Save the Date: May 9th for UCF Annual Goods and Services Auction. Click HERE for info!
From Rev. Michelle: Dear friends, Change is in the air: a change in seasons, and also a change in ministers. The coming month will be filled with surprises, as I learn about you and the way you do things, and as you learn about me and the way I do things. These first few weeks … Continue reading September UCF News
For those of you who don’t live nearby or haven’t had a chance to drive by 2900 Bridges Street in the last couple of days, here is what is happening! Very exciting! Big thanks to Karen Baggott for recording the progress in pictures. If you stop by to look or take pictures, be careful where … Continue reading Trusses are Going Up on the New Building!
On June 23rd, some UCF congregants gathered at Rotary Park in Morehead City for a potluck picnic. Nan Reed, Chair of the Membership Committee, organized the event for those who felt safe doing so and were missing seeing each other face to face. Fourteen people gathered on a beautiful summer evening with a nice breeze … Continue reading UCF Picnic
On June 30, 2021, Rev. Sally White, our beloved minister, teacher, and friend, retired after almost 18 years as our pastor. Many of us spent the last few months of her tenure saying goodbye and letting her know what she meant to us but on June 26th, we held a Retirement Party at the Train … Continue reading Rev. Sally’s Retirement Party
Greetings from Rev. Michelle Dear friends,Greetings!As I write this, I am in my home office, surrounded by boxes and papers that still need to be shredded. I’m in a stage of mixed excitement and nervousness—as perhaps you are as well—as I look toward a future with many possibilities and unknowns. Melva wrote so skillfully in … Continue reading August UCF News
President’s Letter Hello, my friends!Happy July! As UCF prepares to welcome an interim minister, a seminar I attended atGeneral Assembly entitled “Interim Ministry: A Time for Liberation and Change” was particularlypertinent. This seminar clarified for me what we can expect as a Board and as a congregation as we face this transition. I hope it … Continue reading UCF News for July
On Monday, June 28th, the concrete was poured for footings and the pad of our new church at 2900 Bridges Street. If you drive by there, you can easily see the footprint of what will be our new church home. Here is a short video of the pour by Guerry Willis: Here are a few … Continue reading Concrete Poured for Footings and Slab of New Church!
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS GATHER, AWAITING THE START OF THE GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY The weather reports were predicting intermittent showers and the clouds were thick as the morning progressed, but at noon on Thursday, June 10th, over 50 members and friends of UCF gathered on the 2900 Bridges Street property to celebrate the Ground Breaking for … Continue reading Ground Breaking Ceremony on New Sanctuary/Social Hall Building
Hello everyone,It is our pleasure to introduce Reverend Michelle Ma, our Interim Minister! She will join us at UCF on September 1st.Rev. Michelle was ordained in 2020 following graduation from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. She has been living in Cleveland, Ohio where she served as an Intern Minister and the Summer … Continue reading Meet Rev. Michelle Ma – Our Interim Minister
