Welcome to the Church of the Open Door, an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ! Please join us for worship!
Connect with Us
Want to connect with the church when you miss a Sunday? This section gathers information about our publications, worship livestream, video, social media, important documents and more. Most of our information is delivered online, but if you prefer paper, just let us know. Please contact our church office at (920) 733-7393 to receive important documents through postal mail.
The Open Door Newsletter
Our newsletter, The Open Door, keeps you up to date with the church. It is printed weekly in a format that combines Sunday’s worship bulletin with announcements, news and calendar items. It is distributed at worship services, posted to this page and emailed through a subscription (see below) that also includes a midweek update. Paper copies are mailed weekly upon request.
Submission guidelines
Brief, prepared announcements may be accepted from our members, partnership organizations and other community groups. Inclusion is subject to suitability of the content and availability of space, with priority given to the activities of First Congregational. Church members and friends may also submit articles of 300 words or less. Submissions received by Tuesday at 4:00 PM will be considered for inclusion the following Friday.
To preserve the freshness and relevance of our content, articles will usually be run once. We welcome requests for run dates, which we will honor as space allows.
Church School Newsletter
Our Church School Newsletter, delivered by email, keeps you up-to-date on what’s happening in our ministry for children in grades K-6.
Middle School Newsletter
Our Middle School Newsletter, delivered by email, keeps you up-to-date on our ministry for middle-school students in grades 7-8.
High School Newsletter
Our High School Newsletter, delivered by email, keeps you up-to-date on our ministry for high school students in grades 9-12.
Confirmation Newsletter
Our Confirmation Newsletter, delivered by email, keeps you up-to-date on our year-long confirmation ministry for students in grade 9 and above.
Worship Service Livestream & Video
Worship services are recorded each week. Watch the livestream during Sunday services. Watch videos of the services anytime.
Sermon Archive
Watch, listen to, or read the weekly sermon.
Social Media
- We welcome you to join us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
- We maintain three Facebook pages: First Congregational UCC, Appleton, First Congregational UCC, Appleton Youth, and First Congregational UCC, Kenya Partnership.
- Follow us on Twitter at First Congregational or @1stCongo and on Instagram at 1stcongo.
DOCUMENTS
FCUCC Budget 2017-2018
Baptisms & Weddings
ANNUAL Reports
POLICIES
Media Policy
We love to share our First Congregational UCC family story with others, and so you will see a lot of photos and video being taken and shared in many ways. If you do not want your likeness or that of your minor child to be used in our storytelling, please submit a Media Images Opt-Out Form to the church office.
Policies for Working with Children
Volunteers working with children or vulnerable adults must abide by the policies below.
Code of Conduct
Social Media Policy
SafeConduct™ Policy