Bromleigh McCleneghan’s installation service is on Sunday, August 22. “Installation” is sort of a funny word to use for the ceremony in which we officially welcome a new minister into our congregation. I remember hearing jokes about plugging in former minister Vince Amlin as we prepared for his installation years ago. At any rate, it’s…
DetailsYour church needs you! Join a Board or Committee and make a difference in the life of UCG. There will be an online sign-up starting in the August 10th E-vents and continuing each Tuesday through August 31st. On Sunday, August 29th, we are planning to have an in-person Time & Talent Fair once again! See the descriptions…
DetailsWe encourage everyone to keep up with their pledges to enable us to move through the summer with adequate cash flow. Pledge and Overall Income continue on pace with overall expenses, but we will see the latter ramp up this fall. We realize that this year has been challenging for many, while others have been…
DetailsThe members of the PPP Subcommittee come equally from five broad areas within the church. The current boards and committees have been grouped together to form the five areas of spiritual, business and facilities, youth and children, connection, and outreach and justice. Jim White serves as non-voting facilitator and Bromleigh McCleneghan serves as the minister liaison.…
DetailsHello Families! Each Summer Sunday we have Activity Time fun and games from 9:45 until the end of the Sunday Seminar. Advanced online registration is required for children on the nursery side only (birth through preschool). We are capping that registration at 10. If you decide not to attend please change your rsvp so someone else…
DetailsThe Covid Advisory Team is still at work, collecting reliable data every week so that we can make science-based recommendations to the leadership for how to safely re-emerge as a congregation. We are constantly updating the UCG Pandemic Response Guidelines and the latest version (dated June 17, 2021) includes masking guidance for small groups. The…
DetailsHere is the inspiring collection of Sunday Seminars for July. Each will be live in Reimer Hall or available on Zoom at 11:15am. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385, Passcode: 1624. July 4 – No Seminar July 11 – “Integrating Being and Doing; Moving Away From Event-Based Spirituality” – Steven Lawson, creator of the…
DetailsThe youth of UCG represented you all with honor this week during their annual Work Tour. 18 of our teens gathered last week for our first “Hometown Work Tour.” By day, we worked with Rebuilding Together on two homes, one in Archer and one in Alachua. By night, we gathered, ate, played, connected, and slept…
DetailsWith our extended mild spring weather now transitioning into the hot, humid Florida summer that we all dread it already feels like life is moving back to a more normal and orderly routine. The afternoon thunderstorms have begun in earnest so the parched yard grass is now growing quicker than it can be cut. Many…
DetailsAfter Bromleigh’s arrival, CMRB determined that it would help to hire a consultant to assist the three ministers in the transition. We hired Peter Ilgenfritz, who worked with our congregation over a long weekend during our discernment process. We had high hopes for this collaboration, but few of us envisioned how transformative this work would…
DetailsHurricane Season starts NOW! If you live in Florida, you likely know that Hurricane Season is upon us and lasts officially through November 30th. Two years ago, UCG started a group called the Emergency Response Team to check in on those who signed up for both a pre-storm and post-storm check in call. The primary…
Details“All God’s Critters” CAMP UCG 2021, August 2-6 – We are delighted to announce that our summer camp for children entering PreK-6th Grade will happen on the UCG Campus from August 2-6th. For more information or to register click HERE! Please email Talia with any questions, or if you would like to volunteer to help with: crafts,…
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