First Congregational United Church of Christ of Hillsboro, Oregon celebrates 140 of ministry today.  The Hillsboro Argus reports:

Diane Dulin has been the pastor at the First Congregational Church of Hillsboro for 14 years and has been active in organizing several community-wide inter-faith events, including a Thanksgiving service and a Martin Luther King Jr. service.

The church is a founding member and partner in the Family Bridge program and hosts homeless families participating in the program as well as offering service on the board, volunteers at the day center, and organizing a program that provides bicycles and helmets to family members.

The congregation also conducts After school Community Education (ACE) for homeless and at-risk children, which is a partnership with Community Action.

Senior youth at the church have created Home Plate, a collaboration with other congregations, Hillsboro School District, the Boys & Girls Aid Society, Hillsboro Police Department and Washington County Sheriffs office. Home Place provides a weekly dinner for youth ages 12-19 as well as recreational activities, showers and hygiene supplies, and information and resource referrals.

The congregation also is active in Stand for Children, Progressive Christians for Public Activism, a variety of mission and outreach programs, including the Family Resource Center, Oregon Food Bank, Brown Bag and fair trade coffees and teas.

A number of support groups, including AA, Weight Watchers, exercise groups, Beginning Congregations and Teen Parents, also are hosted there. Wonder World Preschool has been at the church for more than 20 years.

Worship is Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and Soul Spring, a contemplative worship, is Thursdays at 7 p.m.

The church's vision statement says, "Following Christ's teachings, we are working toward a vision of 'no longer strangers' in our communities. We are achieving this by seeing the strangers in our own lives, by offering them servant hospitality through Jesus Christ, and by creating ecumenical partnerships with other faith communities. We are honoring this vision by openly affirming God's love for all people. We explicitly welcome everyone into our Christian community, fellowship and worship, regardless of sexual orientation, ethnic identity, economic circumstance, physical or mental ability, or any other perceived differences."

I've had the chance to worship with this congregation and have always admired their witness.