We began supporting Ray Meeks on Death Row in 1980 when he was 27 years old. We have sent him Christmas and birthday cards as well as financial support every year. His death sentence was commuted to life in prison about five years ago and he is now incarcerated at Madison Correctional Institution. I continue…
DetailsParticipants have described past women’s retreats as one of their favorite UCG activities; a warm, welcoming place for newcomers; and a time to make new friendships and deepen current ones. This spring, two Women’s Retreats will be offered to foster connections, creativity, reflection, and fun. The first one takes place January 19-21 at Camp Weed…
DetailsMany thanks to the more than 200 households that have already participated in our enlistment campaign, “Grace in Action.” It’s not too late to make your financial commitments — of any size — for next year, but the sooner the better! Your responses allow the Board of Business and other congregational leadership to plan for…
DetailsDear UCG, Advent is one of the few traditional Christian seasons we mark here in our theologically and spiritually diverse community. We have other “high holy days,” of course: Gathering of the Waters and Church on the Prairie; Graduate Sunday and Children’s Sabbath and Work Tour Sunday. And even in the ways we engage this…
DetailsYouth United Annual Chili Lunch is back Sunday, December 3! – Join us from 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. to help support our UCG youth’s Summer 2024 Work Tour. The cost is $7 for adults (16 and older), $5 for children ages 3-15, and free for ages 2 and under. You are encouraged to bring…
DetailsThe United Church of Gainesville has received a grant of $59,689.20 to support Rev. Bromleigh McCleneghan, in participating in the 2023 National Clergy Renewal Program, including a sabbatical in the summer of 2024. UCG is one of 177 congregations across the United States selected to participate in this competitive grant program, which is funded by…
DetailsSince last Sunday, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the ice breaker that moderator-elect Lindsey Telg offered to the group assembled on Zoom for the All Board Kick-off. She invited us to take a brief quiz that would enable us to identify which “creative type” we each inhabited, which in turn would point…
DetailsWatch your email for more information! November 5: 11:15a.m.: MST: Tabletop Games YU: All Saints with Talia November 12: 11:15a.m.: YU &MST: Harvest Food Crafting November 18-19: Church on the Prairie campout! Watch your email for details! November 26: Happy Thanksgiving! No Youth Programming
DetailsDuring November, the UCG Sunday Seminar Committee will host an inspiring collection of Sunday Seminars: They will be available live in Reimer Hall or on Zoom at 11:15 a.m. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385, Passcode: 1624. Offerings are below. November 5 – Fellowship Chat about The Beatitudes Come one, come all, and join with each other…
DetailsI believe that nothing represents the spirit and mission of UCG more than our 2024 enlistment campaign theme: Grace in Action. We may come from differing faith traditions and know God in different ways, but we believe that our actions matter in the world. We are so graced by the many of you who participate…
DetailsThe halls of UCG reverberated with solutions and determination to address the growing climate crisis when nearly 200 people gathered for our first Climate Change Summit on September 30. One of the organizers, Nkwanda Jah of Alachua County’s NAACP Environment & Climate Justice Committee, said she would continue this work until she returned to the…
DetailsFrom left to right: Pam Williams, Paul Pritchard, Sharon Conley, Vicki Davis. Not pictured: Stacy Dreher, Michelle Nall, Ryan Nall, Josephine Przepiora, and Alan Paisley. Vicki Davis was raised in the Catholic Church. However, as part of the LGBTQ community she moved away from the traditions of the religion. She joins UCG seeking a progressive…
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