The steeple of the Wellesley Village Church towers over downtown Wellesley as the sun rises.

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February 2024: A Month Like No Other

February 29, 2024

Whether you attend the Historic Charles Street A.M.E. Church, the Congregational Church in Weston, or Village Church in Wellesley, there has been no month in any year quite like this past February. The reasons are easy to name. February 28th,…

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A ‘Better Together’ Historical Moment 2.22.24

February 27, 2024

Thursday, February 22, 2024 was a wonderful day in the life of our Better Together journey with the Charles St. African-Methodist-Episcopal Church (CSAME). The sun was bright and the air crisp as Rev. Greg Groover and I, together with the…

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We Voted Affirmatively to Merge WVC & CCW!

December 19, 2023

A congregational meeting was held Sunday, February 4, 2024 as a continuation of the 10 am worship service to approve a merger with the Congregational Church of Weston (CCW).  Since passage requires two-thirds of the members of the Wellesley Village…

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JUBILEE ORGAN RECITAL by Kristjon Imperio

October 19, 2023

To kick off the 225th anniversary of Wellesley Village Church Church Organist and Assistant Director of Music, Kristjon Imperio offered a SPECIAL JUBILEE ORGAN RECITAL in the church Sanctuary and via livestream on Saturday, Oct. 21st at 5:00 PM. This…

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Wellesley Congregational Church after fire 1916

1923 : A New Sanctuary from the Ashes   

October 11, 2023

“God makes more of us together than we can be apart”.  Rev. Sarah Sarchet Butter We will never know if Rev. Stanley Ross Fisher spoke that sentence, but the story beginning after the fire in 1916 shows that he definitely…

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Steeple Preservation and Other Properties Project Updates 9.13.23

September 21, 2023

The exterior preservation work on the steeple is essentially complete! HORRAY!! The scaffolding is coming down. We are particularly pleased with the workmanship of Painter’s Pride, our lead contractor. The quality of the work exceeded our expectations, and their planning was excellent.…

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Church Volunteers Make a Difference!

July 26, 2023

In addition to the ongoing steeple preservation work this summer (details linked below), we also have other behind-the-scenes, yet crucial volunteer efforts happening. One such project took place last Sunday after worship. Charles Kounakowitch, a dedicated Church and Board of…

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Steeple preservation project update 7.20.23

July 26, 2023

Why are there cellular antennas inside a steeple? T-Mobile has three antennas in the Light Tower portion of our steeple for which T-Mobile pays rent to our church. We asked T-Mobile why they chose to put antennas inside a structure…

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