During the summer months our grade specific Tribes take a break from our usual school year Sunday morning flow. We offer K-5 play on the large playground and in Room 9, and we also offer PreK and Nursery play on our younger playground and in our nursery rooms. We can be found playing Gaga ball,…
DetailsHurricane season is here, and it just might be a busy season, so it is time to get ready! NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) just released their hurricane report for 2022 and they project about 22 storms with 3-6 becoming major hurricanes, an above average prediction. Organize yourself now! Shop ahead of the…
DetailsAt our Spring Congregational Meeting, we announced the formation of a new task force that will guide our congregation through a process to consider whether the United Church of Gainesville should become a Climate Justice Congregation. A “Climate Justice Congregation” is a designation through our national denomination, the United Church of Christ. It is similar…
DetailsBoard of Business has had a very busy month. Our month began by reviewing a report on the condition of the UCG Campus prepared by HouseMaster. The report revealed many areas in need of repair. Chief among those was the condition of the roofs on the west portion of the campus- the Education Building, the…
DetailsFor the past 13 years, the United Church of Gainesville has provided a backpack full of food every weekend of the academic year for hundreds of children in need. This is an incredible accomplishment. But, what is also incredible is how each person along the way has been impacted by this work. We have a…
DetailsFriends, I have remarked to many of you already that I stumbled over the finish line of the school year last week. The school days were ridiculously short, the house grew steadily messier, the meals more thrown together and the to-do list ever longer. By Friday morning, I was singing Les Mis as we dragged…
DetailsOur UCG three year plan focuses on nurturing spirituality, enhancing connections and increasing accessibility. Recently the question of providing rides for a church member who is blind and with limited access to transportation has come to the attention of our Kairos team. John lives in Millhopper Pines Apartments on NW 43rd St. near NW 16th…
DetailsOur Vinery lead team continues to do some behind the scenes work as we learn a new framework for engaging our various campus neighbor through participation in online “didactics.” Judy has also increased the number of young adult lunches she’s held in recent months. Two questions in particular guide our next steps. First, what is…
DetailsThe Compensation Task Force (Karen Archer, Maureen Killoran, Tim Martin, Hannah Norton, Karen Johnson (Chair), Barb Gibbs (Moderator-elect), and Bromleigh McCleneghan (staff) has adopted a “working” compensation philosophy that has been submitted to Church Council for consideration at their April meeting. UCG Draft Compensation Philosophy United Church of Gainesville (UCG) is committed to providing a…
DetailsHello Families, Our recent events have been wonderful! Easter egg hunts were happy and memorable. BCYF hosted a fabulous gathering at One Love that many families enjoyed. And now we look forward to closing out our Tribes programming year with our Children’s Service on Sunday, May 22 at 10am.Please join us for Tribes:May 1 –…
DetailsJoin us on these Sundays for our seminars this month, either live and in person or through our YouTube page. May 1 – UCG member Gail Johnson recently spent most of a month traveling through Africa, with stops in Benin, Ghana, and Senegal. Gail met with royal delegations and elected officials, visited old friends, and…
DetailsOur exhibit this month, “King Mango & Friends,” features the work of UCG member Glenn Terry. Much of the art displayed centers around posters and masks he created for Coconut Grove’s King Mango Strut parade. It is a popular South Florida event he created forty years ago. He will be hosting a reception Sunday, May…
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