Dear Friends, As I enter my final month as moderator, I am reflecting on the last year at UCG. We started the year in Transition with a capital “T”, with a designated Transition Team working to engage the congregation and …
Continue readingThe last supper club of the year will take place on Saturday, May 18 at Jim and Lisa McElwee-White’s home on Kanapaha Prairie. Rather than being assigned a recipe, you will be assigned a category (appetizer, salad, side or dessert) …
Continue readingThe UCG Sunday Seminar Committee is proud to announce a lineup of coming seminars we are certain you will enjoy. Join us every Sunday morning at 11:30 a.m. in Reimer Hall or on Zoom. May 5 – We welcome …
Continue readingBecause of the timing of our financial reports and newsletter article due dates, I can only report to you on our budget through the end of March. Through 25% of the year, we have already received 28.3% of our revenue …
Continue readingDear United Church, As I reflect on the past year, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the journey we’ve shared. Your generous retirement gift of a pilgrimage fund allowed me to embark on a transformative journey through Italy, walking the …
Continue readingCompassion in Action held its annual Break-Fast Feast on the evening of Thursday, March 21 – a lovely fellowship event including communion and delicious homemade soups and salads. Prior to the feast, we fast, however known, and donate what we …
Continue readingWe have so many super awesome things coming up in Tribes. This May will be our final month with Tribes classes. We will be having Children’s Sabbath on May 19th! We look forward to all of our children advancing and …
Continue readingIt’s Spring! And things are growing and blooming all around the UCG campus. Thanks to Erick Smith and more than a dozen volunteers, we tamed some of the vegetation in the East Parking lot and the area north of the …
Continue readingDear friends, In March, a UCC consultant interviewed a sample of UCG congregants to better understand the congregation’s readiness for a capital campaign. In short, the consultant determined that our estimated “probability of success” was 62%, which she characterized as …
Continue readingDear UCG, As you may have heard, I’ll be taking a sabbatical this summer: officially beginning on May 13 and returning for the Gathering of the Waters service on August 11. What you may not have heard (though we’ve had …
Continue readingFriends, There has been a lot going on in recent weeks, and we want to share with you as faithfully, honestly, and transparently as possible what has happened, and what to expect as we look to the next chapter in …
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