The Linden Ponds Community Church
We are a senior, Christ-centered, faith-based, community church that welcomes all.
Linden Ponds Community Church meets at 11:00am in the Derby Clubhouse Performing Arts Center on the Linden Ponds campus.
We invite you to a Christian worship service to which all are welcome.
The UCCN service is streamed on LPTV 918 (their closed circuit channel) Sunday afternoons at 4:00 pm. The service is delayed by one week.
A spiritual community for Linden Ponds
The Linden Ponds Community Church (LPCC) began in 2014 as a community engagement mission of the United Church of Christ in Norwell. Through weekly worship, pastoral care, and mission and outreach opportunities, LPCC provides an inclusive Protestant church experience for residents of Linden Ponds, an Erickson senior living community in Hingham, Massachusetts. Initially financed by UCC Norwell’s Community Engagement Fund, LPCC is now a growing, self-funded church of UCC Norwell with a multi-denominational congregation of worship participants.
If you are a resident, or soon-to-be, of Linden Ponds, we invite you to share with us in the joy of our communal life and ministry.
LPCC Bible study
Thursdays from 3:00-4:00pm in the Oakleaf Art Classroom. Open to all.
Discussion is based on the upcoming Sunday's scriptures.
LPCC Standing Committee
The Standing Committee meets once monthly at 11:00am in the Williard Square Meeting Room; all are welcome to attend.
Meet Rev. Dr. Barbara Therese
Rev. Dr. Barbara Therese is excited to join the staff as Pastor of Linden Ponds Community Church, a satellite congregation of UCC Norwell. Originally from California, Rev. Barbara’s spiritual journey began in the Roman Catholic Church before she discovered new ways of experiencing the Divine at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, CA. A life-changing conversion in her twenties led her to pursue ordained ministry, which took her across the country to Princeton Theological Seminary.
With experience in a variety of settings—from youth ministry to hospital chaplaincy—Rev. Barbara has served in diverse communities, including urban New Jersey, metropolitan Miami, and suburban Massachusetts. She is particularly passionate about storytelling, inspired by Jesus, the great Teller of Parables, and she recently completed a Doctor of Ministry dissertation on how storytelling enriches sacred intimacy.
When she’s not in the pulpit, you’ll find Rev. Barbara running, praying, or sharing stories with her “chosen family” across New England, the Midwest, and the Southwest. Rev. Therese’s office is located on the Terrace Level of Woodland Crossing; she is on campus on Mondays and Thursdays.