Sarah Joan Grenier attended Appalachian State University earning a degree in dietetics. She joined the Army and attended Baylor University for a master’s in nutrition. After serving six years in the military as a dietitian, she wanted to focus on her two kids and moved home to Carteret County. She is a member at the … Continue reading Meet Our New Children and Family Ministries Administrator
If you have not already read UCF’s congregational profile, please scan the QR code or use the link below to view this document that describes UCF’s history, our current status and our direction for the future. There is also a hard copy on the bulletin board in the Social Hall. This is the document that … Continue reading Ministerial Search Team Report for February
UCF’s Welcoming Congregation Renewal (WCR) Committee started talking about hanging a Progress flag outside our church back in the spring of 2022. We felt it was important, in the face of the recent increase in anti-LGBTQ sentiment and legislation, to show our community that we are a safe and welcoming place for people of all … Continue reading Flying our Flags!
On Monday, January 15th, members and friends of UCF helped prepare the lunch for over 200 people who attended the 31st annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration. UCF has been helping with the lunch for at least 25 years, a practice that was initiated through the work of our late members, John Russell and … Continue reading 31st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration
On December 12th UCF members and friends went to Empower, our neighbors down Church Street, to bring them our annual Caroling Party. Empower is a program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As always, we had a wonderful time. We sang Christmas Carols and then served lemonade, iced tea, and lots of cookies and … Continue reading Caroling Party at Empower
A big thank you to everyone who helped us with our Holiday Gift Bag project thisyear. We couldn’t have done it without your generosity and our many helpers.Bag filling began early this year as we teamed up with the Twisted Sisters knitting,crocheting and sewing group to fill over 50 bags for the Hope Mission RecoveryHomes. … Continue reading Holiday Gift Bags
Jan 7: First Sunday Funday! Everyone is invited to help us with a no sew blanket tying project! Once tied, these will become rugs that the children will sit and lie on for Spirit Play. We will have all kinds of patterns: unicorns, dinosaurs, dogs, butterflies… Jan 21: Yo, Who Put Dragons in the Church?! … Continue reading Children and Family Ministries – January Events
December was a blast! We had a super chaotic and super fun Solstice Pageant, a yummy cookie exchange (big ups to Janet and Drew for bringing cookies to decorate!), a pizza-filled Project Christmas Cheer day, and a sweet and helpful First Sunday Funday where a dozen of us helped assemble gift bags for the staff … Continue reading Children and Family Ministries – January News
Philosophy in the AfternoonHave you attended Philosophy in the Afternoon? If not, join us for answering questions with too many possible answers! We’ll be in the Social Hall at 4:30 on January 3; please come and join us! Questions of not a philosophical nature? Contact Holly: 509-607-2055 or hollyer54@yahoo.com. VESPERS….Just What Is It?Vespers is a short, … Continue reading January Events – Adult Spiritual Enrichment
