At the Spring Congregational Meeting on May 2nd, the congregation approved, by a large margin, a motion relating to the loan of $112,900.00 obtained by the United Church of Gainesville under the Payroll Protection Plan. The motion, as passed, calls for the Church Council to develop a plan for how to use funds that have…
DetailsOur new worship theme is “Dreaming” and we would like to hear and display your dreams! We invite you to trace your hand on a piece of colored paper and write your dream on it. What aspirations, imaginings, hopes, or prayers do you hold? We will be hanging our dreams in our worship space throughout…
DetailsHello Families! We have enjoyed reuniting with some of our Tribes children! If you are considering joining us in person soon we hope to answer your questions here in one place. When we have United Tribes, it will be provided from fifteen minutes before each service to five minutes after each service, so 8:45-9:45am and 10:45-11:45am…
DetailsJoin us Sundays at 10am for our intriguing and thought provoking Seminars live on Zoom. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385, Passcode: 1624 Sunday, May 9th – No Seminar – Happy Mother’s Day! Sunday, May 16th – “The Secret of Successful Aging,” with Star Bradbury – Most people dream of the life they’ll live when they…
DetailsFamilies, join us on Saturday, May 22 at 10:30 am for a Spring Family Gathering as we celebrate the end of the year and enjoy each others’ company. We will meet at the field by One Love Cafe (4989 NW 40th Pl) in Magnolia Parke for coffee, conversation, and games for children. Further details and…
DetailsBecause of the loving compassion of our congregation, we delivered to Gainesville Community Ministries more than 4,000 pounds of non-perishable food between January 2020-March 2021. THANK YOU! We will continue to accept food donations throughout the summer months. Watch for the updates in the weekly e-newsletter. Food First Sunday donation dates are June 6, July…
DetailsThe budget figures as of the end of March continued to be good, as they usually are early in the fiscal year. After 25% of the budget year, pledge income was 35.5% of that budgeted, and overall income 33.7%. As explained earlier, the pledge income is high because a number of congregation members have paid…
DetailsWith the welcome news that all of the UCG office staff and ministers have now been fully vaccinated, we will be physically opening the church office once more on Monday. May 10. After more than a year of working virtually, we are mindful that this is a critical opportunity both to return to some standard…
DetailsThe Spring Congregational Meeting was held on Sunday, May 2nd, over zoom. Moderator Rebecca Beachy presided over a very full agenda, which included reports on the work of the AV upgrades (done!), the Covid Team (still at work!), CMRB on the most recent survey (now closed) and the Compensation Philosophy Task Force (just getting started!).…
DetailsWe are ending our program year with three exciting events on May 16, May 23, and June 23-27! On May 16, join us on Zoom at 4:30 for “Ending the Silence.” This program is sponsored by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Gainesville and includes personal storytelling and information about mental health, mental health conditions,…
DetailsAs we begin our new church year together, I am so honored and excited to be UCG’s new Moderator. I was so fortunate to have spent this past year under the mentorship of past moderator Rebecca Beachy. The role of the moderator, as outlined in our Bylaws, is to coordinate the overall work of the Church…
DetailsI am thrilled to share my plans for my upcoming sabbatical, set to take place September 1-December 1, 2021. I have titled my sabbatical time “An Exploration of the Celtic Art of Blessing and Conversational Leadership Through the Works of David Whyte, John O’Donohue, and the Corrymeela Community.” Celtic theology has a unique and rich…
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