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 30th, UCF will have the pleasure of presenting a concert with husband and wife team Tom Neilson and Lynn Waldron. Tom plays his own songs which are fun, witty and address Social Justice issues. So mark your calendars for a very fun evening on Saturday, December 30th at 7:00 PM. The concert will … Continue reading December 30: Concert with Tom Neilson!
On Wednesday, July 5 Karen Baggott taught a fun and interesting class about making refrigerator pickles. We cut up our cucumbers, added whatever herbs or spices or other veggies captured our fancy and then Karen poured the pickling brine over our mixtures. We each went home with a jar of pickles, but had to wait … Continue reading Pickle-making Class
At UCF, whenever there is a month with five Sundays, we collect donations for a charity during that month and all plate contributions on the 5th Sunday that are not designated as pledge money go to that cause as well. October is a month with five Sundays and the special collection this month will be … Continue reading October’s 5th Sunday – Holiday Giving
From Susan Fetzer, Board President I’m looking forward to the next two years as the President of the Fellowship, serving with new Board members Tom Wentworth as Vice President and Linda Rudd as Leadership Council Trustee. We will be joining Jo Ellen Essex, Secretary, and David Hughes, Treasurer, in their second year on the Board. … Continue reading July UCF News
The American Red Cross Blood Drive unit from Greenville has approved our Fellowship Hall as a site for blood drives in Carteret County. This is an incredible opportunity for us to give life-saving blood to those who need it and also to increase the visibility of our church and our congregation in the community. Our … Continue reading Don’t Miss UCF’s First Blood Drive!
In January 2023, the Board of Trustees updated the UCF COVID policy. It was reviewed in March 2023 and no changes were made. To see the full policy, click here.
From Rev. Michelle: Dear beloveds, Happy Pride Month! It’s difficult to believe that so many months have passed since my first letter to you, which I wrote surrounded by boxes in Ohio. Now I am writing from my office in the soon-to-be Rev. Sally B. White Center. And: I have some exciting news for you … Continue reading June UCF News!
A Personal Remembrance from UCF Member Amy Jones Leigh and I moved to Beaufort as full-time residents in the Spring of 2015. Over the next year, we visited UCF several times but did not make a commitment to become members. On June 12, 2016, one of our biggest fears happened when a gunman entered Pulse, … Continue reading Pulse Nightclub Day of Remembrance
After the Hoophole Creek nature walk, several members of UCF joined others for the Hands Across the Sand event at Emerald Isle beach. Our Green Sanctuary Committee and other members of UCF have participated in this event for many years. Hands Across the Sand is an annual event held around the globe in silent solidarity to … Continue reading Hands Across the Sand – 2022
