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UCF News

What’s going on at Unitarian Coastal Fellowship?  Find it below!

New Member Ceremony

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

UCF Marches at State Capitol in “Love Forward Together” Movement

The sun shone brightly upon us on February 14, Valentine’s Day, as 34 UCF folks and friends joined the march and gathering of about 2,000 folks at the State Capitol of Raleigh for Bishop William J. Barber’s Mass People’s Assembly Moral March and Mobilization. The focus was ‘love and mobilize forward’ for all the issues that are … Continue reading UCF Marches at State Capitol in “Love Forward Together” Movement

UCF Women of Excellence

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

“No Kings” Rally

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

A Field Trip to Bonehenge

UCF members and friends enjoyed an engaging tour of Beaufort’s Bonehenge Whale Center to learn about whales and other cetaceans and their habitats. The Center displays a vast array of whale skeletons and whale art with instructional tours of the workshop. The tour participants learned about a newly identified species that is one of the most endangered … Continue reading A Field Trip to Bonehenge

News from the Welcoming Congregation Renewal Team

The Welcoming Congregation Team is thrilled that we were recently notified by UUA that UCF successfully completed the Five Practices of Welcome Renewal for 2024.Below is an excerpt from the letter from Rev. Michael J. Crumpler, UUA LGBTQ and Multicultural Director Programs Director.“Congratulations! You have successfully completed the Five Practices of Welcome Renewal for 2024. … Continue reading News from the Welcoming Congregation Renewal Team