Sunday, July 5 at 3 p.m. at South Church. In what has become an annual tradition, South Congregational Church, in partnership with the Town of Amherst Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, will host Reading Frederick Douglass Together, a public recitation of Douglass’s “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” speech. Over 50 […]

Need a mid-week boost of hope or faith? Recordings of Rev. Susan Cartmell’s May and June sermons are available on our Services and Sermons page. May sermons were on the theme of Freedom, and in June we explored various Parables. These recordings are a great option if you missed a Sunday, or would like to

South Church is offering a summer fun experience for kids in grades K-5 the week of June 22nd. Check out the page below for details!

Our “Calm and Candlelight” Taizé program , offered in Winter 2026, is the subject of a news article by Marlene Gasdia-Cochrane, who writes for the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ website. The article is called “South Church’s “Calm & Candlelight” Draws Community Seeking Midweek Peace” and it details the program’s

Saturday, June 6th Dine-in at 5 p.m. Curbside pick-up between 5 & 6 p.m. Choose from Chicken Salad or veggie “Chix’n” Salad, both accompanied by Marinated Asparagus, Potato Chips, Cranberry Sauce, Tricky Pickles, Roll, and Strawberry Shortcake. Price: $20 Phone orders: call (413) 253-2977.

Sunday May 17 at 3 p.m. Join us for a service of celebration, special music and liturgy. A service of installation is a formal event that recognizes the covenant between a congregation and a settled pastor. The service includes several speakers from the area clergy and from the life of the pastor. It also includes

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 7 p.m. Choral Director Todd Fruth and the Amherst Regional High School Hurricane Singers will present Gospel, spiritual, folk and pop songs as well as their three-song set performed at the recent Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association (MICCA) festival in North Andover.  MICCA supports the study and performance of instrumental

Our theme for April is Surprise. April 5 – Easter Sunday Sermon: “Mary’s Surprise” John 20: 1-8 April 12 Easter is more than one day, and our Bible is full of Easter stories. We read about the disciples on the Road to Emmaus in Luke 24: 13-35. Sermon: “Right Beside You”. Jesus is often closer

Sunday, April 19, 3 p.m. The South Church Arts & Social Justice Series presents virtuoso organist Christopher Houlihan performing on our historic organ. Christopher Houlihan has established an international reputation as a “passionate and intelligently virtuoso musician” (Gramophone), hailed for his “glowing, miraculously life-affirming performances” (Los Angeles Times). His playing has been praised as “eloquent” (The New York Times), “dazzling”

Saturday, April 25th – Curbside pick-up between 5 & 6 p.m. Choose from Pulled Pork or BBQ Soy Curls, both accompanied by Mac & Cheese, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Corn Bread and Carrot Cake. Price: $20 Phone orders: call (413) 253-2977. Proceeds shared between the Food Bank of Western MA, Amherst Survival Center, and ministries