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Hello FCC Friends & Family, Please join us for worship this Sunday, April 28! Pastor Darin is preaching on Hebrews 13:7. The message is entitled "Cultivate Godly Leadership in Our Church". Mark DuCharme is sharing the Vitality Moment. We are singing the following contemporary songs: Open up the Heavens, Million Saints, Praise the King. We are singing the following traditional songs: Crown Him with Many Crowns, He is Lord, There's a Sweet, Sweet Spirit After the service is fellowship in our Family Room and then our church family meeting! Everyone is welcome! Pastor Darin

Join us for Resurrection Sunday! All are invited to celebrate Resurrection Sunday at First Congregational Church of Otsego this week, April 21, 10:40 AM, at 120 W Morrell St, Otsego. 9 AM-Easter Breakfast open to all 9:45 AM-Kids Easter Egg Hunt in the church yard 10:40 AM- Resurrection Sunday Service Worship band with drums, guitar, bass guitar, and vocals Great resurrection hymns! Laurel Marsh is sharing her testimony Pastor Darin is preaching from John 20:10-1, the story about Mary at the empty tomb. The message is "Anticipate God's Presence in our Lives". Fellowship after the service on the Family Room! Everyone is welcome to join us!

Community Good Friday Service! Please share Good afternoon FCC Friends & Family, Please plan on attending the Community Good Friday Service this week on April 19, 2019, at First Baptist Church of Plainwell. Address: 404 W Bridge St, Time of Service: 7 PM The area churches and pastors are invited to participate. The service will consist of the following: Worship singing led by a Worship Team consisting of members of different churches. Contemporary songs and traditional hymns Scripture Readings An inspiring video Celebration of communion We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Hello FCC Family & Friends! Tomorrow is our Friendship Sunday service. Everyone is welcome. We want all of our friends to worship with us. Plan on attending, and inviting! The service is at 10:40 AM, First Congregational Church of Otsego, 120 W Morrell St, Otsego. We have guest musicians with us: Ryan Milka, on vocals and keyboard, Chloe Heintz, on bass guitar, and Wesley Youngs, on electric guitar. Peggy Thompson & Denise Wilson are doing a friendship interview. They'll share about how they have been there for each other! Rachel Roe is doing sign language/interpretive dance to the song, "We Shall Behold HIm". Pastor Darin is preaching on Bringing out the Best in Your Friends, from Proverbs 27:17. After the service, there will be the usual time of fellowship in the church family room! I am looking forward to seeing all of you! In Christ, Pastor Darin Youngs

Good evening FCC friends & family! Please plan to worship at First Congregational Church of Otsego tomorrow at 10:40 AM, at 120 W Morrell St, Otsego. We are doing an infant dedication for Henrik & Pavel Cousineau. Tim Marsh is providing saxophone special music and playing on the Worship Team. We are praying for Friendship Sunday! We are singing the following contemporary songs: The New Song We Sing, Oceans, You Are My King We are singing the following hymns: Children of the Heavenly Father, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Jesus is Lord of All We continue with the 10 Healthy Missional Markers of the Church series. Pastor Darin is preaching on Sacrificial & Generous Living & Giving. The sermon is entitled RESPOND TO GOD’S MERCY BY GIVING HIM OUR LIVES from Romans 12:1-2. There will be the usual great time of fellowship after the service in the Family Room! Please join us and bring friends and family! See you in the morning, Pastor Darin Youngs

Plan on joining us for worship tomorrow morning, at 10:40 AM, at 120 W Morrell St, Otsego, at First Congregational Church. The message is on Heartfelt Worship, from Isaiah 29: 13-16. The Sermon is entitled "Worship the Lord with all Our Hearts" by Pastor Darin Youngs. Lloyd Clawson is doing the Vitality Moment., with some history that shares something great about our church! We are singing the following contemporary songs: A Million Saints, Better is One Day, Heart of Worship We are singing the following traditional hymns: 1 selected by the congregation, O Worship the King, O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing Enter into the experience of heartfelt worship through music, prayer, and the Word of God! Stick around after the worship service for fellowship in our church Family Room. At FCC, fellowship is just as important as worship. See you tomorrow! In Christ, Pastor Darin Youngs

Please plan on attending First Congregational Church of Otsego tomorrow, Sunday, March 17, at 10:40 AM. We are located at 120 W Morrell St, Otsego. It's St Patrick's Day this Sunday! Keegan Ferrier will be with us playing the Tin Whistle to help give our music an Irish feeling. Keegan is also a member of the Army National Guard. He will be deploying to Cuba in a few weeks. Let's wish him well! We are singing the following praise songs, written or performed by Irish worship leaders: Days of Elijah Be Unto Your Name In Christ Alone We are also singing the following hymns, set to traditional Irish melodies: I Cannot Tell-tune of Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) Be Thou My Vision-tune of Slane Morning Has Broken-tune of Bunessan There will be a brief video on the life of St Patrick. The sermon is taken from Colossians 1:9-14, entitled Increase Our Resilience by Receiving God's Strength. Stories from the life of St Patrick will be used as illustrations. After the service, we will enjoy great fellowship in our Famy Room! I look forward to seeing you tomorrow! Pastor Darin

