickerman Hall.
Veterans Day Slideshow
Send photos by Monday, November 5 If you would like to share a picture of yourself in uniform or honor a loved one who has served in the military, please send a photo and caption to nicola@edwardschurch.org. If you only have a hard copy, Nicola will be happy to scan it for you and will […]
Solar Panels
We continue to move forward with our plan to add new solar panels to our buildings, in order to provide renewal energy for ourselves and for the grid. As of October 22, we are reviewing the contract with Team Solar, and will move forward from there.
November Bible Study
Our Wednesday evening Bible Study groups is continuing our study of the gospel according to Luke. We will meet Wednesdays, November 14 and 28 at 5:15 pm, with soup at 4:45 pm.
Quarterly Congregational Meeting
Sunday, November 4 at 11:30am We will gather during coffee hour on November 4 for a Congregational Meeting. Come hear from the Stewardship Committee and learn about how your gifts to our church come together to enable us to be a strong and faithful community. The Associate Pastor Search Committee will also seek ideas and […]
Stewardship 2018: An Oasis of Hope
Dear friends, A few weeks ago, our Stewardship Team gathered for our first meeting. Amy Hendrick, Scott Cleveland, Sandy Thompson, Joann Sewell, Nicola Seaholm and I ate gazpacho as we talked about what inspires us to give to Edwards Church. We talked about trust and transparency: we have input into how the church uses our […]