The Fred & Elizabeth Boyajian Lecture Series "Lest We Forget"

02/18/2026

https://youtu.be/Kr-N1x1JyNs?si=nSq8BGEsNSBDL_iU

William Yoo is Associate Professor of American Religious and Cultural History at Columbia Theological Seminary. He has published books on African American Ch...

02/18/2026

08/12/2025

Attention! Attention!

SAVE THE DATE!!!!

02/26/2025

If you missed the Boyajian Lecture from last month, you can watch it here. Dr. Toni Anderson gave an engaging and fascinating talk on the Original Fisk Jubilee Singers from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.

01/14/2025

Attention! Attention!

Join the First Church of Christ in Hartford/Center Church for the second Boyajian Lecture of the program year.

Date: February 6, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Virtual (Online)

Registration is free and available in the flyer. Registration is also available using the following link: https://centerchurchhartford.breezechms.com/form/d3cd9641 .

For more information contact the church office via email at [email protected] or via telephone at (860) 249-5631.

01/02/2025

Join the First Church of Christ in Hartford/Center Church for an evening of storytelling and conversation.

Topic: The Story of Frania Sobkowa, Righteous Gentile
Speaker: Sharone Kornman
Date: January 13, 2025 @ 6:30 PM
Location: Church House - First Floor Parlor, 60 Gold Street, Hartford, CT

Note - There is no cost to attend this event.

Sharone Kornman, an attorney based in the Hartford, CT area and an Executive Officer of Voices of Hope (CT), shares the story of Frania Sobkowa, a nanny who saved Kornman's mother during WWII in Poland. Frania has been named a "Righteous Gentile," an honorific bestowed by the State of Israel on a non-Jewish person who risked their life to save a Jew during the Holocaust. Voices of Hope's mission is to "promote a culture of courage to stand up against hatred through Holocaust and genocide education and remembrance" by offering speaking events, workshops, and webinars.

Please contact the church office for more information: [email protected].

11/12/2024

10/24/2024

Registration is now open for our first Fred and Elizabeth Boyajian Lecture of the year! Join us (virtually) on Nov. 7th at 7 PM for "On the Heels of Freedom," a lecture and conversation with author and minister Joyce Hollyday.
Sign up Here: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/fa2d4d2f-d08f-46bf-9121-60c3f582edf6

10/01/2024

All:

Please join us on Monday, October 21, 2024 @ 7:00 PM, for this special event.

Registration is required and there is no cost to attend this event. For more information about the event and to register contact [email protected].

Disclaimer Notice:

The views and opinions expressed by speakers are those of the authors and/or presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Fred & Elizabeth Boyajian Lecture Series "Lest We Forget", the First Church of Christ in Hartford/Center Church, or the United Church of Christ. Any content provided by our speakers are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

08/15/2024

Attention! Attention!

Please take a moment and read about this opportunity for learning and discussion sponsored by our colleagues at the Mandell Jewish Community Center. The event takes places on September 11, 2024 at the Mandell JCC campus in West Hartford, CT.