UCF’s Social Justice Committee helps UCF to fulfill its vision of being a “visible presence in the community promoting a just world through…compassionate action”. This committee’s makeup is ever-changing – any member of the congregation can bring a social justice issue or project to a meeting for consideration, or they can join us to work … Continue reading About the Social Justice Committee
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
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
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
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
LGBTQ+ Pride Month is celebrated each year during the month of June to acknowledge and honor the Stonewall Uprising in New York. (As noted by the STONEWALL Veterans’ Association, the reference to these events as the Stonewall Riots was initially used by police to justify their use of force.) Unprovoked police raids of LGBTQ+ establishments … Continue reading What is Pride All About?
February Share the Plate: February’s Share the Plate donation went to the “LA County Wildfires” fund of the Global Empowerment Mission. We collected $673.31 which will provide Cash Assistance Cards for the victims as well as humanitarian aid assistance. April’s Share the Plate recipient is the UU Justice Ministry of North CarolinaUU Justice NC organizes … Continue reading Share the Plate – April 2024
Our next Red Cross Blood Drive at UCF will be held on Monday, March 31 from 10 AM to 3 PM in our Social Hall. If you regularly give blood or would like to donate for the first time, please mark your calendar for this event. You can go ahead and schedule your appointment HERE … Continue reading Red Cross Blood Drive – March 31, 2025
