At the heart of CRUCC is the worshiping congregation affirming the inclusive love of God, made known through Jesus Christ. That love makes a difference in our lives and challenges us to make a difference in the world.

We have two worship services each Sunday:

• 8:15am    Meeting in our chapel this service has an informal feel and uses contemporary music to lift praise to God.  The music is led by a band and a team of singers. The sermon wrestles with what the scriptures say about our lives and how our lives inform how we read the Bible. 
• 10:30am    Meeting in our sanctuary this service honors the long-standing and life-giving traditions of worship, but is not bound by them.  We sing great hymns of the faith accompanied by a pipe organ and contemporary songs of worship accompanied by piano and guitar.  We have several vocal and instrumental groups that add to our worship.  The sermon, as at the early service, holds the scriptures and contemporary life in tension.

 In the middle of the 18th century German Reformed and Lutheran residents in Middletown began to meet for worship west of the present town. Since that point our church has been a thriving, integral part of the Valley's spiritual and social life. We are now a congregation of nearly 400 members, some with roots back to the earliest settlers and others who have moved here in the last year. A few markers in our church’s history:

• In the early years the church was comprised of new settlers who spoke mostly German.  Thus our worship was conducted in and our records kept in the native tongue of our earliest members.  In 1825 the church transitioned to using English.
• Originally a German Reformed Church we became part of the new United Church of Christ denomination in 1957. 
• Our sanctuary was constructed in 1818, the same year the great Christmas carol “Silent Night” was written!  It has gone through a number of redesigns and renovations through the years, but has been a consistent “anchor” for our worship life.  
• In September of 1862, during  the Civil War’s Battle of South Mountain our steeple was used as a lookout by Union General George McClellan to monitor Confederate troop movements.  After the battle our sanctuary was used as a hospital for wounded soldiers. 
• We suffered a serious fire in March, 2010.  The subsequent restoration allowed us to replace the pipe organ, improve the sound system and make the space better able to serve our worship needs.