Are you ready for hurricane season? Well, here it is nearly the end of July already and we have so far been blessed with a quiet Atlantic hurricane season. However, as most good Floridians know, we are entering the more active part of hurricane season now. (And any new Floridians will quickly gain this knowledge!)…
DetailsJune and July have been busy and productive for the Board of Business. First, we have established the long-needed Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee. The members of this subcommittee are UCG members who have the breadth and depth of experience and knowledge appropriate to the job and care deeply about our church and about the campus…
DetailsCovid and its ongoing variants are persistent. People are still getting infected and case numbers remain at orange zone levels, although symptoms appear to be milder. Every week, our prayer concerns include members or friends who have tested positive. The Covid Advisory Team has now moved into an Endemic Phase and have created sound guidelines…
DetailsSomething new, something old: Our very own Jackie Davis has earned a new role on the “Citizen Climate Advisory Committee” serving Gainesville and Alachua County. The committee advises the Joint Water and Climate Policy Board on climate adaptation and mitigation. We’re happy she jumped at the opportunity when we recently learned about it. Something old:…
Details2nd Annual Kick-Off Pool Party! August 14 4:30-6pm for Middle Schoolers; 6-7:30pm for High Schoolers Come swim, eat pizza, get the year’s youth schedule, and hang out with friends old and new at Rev. Bromleigh’s house. This begins our regular youth programming for the 2022-2023 year! Our Whole Lives Parent Meeting August 28 –…
DetailsThe Candidate’s Corner for the upcoming primary election on August 23rd is returning to the UCG courtyard in August for two dates. – Candidates for School Board are invited for August 7th at 11am – Candidates for City and County commissioners as well as the Mayoral candidates are invited for August 14th at…
DetailsOur church is unique in so many ways. I hear about people who move away and search for somewhere like UCG without finding any place that’s comparable. One important foundation of this community is the number of members who participate on boards and committees. I was surprised to learn that there are over 200 volunteers…
DetailsDear friends, It’s July 1, and I confess, I keep looking over my shoulder. It feels like the month of June this year contained so many ups and downs, contained multitudes, and it feels just the tiniest bit of a miracle that we made it out alive. We celebrated so many wonderful moments: graduating seniors…
DetailsThe Vinery is a program which invites participating congregations to consider their relationships with their university neighbors. How are we inviting, serving, and working alongside the faculty, students and staff at the University of Florida and Santa Fe College? This month, our lead team will be welcoming the lead team from our partner church, Holy…
DetailsPreviously, Henry “Buz” Bireline attended the Lutheran and Methodist Churches. He came to Gainesville to go to school, where he met and married Claudia Hardy. Jobs drew them out of town, but he says “the Gainesville vortex” pulled them back. Buz came to UCG seeking friendship and fellowship, and a church that accepts his trans nephew. He…
DetailsBy the time you read this, the roofing project over the Education Wing and Reimer Hall will be well underway and we will no longer have to deal with one leak after another! And of course, the project does not just include a new roof; a big laurel oak had to be removed that was…
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