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Excitement, Warmth, and Commitment
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Excitement, Warmth, and Commitment
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Excitement, Warmth, and Commitment
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Excitement, Warmth, and Commitment
First Parish: People, Spirit, Justice
Sunday Service
“Celebrating Gender Euphoria”
Rev. Dr. Jonipher Kwong, Interim Lead Minister, preaching
Sunday, June 7, 10:00am
At the Meetinghouse and on Zoom
Boston Pride Parade
Saturday, June 6, 11am-2pm, Back Bay. Join First Parish members to walk in the annual Boston Pride Parade – a group will meet at Alewife to take the train in, or you can meet us in Copley Square. Please email lgbtqia@firstparish.info to sign up to join us. Click here for more information.
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Spirituality
We believe that personal experience, conscience and reason should be the final authorities in religion, and that in the end religious authority lies not in a book or person or institution, but in ourselves.
Learn MoreTransition!
First Parish is in our Interim time as we follow the Unitarian Universalist Association’s framework for when a Minister leaves a congregation. This two-year Interim Period lets the congregation think about who we want to be as we prepare for and hire a new Settled Minister.
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Find out about our services, religious education program, social justice efforts and community involvement.
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Summer Services for 2026
This summer our Sunday services will be mostly on Zoom only, with the exception of the last Sundays of June, July and August, which will be hybrid in-person services streamed from the sanctuary.
Read More more about Summer Services for 2026Meet our Ministers
Rev. Dr. Jonipher Kwong, Rev. Erica Richmond, and Rev. Stevie Carmody
First Parish is served by the elected leaders, volunteers, and staff. First Parish is also fortunate to be served by three full time ordained ministers, each with their own portfolio and passions in ministry. Each of the ministers preach and participate in worship services and are available for pastoral care, weddings, and memorial services.
Rev. Dr. Jonipher Kūpono Kwong (he/they) is the Interim Lead Minister hired by the Parish Committee in August 2025. Rev. Erica Richmond (she/her) is the Parish Minister hired by the Parish Committee in August 2020. Rev. Stevie Carmody (he/him) is the Minister of Religious Education hired by the Parish Committee in August 2023.