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Open and Affirming is more than just saying "All Are Welcome"

Our Covenant

We, the members of First United Church of Christ, welcome you:

  • If you are Asian, Black, Brown, Hispanic, Native American, or White;
  • If you are male, female, transgender, or gender non-conforming;
  • If you are 3 years old, 33 years old, or 103 years old;
  • If you are from just down the street, from across the country, or from another part of the globe;
  • If you grew up at Hoffner Church, were confirmed in the Catholic Church, got married in a non-denominational church, worshipped in a synagogue or mosque, or have never attended a religious service;
  • If you are single, married, widowed, divorced, separated, or partnered;
  • If you are straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or unsure of your sexuality;
  • If you are a Democrat, Independent or Republican, affiliated with another political party or no party at all;
  • If you have, or have had, addictions, phobias, or a criminal record;
  • If you own your home, rent, live with your parents, or are homeless;
  • If you were baptized at First Church, or are worshipping here for the first time;
  • If you attend services every week, once a month, or once year;
  • If you have typical or atypical skills, no matter your abilities or disabilities.


However the rest of the world describes you, and however you describe yourself: You are a beloved child of God and are welcome at First Church. Being fully welcome in our community here at First United Church of Christ means that as we keep the love of Christ at the center of all we do, our congregation will:

  • Always seek to affirm the person that you are with loving hearts and open minds.
  • Follow the way of Christ Jesus with you in loving and being loved by both God and neighbor, with the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit.
  • Support and encourage you in your ongoing spiritual and religious journey.
  • Love you for the person you are by living out our denomination’s promise that “No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome at First United Church of Christ.”

Our Staff

Dan Weyand-Geise

Dan Weyand-Geise

Dan Weyand-Geise

Pastor

firstunitedchurchofchrist@gmail.com


Pastor Dan is in his 22nd year as pastor of the First United Church of Christ. Congregants find his openness to all of God’s people to be a blessing and a challenge to traditional experiences of Christian pastors that they sometimes encounter. Dan not only is quite comfortable in ecumenical dialogu

Pastor

firstunitedchurchofchrist@gmail.com


Pastor Dan is in his 22nd year as pastor of the First United Church of Christ. Congregants find his openness to all of God’s people to be a blessing and a challenge to traditional experiences of Christian pastors that they sometimes encounter. Dan not only is quite comfortable in ecumenical dialogue and partnerships, he also is prophetic in his call for interfaith cooperation and respect.  He moderates an adult-learning class called “Religion Beyond Dogma” that brings together Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Islamic perspectives on a wide-range of topics. He has served as president of the Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati, Churches Active in Northside, and Christ's Community in College Hill.

Dan's 10 years as a hospital and hospice chaplain were excellent preparation for the pastoral care of the congregation. He and his beloved wife Amy are a blessing to the congregation and to the city. Their four children have literally grown up in the church. As the church has loved the Weyand-Geise family through the years, the relationship between the church and its pastor has been a gift for both. It is exciting and a hopeful future for both to see how God continues to work through Dan and through the church family and the ministry at First UCC.

Jimmy Wiederhold

Dan Weyand-Geise

Dan Weyand-Geise

Director of Music, Media, and Faith Formation

james.firstucc@outlook.com


Jimmy started performing at First UCC during the summer of 2016 as a special guest musician, joining the previous music director, Tricia Lenhof, for monthly musical extravaganzas! Tricia retired in September of 2020 and Jimmy started as Director of Music the following 

Director of Music, Media, and Faith Formation

james.firstucc@outlook.com


Jimmy started performing at First UCC during the summer of 2016 as a special guest musician, joining the previous music director, Tricia Lenhof, for monthly musical extravaganzas! Tricia retired in September of 2020 and Jimmy started as Director of Music the following month. In July of 2021, he proudly took on a full-time position as the Director of Music, Media, and Faith Formation.

Jimmy holds degrees in Multiple Woodwinds Performance from Xavier University and Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, studying flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon extensively at both institutions. He has been playing piano since he was five and organ since 2009. When he isn't playing music for the church, you can catch him performing for musicals in pit orchestras all over southwestern Ohio. Jimmy married his best friend, Gary, in 2018 and they reside in Lebanon.

Kim Ogden

Dan Weyand-Geise

Kim Ogden

Pastoral Administrator

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Kim has worked at First Church for over 16 years. She's been a member of Fleming Road United Church of Christ for nearly 40 years. She feels as if she’s come “full-circle” by both attending and working at United Church of Christ congregations. Kim and her husband Mike enjoy their re

Pastoral Administrator

firstunitedchurchofchrist@gmail.com


Kim has worked at First Church for over 16 years. She's been a member of Fleming Road United Church of Christ for nearly 40 years. She feels as if she’s come “full-circle” by both attending and working at United Church of Christ congregations. Kim and her husband Mike enjoy their rescue Beagle-baby, Maggie.

Kim loves music - she sings in her church choir and does solos, duets, etc. In the summer, while on break from her own choir, she has been a frequent contributor at First Church through the years. She also took piano and violin lessons for several years. Kim has a real passion for gems and gemology - she’s learned a lot from the gem shows on QVC and JTV - her favorite places to shop!  She also loves to read - she most recently read "House on the Forgotten Coast" - written by her aunt, Ruth Coe Chambers.

Our History

From our beginnings on Apple Street in Northside to our current home on Glenview Avenue in College Hill, First United Church of Christ has quite the history. Click the link below for more of our story!

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First United Church of Christ

5808 Glenview Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45224, US

(513) 541-7302

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