Eat Local Grow Hope Global, our food security project, runs till May 2023. In October of 2019, UCG kicked off our first ever partnership with local farms to raise funds and awareness for a women’s gardening project in Guatemala. This was through the organization, Growing Hope Globally. Growing Hope Globally is committed to creating programs…
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We had tremendous Collection for the Gainesville Area AIDS Project’s “To Replenish Everyday Essentials (TREE)” program In October the Compassion in Action Committee partnered with UCG’s Open and Affirming Committee’s PRIDE Sunday celebration as well as the Friendship Group to make our congregation’s giving for the Gainesville Area AIDS Project’s TREE project the best ever! UCG…
DetailsThis month marks the end of UCG’s first year of participation in the Vinery, a program designed to connect congregations across the country who are seeking to re-imagine their engagement with their university neighbors. A vinery is a greenhouse for grape vines; and Christian ministry in particular is rife with images of fruit growing on…
DetailsStepping into the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama is an immediate, visceral experience. On the giant wall before you run the visually jarring imagery of waves, cresting and crashing first at your feet, then gradually, overwhelming your whole body. The few words that flash across the screen prepare your heart and mind for what you…
DetailsI laughed aloud on Sunday when Andy, in a sermon illustration on losing his voice while leading work trips, mused, “If a youth minister can’t call everyone for pizza, is he even a youth minister at all?” Two days later, as I lost my own voice, I was not laughing. Is a preacher with no…
DetailsWe are winding down our church year, and BoB wants to take a moment to express our appreciation for the way in which you have supported UCG financially during 2022. UCG is fortunate to have so many who care about this community and its success. Your faithfulness in fulfilling your pledges is tangible proof of…
DetailsSummary: The Compensation Task Force (CTF) is recommending changes in the UCG By-laws that would create a Board of Human Resources to handle all clergy and staff compensation and to advise the clergy on human resource issues. The task force is also recommending the removal of certain procedural items from the By-laws and instead to…
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The holiday season is one of my favorite times of the year and sometimes that surprises me. During my childhood, I had a variety of emotions leading up to and including Christmas. There was the excitement of decorating the tree, seeing outdoor lights around town and the possibility of snow on Christmas Eve. But along…
DetailsJoin us for our annual Christmas lunch on December 9th at 12:00pm in Reimer Hall. We will have a potluck this year for the event, so think of your favorite potluck dish. Never attended Women’s Lunch? That’s OKAY! If you identify as a woman, all are welcome, new and past friends. Please sign up here to…
DetailsChildren’s Holiday Craft Fair December 17, 3-5 pm – Come join the Board of Children, Youth, and Families for our annual craft making fair. We will have stations for kids to make holiday crafts to give as gifts as well as a cookie decorating table. Activities are geared towards kids K-5 but younger siblings are…
DetailsThis is a reminder that one of our Christmas appeals is for Ray Meeks, who joined this church from death row in 1979. Please contribute by making a payment, however you do UCG payments, with a note directing your gift to the Ray Meeks Christmas fund. You can contribute online here. Ray relies on our…
DetailsYouth United Annual Chili Lunch is back Sunday, December 4th! – Join us from 10:30am-12:30pm to help support our UCG youth’s Summer 2023 Work Tour with the Appalachian Service Project June 11-18, 2023! 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 muffin tins if you…
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