Our hope and plan is to celebrate Easter, the Day of Resurrection, together in person. Services will be a little simpler than in years past, as we observe all of our COVID protocols, but no less joyful. Reservations for the services (at 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am, and 12:30pm) will open on Wednesday March 24 at 9:00am.…
DetailsWith COVID infection rates dropping and increasing availability of the vaccine, the COVID team has advised that we might begin to take steps toward resuming some of our in-person activities. The biggest change at this point will be to our Sunday services. We will offer two services, at 9:00am and 11:00am, outdoor in the courtyard…
DetailsLenten Devotional Booklet – Make your way through Lent guided by the voices of our community. Pick up a hard copy during the Ash Wednesday Drive-by event, get one in the mail by contacting Shanna in the office, find the pdf online, or check our FB page at noon for each day’s reading. The booklets will also be available in…
DetailsThursdays, noon, February 18 and 25, March 4, 11, 18, and 25. Your ministers provide a five minute devotion to get you through the week (and hone their live broadcasting skills). Join us here!
Make your way through Lent guided by the voices of our community, accompanied by a bag of intentional items, to enhance your lenten observance. Pick up a devotional in the Courtyard (along with your bag of lenten items), get one in the mail (by contacting Shanna in the office), find the pdf here, or check…
DetailsWe received word from Pam Kylstra, Bob Atkins daughter, that Bob died at noon, Wednesday, February 10. He was 95. Bob was the last living founding member of the United Church of Gainesville. He was a crucial part of the group that in 1964 put an ad in the Florida Alligator to see if anyone was interested in forming…
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This Sunday, we will see and hear from the 31 children who brought our campus to life during this week’s CAMP UCG! Then, Rev. Talia will reflect on the world of children and their exceptional gifts as teachers of inclusion, care, and peace. This Sunday, July 30 9:45 a.m. …
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Our theme this Lenten season is “Elemental.” Each week as we move closer to Easter, a story of life and love stronger than all things, we explore the ways in which we are connected to one another, to the earth, to the sky, to the sacred. March 7: Fire – Andy Bachmann March 14: The…
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The Open and Affirming Committee is recruiting! If you would like to join in advocating and educating yourself and others about the celebrations and concerns of the LGBTQ+ community, not to mention planning UCG’s presence at the annual Gainesville Pride Festival and our own UCG Pride services, you are invited to join us! Please email…
DetailsThe UCG Sunday Seminar Committee is proud to announce a line-up of coming seminars we are certain you will enjoy. Join us every Sunday morning at 11:15, live on Zoom. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385, Passcode: 1624 Feb. 7: Mayor Lauren Poe – Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe, a member of UCG, will speak about a program…
DetailsSigning up for one of our small groups is a great way to make some friendly connections with your fellow UCG’ers while enhancing your life through one of our amazing offerings. We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity through our church community. For our Spring offerings, we will be utilizing the ShelbyNext…
DetailsAs you may recall, the Coronavirus Advisory Team was formed last March at the start of pandemic with the goal of preparing recommendations for the next phase of UCG’s response to the pandemic. Many phases later, we admit we’ve been needed longer than any of us predicted when we first closed the UCG campus back…
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