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Field Education HandbookFirst Church in Ipswich, UCC
1 Meetinghouse Green Contact Person: Rev. Rebecca Brown Project: Seminarian Intern. The First Church in Ipswich, UCC, is an Open and Affirming seaside congregation of 350 with a commitment to community - both inside and outside our church. Our congregation enjoys the opportunity to minister to refugees, a beginning men's group and women's spirituality group, ongoing ministry to firefighters in our community, an ecology group and a peace group, and the inclusion of diverse communities and lifestyles in the church. Ours is a congregation of many young families, and many seniors who help to show us the way. We are economically diverse: laborers worship alongside lawyers; refugees worship alongside real estate agents. Founded in 1634, we were struck by lightning in 1965 and our building was reconstructed of white brick, with brilliant stained glass that shapes our worship with boldness and innovation. We are a Trinitarian congregation. We appreciate new insights and ideas to help us to experience the Word of God. We enjoy the opportunity to walk together on the road to Emmaus, and seek the risen Christ in the broken bread of our stories and our lives. Student Involvement: Our Seminarian Intern will be invited to become involved in outreach to firefighters or international refugees of war, to nursing home residents or those hospitalized with illness, to children in crisis or families involved with Habitat for Humanity, to Mayan villagers in Guatemala, to local youth, or to our growing GLBT population in our town. Further, opportunities are available to preach monthly, to practice Communion, Baptisms, weddings, and funerals, to offer prayers and children's sermons in worship. Interns at First Church have the opportunity to become involved in every aspect of our healthy and growing church. We have an excellent Mentoring committee, which meets monthly with our Seminarian Intern, serving the function of a Pastor-Parish relations committee. Our Mentoring committee offers support, great meals, insight, friendship, feedback for sermons, and a watchful eye so that activities will be allocated with a gracious balance of time, knowing that Interns have studies and families and other activities in their lives. Arts of Ministry Competencies: Preaching and Worship. Pastoral Care and Counseling. Religious Education and Spiritual Development. Administration and Program Development. Public Leadership, Community Organizing and Planning. Denominational Polity. Supervision: Weekly with supervisor. Feedback from Mentoring Committee on a monthly basis or more often if requested. Number of Students: 1 Total Stipend: $4,000.00 Type of Stipend: work study (sc 1000) Notes: |
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