Friday, August 14th, 7:30 p.m. David Roth strikes many chords, hearts, and minds with his unique songs, offbeat observations, moving stories, sense of the hilarious, and powerful singing and subject matter. David’s songs have found their way to Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, several Chicken Soup for the Soul books, the Kennedy Center, NASA’s Space […]

Tuesday, August 18th: The 15th Annual BBQ & Band Concert on the South Amherst Common! Chicken BBQ Pick up a great meal from South Church to enjoy at the concert or take home! Half Charcoal Broiled Chicken (no barbeque sauce) or BBQ Soy Curls, both accompanied by Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Tricky Pickles, Roll, Brownie.

We have some fun, family-friendly services and events lined up for the fall and both new and returning members will join us! Blessing of the Backpacks: Sunday, August 30, 10 a.m.This will be an especially kid-friendly service featuring a Sermon for All Ages by Rev. Susan, and a Backpack Blessing (kids can bring your backpacks

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