Hello FCC friends, Please remember that the time change takes place this weekend. We SPRING forward an hour. On Saturday night, before you call it quits for the night, please turn your clocks ahead one hour. That will help you get to church on time for service, starting at 10:40 AM. See you on Sunday! Pastor Darin

Hello FCC family & friends, Plan on joining us for worship this Sunday, March 10, at 10:40 AM, 120 W Morrell St, Otsego. Please remember the time change. We SPRING forward an hour. This Sunday, we have the Girl Scouts with us. We will be interviewing some of the scouts and their leaders. Pastor Darin is preaching on the 10 Healthy Missional Markers of the Church: Compelling Christian Community, from 1 Thessalonians 5:12-14. Contemporary songs: Open up the Heavens, Blessed Be Your Name, What a Beautiful Name Hymns: This is My Father's World, A Shelter in the Time of Storm, Jesus Paid it All. After church, please join us for a time of fellowship in the Family Room. Chat with the girl scouts and their leaders. Be prepared to buy cookies! See you Sunday!

Hello friends, for St Patrick's Day, Sunday March 17, we are looking for musicians who are available to attend our service and help give it an Irish feel. One instrument in particular that would be great to have would be a Tin Whistle player. We would welcome others, too. Do you know any musicians in the area that could help us with this? If so, could you please contact Pastor Darin? Thanks!

Hello friends, Please join us for worship Sunday, February 10, 2019, at 120 W Morrell St, 10:40 AM, at First Congregational Church of Otsego! We are singing the following contemporary songs with the Worship Team: I Have Decided to Follow Jesus, The Wonderful Cross, Step by Step We are singing the following hymns: Just a Closer Walk With Thee, Jesus I My Cross Have Taken, Have Thine Own Way, Lord Pastor Darin is continuing the message series on the 10 Healthy Missional Markers of a Vital Church. This Sunday, we look at the Life Transforming Walk with Jesus. Pastor Darin is preaching on Colossians 2:6-7. There will be great fellowship in the Family Room after the service. Please join us this Sunday!!

Hello friends, Please join us for worship tomorrow, February 3, 2019, at 120 W Morrell St, 10:40 AM, at First Congregational Church of Otsego! Don't let weather stop you! It will be in the 40's! Let's all get out of our homes, condos, apartments, and get to church! Sunday is the best day of the week! We are celebrating the Lord's Supper. We are singing the following contemporary songs: This I Believe (The Creed), The Table, Revelation Song. Jay Trumbul is playing drums. We are singing the following traditional hymns: Glory to His Name, At the Cross, Living for Jesus We have Children's Church Pastor Darin is starting a new series on the 10 Healthy, Missional Markers of the Church. When these are present, and growing, a church is healthy! Interested in studying these before Sunday? Check out this link: 10 Healthy Missional Markers of the Church In the message, we are looking at the noble Bereans, in Acts 17:10-12. who believed in the Centrality of the Word of God, the first of the healthy missional markers. As always, we will have a great time of fellowship after the service in the Family Room! See you in church!

Good evening FCC Family & Friends! Please plan to worthip at First Congregational Church of Otsego tomorrow, Sunday, January 27, at 10:40 AM. The address is 120 W Morrell St, Otsego. This is our last Sunday in Congregational Heritage Month. We are singing the following contemporary praise songs: Hallelujah (Your Love is Amazing), You are My King (Amazing Love), 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) We are singing the following traditional hymns: To God Be the Glory, And Can it Be, & Because He Lives For the final Sunday of Congregational Heritage Month, Pastor Darin is preaching on the FCC Value of Sharing God's Love. The text for the sermon is 1 John 3:1-3. The sermon is entitled "Share the Message of God’s Great Love". Kim Rayburn is the Worship Assistant. Jason Hathaway is the Hymn Leader. Join us for worship, hearing the Word, and gathering for fellowship in the church Family Room!

