For 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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C.A.M.P. UCG: “All God’s Critters” Take 2! We are delighted to announce that our summer camp for children entering PreK-6th Grade will be July 25-29, 2022! We are returning to our “All God’s Critters” theme from our abbreviated week last year including all that we loved and all that we missed: special guests, water slide…
DetailsYour Family Promise Committee has wonderful news to share! Family Promise of Gainesville is returning to rotational housing beginning in May. UCG is scheduled for its first in person housing since the pandemic for the week beginning May 22nd! Family Promise of Gainesville has implemented a covid protocol to help ensure all guest and volunteers’…
DetailsMay 1: Visit from Peaceful Paths and discussion on healthy vs unhealthy romantic relationships – 10:15-11:30 in the Youth Room May 8: Confirmation Class: 10:15-11:30am in the West Wing 4-6:30pm: Second Sunday Meeting: Dessert Bar & Caregivers Celebration, come at 4pm to prep and then invite your caregivers to join us at 5:30. …
DetailsThe UCG Supper Club will resume on Saturday, May 21 at 6:30 with our usual end-of-the-year barbecue at Jim White and Lisa McElwee-White’s house out on Kanapaha Prairie. This will be an outdoor event but since we will be eating and drinking it will be unmasked. Jim will be preparing pulled pork in his smoker…
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