SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25
TELLING OUR STORY
SERVICE STARTS
AT 10:30AM
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Telling Our Story
10:30am in the Sanctuary, with livestream YouTube
A congregation is not defined by its membership on any given day but by the generations upon generations of people who showed up, hoped, disagreed, and stayed. We are heirs to those who built this church and ancestors to those not yet born, and Rev. Connie traces that living inheritance from our earliest members to who we are now. Come hear the story we’re telling together.
FRSUU Welcomes New Interim Minister!
Rev. Connie explains her approach to interim ministry on her website: “I’ve chosen to focus my ministry on transitional work because I genuinely love it. There’s something deeply meaningful about accompanying congregations through periods of change—helping them reflect on their history, clarify their identity, strengthen their leadership, and step intentionally into their future. Transitions are challenging, but they’re also extraordinary opportunities for growth, healing, and renewal.”
Read the full announcement HERE.
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FRSUU Merch–T-shirts and Ball Caps–are Available Again – On Sale Now Pick up your favorite FRSUU t-shirt or ball cap today. You can purchase them at https://frsuu.square.site/ with a credit card or reach out to Vern Ellis at vellis@ellisdesign.net to arrange a...
Join the Candlelight Chorale!
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The 2026 FRSUU Annual Report
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Tour the FRSUU Campus and Buildings
Follow our drone footage as we fly to the top of FRSUU’s steeple featuring a glass-eyed gilded weathercock which overlooks downtown Newburyport and Merrimack River. From there, you’ll get a first-hand look at our campus grounds and the interior of our Meetinghouse and Sanctuary which dates back to 1801. Rev. Connie Simon, our Interim Minister, welcomes you and ALL who seek a place of spiritual community and faith here. Organ music provided by former Director of Church Music Justin Murphy-Mancini on our 1834 Joseph Alley organ. Piano music provided by Director of Church Music Nick Place. We close with a view of the bell from the foundry of Paul Revere and Sons bell.
