Sunday Mornings: Sunday School at 9:30; Worship Service at 10:45

Global Women's
Gathering
Resumed for 2016-17 
​on Tuesday, September 6​​

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Global Women’s Gathering is UBC's ministry of hospitality. We host international women and kids every Tuesday afternoon 1:00-3:00 through the school year, to make friends, practice English, and have fun together.
       We always need refreshments for the group. Talk to Julia Bebeau, Heidi Daugherty, Lisa Williams or Joyce Cookman to become involved. For more info and a list of programs planned for the semester, see our main page and scrapbook page.

Habitat for Humanity
~ Builder's Blitz ~

Throughout the early months of 2016, we worked towards sponsoring the building of a house through Monroe County Habitat for Humanity, as one element of celebrating our 50 years together as a church. 

Thanks to some very generous monetary gifts to the church, and thanks to the 2016 Summer Builder's Blitz program, we accumulated enough funds to support building a house!

​At the March Church Council meeting, the church voted to participate in this project. After the check was sent, the work proceeded in a truly blitz-like manner.

​Many types of tasks gave us opportunities for hands-on participation:

Gatorade purchase and delivery: We provided the daily Gatorade break to workers on all three Blitz houses every afternoon of the build.  That's ten days of Gatorade for lots of workers - around 600 bottles! And every weekday two people delivered coolers of Gatorade to the build site and iced drinks in coolers for the next day.
Construction Days:  We participated in two construction events - the Floor System Work Day in May and the Warehouse Work Night in June. On the Floor System Work Day, volunteers worked on​ the house foundation and also as site hosts in the hospitality tent and by providing snacks for the day or preparing and serving lunch at the site.  On the Warehouse Work Night, volunteers painted baseboard and trim.

​The house was completed on time and dedicated on Friday, June 17, with the new homeowners sharing delicious food with everyone who attended.

T-shirt/hat:  You can continue to tell the community about how UBC is busy loving this community by wearing your Builder's Blitz 2016 t-shirt or hat.

​Many, many thanks to everyone who was a part of this project!

SAVE THE DATE ~
UBC 50th Anniversary Homecoming
​October 15-16, 2016​

We are working hard to reach UBC Friends & alumni of the past 50 years to let them know about our upcoming 50th Anniversary Homecoming celebration.  Social media can help, but we need you!  Help us spread the word about UBC via social media:
         • Join the UBC facebook page;
         • Like posts and share them on your own Facebook page;
         • Invite people to the homecoming by going to the UBC  
           Facebook page, click on Events, select the UBC Jubilee
​           Homecoming. Once on the Jubilee event page, select
​           that you are Going to the event. Then click on Invite and
​           then Choose Friends. Your friends list will pop up. Select
​           your Facebook friends who have had some association
​           with UBC, and invite them to the Jubilee. It's that easy!

Wednesday Night Supper

Please join us for these once-a-month get-togethers! Wednesday Night Supper is usually held on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:00.  Our next Wednesday Night Supper is September 28th.

EVERYONE is welcome to participate. Just sign up with the number attending and there will be plenty of food for everyone! We ask for a goodwill donation of $5.00 per person or $10.00 per family, and college students always eat for free!
We collect food for Monroe County United Ministries the second Sunday of every month. For more information click here.

​In 2015, we surpassed our 2850 lb. goal by 81 lb. for a total of 2931 lb.  Our 2016 goal is 2940 lb.  So far this year, we have given a total of 1845 lb. 

In several months we have exceeded our monthly goal, and that has helped us maintain good momentum even when our total is less. For example, our June total was about half the weight of other months because we contributed many lightweight hygiene items (shampoo, deodorant, etc.) to fill an urgent request from MCUM.

​Watch here for updates on the total amount of material goods we have given to help meet needs throughout our community.

Lunchtime Bible Chat

We hope you will bring your lunch and join the discussion on Thursdays, 11 AM-12 noon, as we gather with Pastor Annette to share our thoughts about the upcoming sermon passages.  Join us on Thursdays to discuss the Bible and today's world.

​Lunchtime Bible Chat will not meet on September 8 or 15, while Pastor Annette is out of town.

VBS - What a Great Week We Had!

Cave Quest - our VBS 2016 - was a great week, full of amazing moments.  Look for our video and photos on Instagram and Facebook to enjoy the week over and over again.

​And if you missed VBS this year, we would love to have you join us for weekly Bible Study on Sunday mornings at 9:30 AM.  It's like having a mini-VBS all year long!

Committees:

There is no shortage of ways for you to be involved in the life of UBC. Besides our Worship Service, Sunday School, & various ministries, we have several committees gathering year-round, each with varying ways to participate in our church family!

  • Building & Grounds -- are responsible for the recent cleaning and staining of our building's exterior.  Thank you!
  • Church Council -- Church Council meets the third Sunday of most months at 12:30.
  • Deacons -- Deacons are available for prayer needs, benevolence requests & congregation news.
  • Missions -- Check out the bulletin board in the foyer for information on our long-term mission, the Kenyan School Project.
  • Outreach -- Check out the other bulletin  boards in the foyer for our focus on ministry and service opportunities.
  • Personnel -- We're working on hiring a part-time pianist.
  • Social -- What's up next? Watch for announcements of our times of fellowship.
  • Worship Committee -- We work with Pastor Annette to take care of details of our worship services.