Rev. Dr. Curran Reichert, Pastor

The slightly irreverent Reverend Dr. Curran Reichert has been stirring up “good trouble,” and serving up questions that challenge us to grow spiritually for the past ten years at FCC. She believes in the power of Spiritual community to be a force for good in the world. Curran is highly educated and dedicated to making Sonoma Valley a more just and equitable place.

Throughout the Valley, Rev. Reichert lends her perspective as a faith leader to addressing the need for fair housing and worker justice. She has been a leading voice concerning fair treatment of those without permanent shelter. She is committed to doing her part to end racial bias and deconstruct colonialism in the church and in our community.

Rev. Reichert understands that Christianity can be scary for people who have suffered abuse, or oppression due to bigotry and religious intolerance. She creates what she hopes will be a safe entry point for those seeking the support of a radically inclusive community of faith. Her motto is “Purpose, Presence, and Practice,” she embodies all three.

We love our pastor, and we think you will love her to. If you would like to make an appointment to meet with Rev. Reichert, receive prayers, or a visit from our support team, send her a message or call the church office at 707.996.1328.

Rev. Reichert often says, “FCC is the place you would want to go to church if you went to church.” We are a gathering of spirited people who care about earth justice, speaking out about injustice, tending to the vulnerable, and learning to find common ground. These are the relevant earmarks of our congregation. We invite you to join us on Sunday mornings, either contemplative at 9:00 am or regular service at 10:30 am. 

Thoughts from the Pastor

4/20/2026

Greetings Beloved Community, 

Thank you for a wonderful Easter Sunday! The breakfast before service was a hit and it felt so good to rejoice with a full church. 

The Monday after Easter Sunday, I headed to the Southwest to bask in the glory that is Santa Fe for a few days. I ate great food, wandered trails, checked out thrift shops, and took in magnificent art; above all I soaked up the mountains and the high desert sky. This part of the country has long held appeal for me, from Ghost Ranch to Taos, Santa Fe to a little town called Corrales where I used to babysit my cousins. 

There is a clarity in the starkness of the landscape that I find settles my anxious soul. It felt good to have unstructured time, to ease into the day and ease back out at night. 

In all the visits I have made over the decades, I had not yet seen the Georgia O’Keefe Museum, what a treat. The first thing I noticed was a sign at the entry point that welcomed all indigenous patrons with free admission. A full quarter of the museum educated visitors about the native tribes that thrived, some still living on the land before it was stolen from them to become part of these United(?) States of America. 

I read very little if I’m being totally honest, preferring to make a fire in the Kiva in my room and watch the flames glow. The one thing I had brought with me was a master’s thesis written by a new friend of mine, Mickey Abate. Mickey is working for the Ecology Center as an environmental educator while completing her degree in Religion and applied Earth Sciences. Her paper is about her discovery of what is not covered in the educational tour of Sonoma’s Mission and its accompanying grounds. She is insightful, cutting and brilliant. I am hopeful that we will be able to bring her to church as a speaker both in and after Sunday service. Stay tuned. 

For now, I leave you with some of my favorite O’Keefe quotes. May they inspire you to live out your dreams large and in full view for all to see. 

With Resurrection sized love, 

Curran

Artists and religionists are never far apart, they go to the sources of revelation for what they choose to experience and what they report is the degree of their experiences. Intellect wishes to arrange - intuition wishes to accept. 

A week ago it was the mountains I thought the most wonderful, and today it's the plains. I guess it's the feeling of bigness in both that carries me away. 

Filling a space in a beautiful way - that is what art means to me. 

Happiness goes like the wind, but what is interesting stays. 

I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty.

I feel there is something unexplored about woman that only a woman can explore. 

I decided to start anew-to strip away what I had been taught, to accept as true my own thinking. This was one of the best times of my life. There was no one around to look at what I was doing, no one interested, no one to say anything about it one way or another. I was alone and singularly free, working into my own, unknown-no one to satisfy but myself. I began with charcoal and paper and decided not to use any color until it was impossible to do what I wanted to do in black and white. I believe it was June before I needed blue.

A request from Homeless Action Sonoma (the tiny houses) 

Please donate any plants to our garden. We need some more veggie plants we have lots of room....address is 18820 Sonoma HWY. Pull up to the gate someone will be there to escort you in.