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Mar 22
2 min

Our Soul Needs the Season of Spring

Recently, I sat with my daughters, looking through old picture albums. They got a chuckle at the many awkward phases of my adolescents....

Aug 4, 2020
2 min

Pivoting Ministerial Roles to Maximize Success

Not to relive the glory days, but I had one heck of a throwing arm when I was growing up. I could throw a tight spiral and hit pretty...

Jun 24, 2020
2 min

Summer Gathering & Kid's Club Online - June 28th

Online Summer Gathering & Kids Club: June 28th at 4:30 pm Out of an abundance of caution, this Sunday's Summer Gathering and Kids Club...

Jun 8, 2020
2 min

Fulcher Accepted into CBF Fellows Program

In 2012, I was accepted into a program that changed the trajectory of how I pastor, lead, and collaborate with others. The program was...

Apr 28, 2020
2 min

Showing the Community Who We Are: A Soccer Academy Update

The great innovative puppeteer Jim Henson said, “Kids don’t remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.” For the...

Apr 20, 2020
1 min

Churchwide Crawfish Boil (Tentatively May 3)

Over the last several weeks, we have attempted to stay connected emotionally and spiritually, while physical proximity is not...

Apr 13, 2020
2 min

Moneyball, A New Series Starting April 19

The Coronavirus has disrupted our way of life. Work, relationships, eating, hobbies, exercise, church, and on and on, we have been living...

Apr 6, 2020
1 min

We Need Resurrection Now More Than Ever

Can you remember the last time that the world has been disrupted by one solitary crisis? The second World War is probably the last time...

Mar 26, 2020
2 min

The Insurrectionist King We Need

Historians have argued that one of the greatest single acts of insurrection in Western history was Julius Caesar’s January 49 B.C.E...

Mar 23, 2020
2 min

Church-wide Spring Gathering, April 19

UBC’s annual Spring Gathering is right around the corner. This staple Palm Sunday Gathering is a wonderful space to foster community for...

Feb 18, 2020
2 min

The Incarnational Presence of Jesus Through Like-Interest Groups

Jesus is our trendsetter. Through Jesus, we discover a new way of thinking and living, not only as individuals but also as a faith...

Dec 23, 2019
2 min

2020 Vision Series

The great second-century church father, Tertullian, wrote, “Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see...

Dec 9, 2019
1 min

Christmas Gathering Brunch, December 15

This year’s Christmas Gathering will be a brunch on Sunday, December 15. We invite you to make plans to join us during the Spiritual...

Dec 6, 2019
1 min

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

On Tuesday, December 24th, we will gather for a Candlelight Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 pm. This will be a sacred time for participants...

Nov 4, 2019
1 min

A Community of Gratitude, Thanksgiving Gathering, November 24

“Gratitude is defiance of sorts, the defiance of kindness in the face of anger, of connection in the face of division, and hope in the...

Oct 21, 2019
2 min

Relational Ministry and Connect Groups

I thought I had him down pat. I thought I knew who he was, what he did, and why he did it. The Jesus of my upbringing was perfectly...

Oct 7, 2019
2 min

Fall Gathering, October 27

UBC’s October 27th Fall Gathering is an intergenerational experience of community. The Gathering is designed to give all age groups a...

Jun 17, 2019
2 min

Invest Yourself In Connect Groups

In the 12 months that I have served as your pastor, you’ve probably heard me talk at nauseum about community. But have you ever stopped...

Jun 11, 2019
2 min

Welcoming for Eric Fulcher

The thirteenth and fourteenth century theologian and mystic Meister Eckhart wrote, “And suddenly you know: It's time to start something...

Jun 3, 2019
1 min

Gratitude for Jeff Day

French novelist Marcel Proust wrote, “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our...

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