The Church of Firsts....

Since 1957, the United Church of Christ has been the church of firsts, weaving God’s message of hope and extravagant welcome with action for justice and peace. Together, we live out our faith in ways that effect change in our communities. The UCC's many "firsts" mean that we have inherited a tradition of acting upon the demands of our faith. When we read in Galatians: "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus"—a demand is made upon us. And so we were the first historically white denomination to ordain an African-American, the first to ordain a woman, the first to ordain an openly gay man, and the first Christian church to affirm the right of same-gender couples to marry. We were in the forefront of the anti-slavery movement and the Civil Rights movement. Our response to the demands of our faith is woven into the history of our country.

....In West Palm Beach

Union Congregational was organized on Easter Sunday in 1894, and was originally located in downtown West Palm Beach and is the second oldest church in West Palm Beach. Our present building was constructed in 1994 on the southwest corner of Summit and Haverhill roads in West Palm Beach. Union Congregational was instrumental in helping to build the first schoolhouse, the first library, and the first hospital in West Palm Beach.

If you are looking for a church that has a rich heritage expressed in a faith community committed to the inclusive love of Jesus Christ, come and check us out.

Located at

5088 Summit Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33415
(Corner of Summit Blvd. & Haverhill Rd.)

A Church of Extravagant Welcome
Today, we continue to change lives throughout our community and the world. We work alongside more than 200 mission partners. We labor ceaselessly to fight injustice, in our community and in the United States and abroad. We instill our vision into our youth and young adults, forging leaders who will imagine new dreams. And we sustain and develop our members to live their faith in exciting new ways. We believe in a God that is still speaking, a God that is all-loving and inclusive. We are a church that welcomes and accepts everyone as they are, where your mind is nourished as much as your soul. We are a church where Jesus the healer meets Jesus the revolutionary, and where together, we grow a just and peaceful world.

Senior Pastor

Pastor Sheila became the full-time pastor of Union Congregational United Church of Christ in February of 2013. Pastor also serves as part of the Council of Health and Human Services Ministry (CHHSM), and is the chair of the UCC's Just Peace Steering Committee. In addition, she served as the Southeast Regional Youth Minister for the Florida Conference of the United Church of Christ for nearly a decade. Pastor Sheila resides in North Palm Beach with her son.

Prior to her joining Union Congregational Pastor Sheila was a Hospice Chaplain for several years with VITAS Healthcare. She served, as Interim Pastor at Christ Congregational UCC in Palmetto Bay, Florida from July through October of 2008, and for several years, she was the Associate Minister of Christian Education and Youth at the First Church of Suffield Congregational UCC in Suffield, Connecticut. Pastor Sheila currently holds several degrees; Bachelor of Science from Florida State University, Master of Divinity from Howard University, and her Doctor of Divinity from Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut.