We had tremendous Collection for the Gainesville Area AIDS Project’s “To Replenish Everyday Essentials (TREE)” program In October the Compassion in Action Committee partnered with UCG’s Open and Affirming Committee’s PRIDE Sunday celebration as well as the Friendship Group to …
Continue readingThis month marks the end of UCG’s first year of participation in the Vinery, a program designed to connect congregations across the country who are seeking to re-imagine their engagement with their university neighbors. A vinery is a greenhouse for …
Continue readingStepping into the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama is an immediate, visceral experience. On the giant wall before you run the visually jarring imagery of waves, cresting and crashing first at your feet, then gradually, overwhelming your whole body. The …
Continue readingI laughed aloud on Sunday when Andy, in a sermon illustration on losing his voice while leading work trips, mused, “If a youth minister can’t call everyone for pizza, is he even a youth minister at all?” Two days later, …
Continue readingWe are winding down our church year, and BoB wants to take a moment to express our appreciation for the way in which you have supported UCG financially during 2022. UCG is fortunate to have so many who care about …
Continue readingSummary: The Compensation Task Force (CTF) is recommending changes in the UCG By-laws that would create a Board of Human Resources to handle all clergy and staff compensation and to advise the clergy on human resource issues. The task force …
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The holiday season is one of my favorite times of the year and sometimes that surprises me. During my childhood, I had a variety of emotions leading up to and including Christmas. There was the excitement of decorating the tree, …
Continue readingJoin us for our annual Christmas lunch on December 9th at 12:00pm in Reimer Hall. We will have a potluck this year for the event, so think of your favorite potluck dish. Never attended Women’s Lunch? That’s OKAY! If you …
Continue readingChildren’s Holiday Craft Fair December 17, 3-5 pm – Come join the Board of Children, Youth, and Families for our annual craft making fair. We will have stations for kids to make holiday crafts to give as gifts as well …
Continue readingThis is a reminder that one of our Christmas appeals is for Ray Meeks, who joined this church from death row in 1979. Please contribute by making a payment, however you do UCG payments, with a note directing your gift …
Continue readingYouth United Annual Chili Lunch is back Sunday, December 4th! – Join us from 10:30am-12:30pm to help support our UCG youth’s Summer 2023 Work Tour with the Appalachian Service Project June 11-18, 2023! The cost is $7 for adults (16 …
Continue readingBe a Christmas angel by buying a gift that will be purchased at the UCG gift market for a nominal price by parents of children at Rawlings Elementary school to give to their children. Paper angels will be hanging on …
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