In 1974, the congregations of 1st Congregational Church and Mission Hills Congregational Church voted to come together as one church. In the first...
Ramet Family
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History
A Prayer for the New Year
The first Pastor of Mission Hills United Church of Christ was the Rev. John Doane. On January 1, 1913, he shared this prayer with the congregation:...
Mission Hills United Methodist Church
Just a few blocks from our church is the Mission Hills United Methodist Church, a lovely building on the corner of Ft. Stockton and Lark. Their...
Veteran’s Day
On Veterans Day, November 11th, we honor all military veterans who have served in the U.S. military, including many Mission Hills UCC members. Our...
1940’s technology
As our church begins fundraising efforts to improve our technology – both in the service and for our online congregation, it’s fun to look back at...
The Berry Family
In 1974, the Mission Hills Congregational Church and the First Congregational Church officially joined together, becoming the Mission Hills-First...
Zeta Rho Study Club
Perhaps you have heard of this group of women who meet in our church twice monthly. The history of the group goes back 75 years, when a group of...
Selleck Family
Looking back at our oldest church photo directory (1969), we find some familiar faces. The family pictured here moved to Mission Hills in 1968 and...
Ford’s Market
The book “Images of America, Mission Hills,” published 2015, contains many pictures of our church neighborhood, including this photo of Ford’s...
Julie James
The first church photo directory that is in our archives is from the year 1969, 53 years ago. Most of those pictured are no longer members but there...
Hope Mercereau Bryson
Hope Mercereau Bryson was a quite well known artist in San Diego during the 1930’s. At that time, she and her husband lived at 4291 Hermosa Way in...
T. Claude Ryan
Through our 111 year history, there have been many interesting people who have worshipped here. During the mid-1930’s, famed aviation pioneer T....
Edward E. Pumala
Edward E. Pumala served as our first church Council Moderator in 1951. Prior to that time, the Pastor presided over all meetings. Mr. Pumala was...
INVITE YOUR NEIGHBORS!
Mission Hills UCC is a welcoming faith community, eager to share God's love with everyone. Please invite your neighbors to join us for an “Open...
More Stained Glass!
Some of you may remember that prior to the 1989 sanctuary renovation, there were stained glass panels separating the narthex from the sanctuary....
Voting Rights
As voting rights have become a topic of great concern throughout our country, let’s go back in time to the early 1900s, when the women’s suffrage...
Stained Glass – Memorial Window
Several times I have written of the many gifts given by First Congregational Church, including the stained-glass windows in the narthex. However, I...