• Board of Business – February 2025

    PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET AND 2024 FINANCIAL REPORT The Board of Business would like to thank you all for your generous support of our church in 2024 and your commitment to continue that support in the new year. While we may …

  • Compassion in Action – February 2025

    Update for CIA’s 2024 Mini-Grants – Through your annual giving, in December 2024, the Compassion in Action distributed $2,025 to assist many in need during the holiday season. We supported: • 12 individuals & families • Helping Hands Clinic • …

  • Racial Justice Committee – February 2025

    With the support of the UCG Racial Justice Committee, The Other Book, had an attendance of 94 people! We are delighted to offer this opportunity to learn the black history of our county. We hope to see even more attendees …

  • The Gift that Kept on Giving!

    One of the ways we have charted the chapters of our lives has been our trips to Europe. When Larry graduated from Yale Divinity School, we cashed in the three years of Sandy’s retirement fund for high school teaching and …

  • Kids United – February 2025

    Hi Families, January has been so full and busy. We had interviews for our K-1 teacher. I am looking at really promising prospects but if you are interested, please let me know. Our children had a few activity times and …

  • Call for Committee Members: Join Us in Creating Transformation at the All-Church Retreat!

    Call for Committee Members: Join Us in Creating Transformation at the All-Church Retreat! You are invited to join the planning committee for our upcoming All-Church Retreat, tentatively themed “Metamorphosis”, taking place April 4-6. This retreat is a cherished opportunity to …

  • Middle School Together (MST) and Youth United (YU) Happenings! – February 2025

    MST and YU Families! Please see below for our upcoming opportunities for art, service, education and fun- additional details will follow in your weekly emails! Please reach out to Tami at tamih@ucgainesville.org with any questions. 🙂    February 2  Mask-Making, …

  • Ray Meeks – Flowers and Eyesight

    Ray Meeks, as most of you know, spent 38 years on death row and then had his sentence commuted to life without possibility of parole. He is now in Madison Correctional Institution, a faith based medium security prison where he …

  • Sunday Seminars – February 2025

    The UCG Sunday Seminar Committee is proud to announce a line-up of seminars we are certain you will enjoy. Seminars are in-person and on Zoom on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385 Passcode: 1624 February 2 – …

  • Events at UCG for March 26 – April 1, 2025

    Join us this Sunday as we welcome Rev. Donna Schaper, candidate for Interim Minister at UCG. Rev. Schaper will have a meet-and-greet with the congregation from 9 – 9:40 a.m. before the service and will offer the morning’s sermon, “Belonging …

  • Director of Programming and Development – January 2025

    Hello, Dear Ones! By the time this newsletter hits your inbox, we will have celebrated another Christmas and welcomed the arrival of a new year, one in which we as a congregation will spend learning and growing alongside one another …

  • Middle School Together (MST) and Youth United (YU) Happenings for January 2025

    Happy New Year, Youth Families! We hope you had a joyful and restorative Holiday break. 🙂 We look forward to kicking off 2025 with Vision Boards, self-care practices, adventuring, service, and game nights! Our annual Mystery Trip for YU will …