Who We Are

We are a diverse people unified by our choice to share the journey together. We come from different backgrounds and have many different perspectives in our congregation. We discuss and deliberate. Yes, even about faith. Sometimes especially about faith. We ask lots of questions. We don’t have all the answers, but we feel closer to God and more connected to the world when we seek them together.

We have a long and colorful history. The church was founded in 1832 in what was then the center of Saugatuck by some of the region’s most prominent leaders. The 1835 announcement regarding the incorporation of the town of Westport was nailed to our meeting house door, and town meetings were held here for years. In 1950, in a momentous occasion featured in Life Magazine, our church was moved across the Post Road to its present location – the whole church. You can see a video of it here!

We were instrumental in the formation of both the town’s Interfaith Council and Homes with Hope, an organization that supports the homeless and those at risk of homelessness. We place a lot of importance on engagement and action. Our partnerships with other faiths and community or local organizations matter a great deal to us.

We also like to have fun together. There are movie nights, pot-luck suppers, and Wiffle Ball games. Committee meetings are sometimes held on sailboats. All work and no play makes for a dull church community, and we all agree we don’t want that.