Please join the South Church community in praying for Neil Gehring and his family. More Information Here from National Park Service

September 13 is the start of the year for Sunday School and Choir, also known as “Rally Day”. Our theme for sermons and Sunday School lessons in September will be “Neighbor”. It’s a great time to plan a visit, or return to church! Worship service starts at 10 a.m. Stay for ice cream and “Welcome

Wednesday, September 30, 7 p.m. This book group discussion is offered as a sequel to the Reading Frederick Douglass Together community gathering held on July 5. Homegoing tells the stories of two Ghanaian half-sisters and their progeny from the 1700s to the present day. One sister married a British colonizer; the other was enslaved. The novel traces the

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

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.

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