Every June since 1998, the United Church of Christ, First Congregational of Norwich has honored those people who have maintained membership in the church for a total of forty, forty-five and fifty-plus years. In a special ceremony during the worship service on June 29, 2008, twenty-seven people were honored with certificates indicating years of membership ranging from forty to seventy-six years. Pictured are Jane Prime, Chair of the Board of Deacons, Mary Newcomb, Theodore P. Dolgos, Clea Stanard, Connie Violon, Pearl Gilmour, David Hall, Margaret Hust, Doris Graves, Virginia Breed, Rev. Mr. Joseph Connolly