Welcome

to the website for the Andover and Essex Associations

We're glad you found us.

The two Associations of the Northeast region of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ include 56 congregations, 38 churches in the Essex Association and 18 churches in the Andover Association. Stretching from Saugus to the New Hampshire border, and from the north shore to Dunstable in the Merrimack River valley, our congregations represent a wide range of communities, life styles, and theological positions. In spite of our diversity, we are united in our desire to know the Risen Christ and to be congregations filled with his faithful disciples.

If you have recently moved into the area, and are looking for a church home, we invite you to visit the United Church of Christ nearest you. You will find a warm welcome and a congregation eager to walk with you as you continue your spiritual journey and seek to discern where and how God is calling you to ministry. Directions to our churches may be found on the left side of this page.

If you are a pastor or a seminary student seeking more information about one of our congregations, click on its website, and call us or send us an email.

Finally, we invite you to spend a few minutes browsing through our website.