Hello FCC friends & family, Please join us for worship tomorrow at 10:40 AM at First Congregational Church of Otsego, at 120 W Morrell St. Yes, there is a little snow, but M-89 is clear as well as many other roads! Come to church this Sunday! January is Congregational Heritage Month. We are continuing our sermon series on the 4 FCC Values. This week we explore Devoted to Following Jesus Together. The sermon is from Matthew 18:18-20. Jack Buck is sharing the Vitality Moment this Sunday. David and Doris Youngs are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary! You are invited to celebrate with them during fellowship time after the service in the Family Room! I look forward to seeing you tomorrow morning! In Christ, Pastor Darin

Hello FCC friends! Please join us this Sunday, January 13, for the celebration of FCC’s 182nd birthday! The service is at 10:40 AM, at 120 W Morrell St, Otsego. The kids will get a chance to ring the church bell during the service…so bring kids! We’ll sing Happy Birthday. We’ll interview Peggy Thompson and Nancy Eggleston on how the church has impacted their lives Pastor Darin is preaching on the FCC Value of Open Arms to All. The passage is Hebrews 13:1-3. The message is entitled “Join God’s Plan by Loving People”. Anticipate great worship by singing contemporary songs and traditional hymns: Be Thou My Vision, Great is Thy Faithfulness, & O God, Our Help in Ages Past. Immediately after the service: Birthday cake & ice cream will be served in the Family Room. Pastor Darin is leading a group that will walk from Otsego to 611 10th St, (Cornerstone Christian Center) in Plainwell, in honor of the first Congregationalists who walked there to start the church on January 8, 1837. Everyone is invited to join us. Just dress warm, wear appropriate footwear, and bring water. We leave immediately after the close of the morning service. At 1 PM, a joint Anniversary Service will be held with members of First Presbyterian Church of Plainwell at 611 10th St, (Cornerstone Christian Center). There will be hymns, prayers, a devotional thought on unity, and history about how our churches started together on the same day, as well as our shared history.

Good evening FCC family & friends, Today, January 8, is the birthday of First Congregational Church of Otsego! FCC is 182 years young! On January 8, 1837, approximately 15 people met at what is now 611 10th St, Plainwell, to start our church! Most walked all the way from Otsego to the log cabin school house at that location! Let's celebrate the blessing of 182 years of ministry in our community! We will celebrate more on Sunday. See you in worship! Pastor Darin

Good evening FCC family & friends, Today, January 8, is the birthday of First Congregational Church of Otsego! FCC is 182 years young! On January 8, 1837, approximately 15 people met at what is now 611 10th St, Plainwell, to start our church! Most walked all the way from Otsego to the log cabin school house at that location! Let's celebrate the blessing of 182 years of ministry in our community! We will celebrate more on Sunday. See you in worship! Pastor Darin

Good evening FCC Friends & Family! Please join us for worship this Sunday at First Congregational Church of Otsego! The service starts at 10:40 AM, at 120 W Morrell St. January is Congregational Heritage Month. We begin to celebrate the 182nd birthday of FCC. We'll learn about our lasting values in this church. We are celebrating communion. Pastor Darin is preaching on Galatians 6:7-10. The message is entitled "Reap the Harvest which results from Faithfully Doing Good". A key passage is "Let us not grow weary in doing good!". Anticipate a great time of worship, proclamation of the Word, and fellowship in the church Family Room after the service! See you soon!

Good evening FCC Friends & Family, Please join us for 2018 Christmas Sunday worship at FCC Otsego at 10:40 AM, 120 W Morrell St. We are singing Christmas carols to a praise team that includes Nancy Boettcher on piano, Jay Trumbull on the drumkit, Wesley Youngs on bass guitar, Grant Youngs on electric guitar, Darin Youngs on accoustic guitar, and Lorraine Maag on vocals. Lloyd Clawson is giving the Vitalty Moment David Youngs is playing the musical saw, accompanied by Wesley Youngs & Nancy Boettcher. Lorraine Maag is singing "He Touched Me". Jason & Ashley Hathaway are singing a duet. Nancy Boettcher is playing "All Through the Night" on the piano. Karen Clemens & Nancy Boettcher are performing a flute and piano duet called "A Christmas Medley". Kacie Hiemstra is lighting the Advent candles. Erin Hiemstra is reading the Advent Scripture and giving the Advent prayer. Pastor Darin Youngs is preaching from Luke 2:1-7. The message is "Expect God to Work Amidst Adversity". We'll worship the Lord, hear from His Word, and fellowship together in the Family Room after the service. Everyone is welcome!

Please join us for worship at First Congregational Church of Otsego, tomorrow, Sunday, December 16, at 10:40 AM! It is the 3rd Sunday in Advent, also known as Gaudete Sunday. "Gaudete" means "Rejoice!". This Sunday is about joy. The Praise Teams is leading the church in singing Joy to the World (Joy, Unspeakable Joy), and Waiting Here for You. These are both great Advent songs. Laurel Marsh is serving as our Worship Assistant and also lighting the Advent candles. Pastor Darin is preaching on Zephaniah 3. The message is "Rejoice in God's Presence". We are singing Christmas carols. We'll have wonderful fellowship in the church Family Room after the service! I look forward to seeing you all! In Christ, Pastor Darin Youngs

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