by Alan Hill Chair, Board of Business A couple updates about finances at UCG: After a search, interviews, and discussions the church will now contract with Clergy Financial Resources to provide payroll, bookkeeping, and financial reporting services. Clergy Financial Resources (CFR) is an Indiana based organization that has provided specialized tax, payroll, booking, and…
DetailsThe months of May and June have been very productive at UCG. I’m including a brief status update on various projects I have been working on. If you’d like more details, I’m happy to share. Please set up a time to meet with me or send me an email. Governance Restructuring: The Leadership Summit was…
Detailsby Larry Reimer I’d like to tell the story of how the cross with our logo wound up on the Fifth Avenue side of Reimer Hall – as we move it to the east side of the Sanctuary – and replace it with a mural. As you can imagine, when the congregation decided about a…
DetailsThe Sunday Seminar Committee is pleased to announce the line-up of seminars for July. Seminars are in person and on Zoom on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385 Passcode: 1624. July 5 – no planned seminar July 12 – “American Patriotism in our 251st Year” Now that the hoopla, controversies, and grotesqueries of…
DetailsRay Meeks is now known as “The Flower Man” at Madison Correctional Institution. In fact his fame is so widespread that Ricky Dixon, Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, sought out Ray on his recent visit. Ray said Dixon came looking for him saying, “I hear you’re the flower man and I wanted to…
DetailsOn our Reform of the Foundation in our 61st year I’m excited about our self-reformation project. We have all talked in different ways at different times about the need for more coherence in our congregationalism and its commitments to self-governance. We know the pastors need support of a confidential nature – and also a way…
DetailsBy the time you read this, I will be in my new position for a month. I’m writing this toward the end of my second week. Most of my time so far has been spent getting settled in my office, attending lots of meetings to get up to speed on current tasks, and brainstorming all…
DetailsThe Sunday Seminar Committee is pleased to announce the line-up of seminars for June. Seminars are in person and on Zoom on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385 Passcode: 1624. June 7 – Kathryn Pyle’s discussion of her film Sorority Story will speak about her personal journey and investigation of racial discrimination in…
DetailsIt is truly an honor and a privilege to join the staff at UCG as your Executive Director. It is truly one of life’s twists and turns that I never could have predicted! This is a new position in UCG’s organizational structure, one of several staffing configurations we’ve had over the year. For as much…
DetailsFirst of all, thank you all for being interested in coming to Warren’s 75th Birthday party in May. We so appreciate all of our friends here and the community we have together. Unfortunately, that party is going to be cancelled in favor of a private family party which appeared out of nowhere while we were…
DetailsThank you to the more than 150 members who have already contributed to our 60th Anniversary Campaign! Your generosity will support much-needed upgrades and maintenance across our campus. I’d also like to take a moment to highlight the importance of something less predictable: the moments we cannot plan for, and the role our endowment plays…
DetailsThe Sunday Seminar Committee is pleased to announce the line-up of seminars for May. Seminars are in person and on Zoom on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385 Passcode: 1624. May 3 – All-Church Retreat – no seminar May 10 -“Deep Listening” with Ali Martinez – In a world that so often…
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