On June 13th, UCF participated in the Carteret County Pride in the Park celebration at Martin Luther King park in Morehead City. We had a table set up with lots of pride swag to give away as well as Glitter Blessings by Rev. Leslie and temporary pride tattoos. The turnout was great and the weather … Continue reading Pride in the Park 2026
June is Pride Month and it is a time to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture, commemorate the community’s history and honor the community’s continued fight against discrimination. Pride is a powerful public platform for people to celebrate who they are and build a sense of community and belonging. Pride is also a critical time to highlight the … Continue reading Happy Pride Month 2026!!
On Sunday, May 17th, Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson visited the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship in Morehead City to lead a “BaseCAMP” Community Asset Mapping workshop. Rev. Lisa is the Executive Director of the Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of North Carolina. About 20 members and friends of our congregation attended the workshop. Among other things, UCF added a dump truck … Continue reading UCF Hosts Community Asset Mapping Workshop
We recently “bridged” Emily Simons as she transitions from childhood to adulthood. This ceremony reminds us to support Emily in her joys and challenges as she becomes an adult. We are so lucky she will stay with us in the nursery as she works on her next degree. The Children participated in the installation of … Continue reading May Activities – Children’s RE
Casa Abuelita (Grandma’s House) provides respite weekends on the Crystal Coast for Latina moms who have children with special health care needs. Thanks to the generosity of UCF, we provided the moms with crafts and beach bags loaded with special items like beach towels, personalized coffee mugs, bath salt, painted rocks, decoupaged oyster shells, and … Continue reading UCF Helps Support Casa Abuelita
On Sunday, February 22nd, the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship held a New Member Ceremony during the Sunday Service. We are thrilled that 18 new members joined our church that morning. The ceremony was a joyous one as new members and the rest of the congregation covenanted together. Rev. Leslie Runnels performed the ceremony, with help from … Continue reading New Member Ceremony
What a joy to hear about 3 amazing women who attend our congregation! They were honored in the NAACP “Women of Excellence” event last week. Princess Carr (far left) has read her deeply inquisitive poetry to us, Sujata Bijou (in the middle in red) and her family just started attending after meeting us at the Pride event in Emerald Isle, and Janet … Continue reading UCF Women of Excellence
by Amy Jones Wow, did we celebrate Pride or what?! We started Pride month with our June 1st worship service, “Pride is Spelled with Freedom and Joy.” Rev. Leslie and Jason Pesch led this inspiring, emotional and glitter-filled service and had us dressing up and dancing around the church. Throughout June, we shared information about … Continue reading WHAT A MONTH FULL OF PRIDE AND JOY AT UCF AND IN OUR COMMUNITY!
On June 14th, members of UCF joined hundreds of people at the Courthouse in Beaufort, along with millions around the world, at a rally to protest the policies of the current administration and to declare that there are “No Kings” in the USA. The UCF choir and St. Paul’s Episcopal choir, thanks to Karen Baggott, … Continue reading “No Kings” Rally
The beginning of May was a highlight for UCF as we held our major fundraiser, the 2025 Annual Auction. About 50 people attended and Mark Hooper served as our auctioneer with humor and finesse. Many goods and services were sold through both the silent auction and the main auction. Several different types of musical instruments … Continue reading UCF Annual Goods and Services Auction – 2025
