Pastor's Message
About Our Pastor
The Rev. Dr. Harold (Hal) W.
McSwain, Jr., has been an ordained pastor for 28 years and is a member of The
Florida Conference of the United Church of Christ. He holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Lambruth University (sociology); a Master of Divinity
degree and Master of Church Music degree from the Methodist Theological School
in Ohio (music composition); and a Doctor of Theology degree from Boston University
(theology and arts). He also studied orchestral conducting privately
with Otto- Werner Mueller (of the
Yale University School of Music), choral coaching with Marga Mueller, and both
choral and keyboard composition with Austin Lovelace of Denver, CO. He
was founder and conductor of the Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra in Waltham,
MA and has guest- conducted in several orchestral and liturgical
settings. He is presently conductor of the Central Florida Master Choir of
Ocala, FL.
Greetings! No matter where you come from, what you look like, how old or young you are, how much money you have, no matter where you are on the journey of life or the journey of faith, you are welcome here!
On behalf of the members and friends of First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ of Ocala, and in the love of God through Jesus Christ, I invite you to join us each Sunday morning as we gather to discern God’s will through the scriptures, table, music, and community, and to join us in service to our community and to the world. Please give us the opportunity to get to know you. Join us for fellowship following the worship service, drop by the church, give a ring and I’ll join you for coffee.
Looking for a church home? Looking to work out your faith and love and service to God, your neighbors, yourself? Find yourself on life’s journey seeking something else, something more? You are always welcome here! Join us at First Congregational in Ocala.
