Snowball Bazaar Silent Auction

This Silent Auction is part of our 76th annual Snowball Bazaar. The bazaar is well known around the Bennington area as the event that kicks off the holiday season. It serves three important services to our community. It brings folks together to shop and celebrate the start of the holidays, allows us to further our "green" mission by holding an enormous tag sale, thereby recycling countless gently used items, and it generates funds for the church to continue its many services to our community and beyond.

Second Congregational Church is an Open and Affirming,
Green Justice Congregation of the United Church of Christ.
Whoever you are and wherever you are on life's journey, you are welcome here!
How we live is more important to us than any list of statements of belief. We do not all believe the same thing, and there is no test of faith. The United Church of Christ has no rigid formulation of doctrine or attachment to creeds or structures. Its overarching creed is love. UCC pastors and teachers are known for their commitment to excellence in theological preparation, interpretation of the scripture and justice advocacy including being servants in the service of others and to be good stewards of the earth's resources.

We believe we are called to speak truth to power, liberate the oppressed, care for the poor and comfort the afflicted. We believe in the power of peace and work for nonviolent solutions to local, national, and international problems. In the UCC, members, congregations and structures have the breathing room to explore and to hear ... for after all, God is still speaking, ...