Celebrating 175 Years!

Happy 175th Anniversary Hills Church!

For 175 years the Hills Church has been a community of faith committed to following the way of Jesus!

These years have included an abundance of ministry, outreach, love and family. We are a community that seeks to build a just world for all. We are forever grateful for the opportunities to serve our community and share the love of Jesus with everyone – for 175 YEARS!

175th Celebration Sunday Worship Service

Voices From the Hills: A Letter from Jennifer Cassettari

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Letters from Former Ministers

A Letter from Rev. Pash Obeng

God’s expanding and all-embracing mission: A footnote.

When I was called to the Hills Church in July of 1989 as an associate minister for Christian education, little did I know as a footnote, that my family’s life would change.

Though I began to focus on education with the help of a strong and dedicated team of clergy, parents, and students, I realized that immediate and extended families were equally important at the Hills Church. Before long, seniors, a men’s group, bible study teams, and the like mattered in the life of the church. Again, the church community rallied to take these subsets to the next level. As I refocused on the educational part for which I was invited to God’s vineyard at the Hills Church, the training of ministerial students became part of God’s vision for the church. Also, because of my bi-vocational life, the Indian ministry to Siddis became another important dimension of our collective responsibility.

As a footnote to what God has done, continues to do, and will disclose for the future, I want to thank the church, the clergy, and the laity who supported me, guided, and taught me about church life in the suburb, and pointed me beyond the narrow confines of my life as a footnote, and that of my immediate family. May God use this anniversary to open new vistas beyond our imagination and resources. God bless us all on God’s expanding and all-embracing mission.

With the deepest gratitude and praise,
Pash

A Letter from Rev. Dr. Matt Wooster

175th anniversary message to the Hills Church

We thank God for the ministry of Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, now and always. It is our joy to share in the celebration of this anniversary. We are grateful beyond measure for the gift of having shared a small number of these 175 years With the Hills Church, which we carry in our hearts forever. From generation to generation, this congregation has witnessed to the good news of God, and there is much to celebrate on this anniversary!

With faith and love, and our prayers for God’s continued blessing,
Matt and Betsy Wooster

A Letter from Rev. Matt Fitzgerald

Happy Birthday to the Hills Church!

Here is one thing I've learned from twenty some years of ministry, and a lifetime in the church: a strong congregation's character is indistinguishable from a strong person's character. What I mean to say is that the qualities that make the Hills Church such a beautiful, thoughtful, proud and faithful institution have been with you for 175 years, and will serve you well for the next 175.

When I consider my short window within the long history of the Hills Church, I remember the organ soaring and the gorgeous hymns, scores of highly dedicated lay-leaders, a commitment to tradition, and an equally strong commitment to change, an admirable flexibility, a deep capacity for grief, and a powerful ability to rejoice. What Easters! Each of these attributes was carried forward by remarkable individuals within a remarkable community. And each of them will continue to thrive, so long as the Hills Church continues to form Christians, build character, and love characters!

I thank God for my time with you and consider it a privilege to have served with you.

Fondly,
Matt Fitzgerald