Gathering

All Posts
Youth
Kids
Church of the Nations
Family Tree Café
The Pane
The Window
Gathering
Missions
Mother's Day Out
Wager Music Scholarship
Upcoming Events
Retirees

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 5, 2020
2 min

Summer Gathering & Kid's Club - August 23rd

Summer Gathering & Kids Club: August 23rd You are invited to forge deeper connections through the UBC’s Summer Gatherings and Kids Club....

Jun 30, 2020
2 min

Fall Soccer Academy Registration Closes September 18th

We have a few key updates about the upcoming Academy that we are putting in place to help ensure the success and safety of our players...

Jun 30, 2020
2 min

Summer Gathering & Kid's Club - July 26th

Summer Gathering & Kids Club: July 26th You are invited to forge deeper connections through the UBC’s Summer Gatherings and Kids Club....

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 14, 2020
2 min

Online Summer Gatherings & Kids Club: June 28 at 4:30 pm

You are invited to forge deeper connections through the UBC’s Summer Gatherings and Kids Club. This year’s Gatherings will feature...

May 18, 2020
2 min

A Summer of Bridging Connections

Of the many things that one can say about this crisis, it has pushed us to our temperamental limits. Introverts are in paradise....

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...

Mar 24, 2020
1 min

SGI Teams Connecting Via Phone and Video Calls

Things have rapidly shifted since our March 8th SGI Luncheon. We are living in a new normal for the foreseeable future. While living and...

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...

Jan 28, 2020
2 min

SGI Sunday Gathering Update

“The Spirit of God’s goodness, rightness, beauty, and aliveness, Jesus said, is always moving. Like wind, like breath, like water, the...

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...

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...

Sep 9, 2019
2 min

Strategic Growth Initiative Gathering, September 22

Novelist Jim Butcher wrote, “You can't plan for everything or you'll never get started in the first place.” For the last six-plus weeks,...

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...

May 29, 2019
2 min

First of Three Summer Gatherings on June 23

Ekklesia is the Greek word used in the New Testament to describe the church. It means a gathering, a community, a united body. At its...

{"items":["6058e6d024649100168c6139","5f29998636c9240017d6e5d5","5efb8db5a97a3400171d5f5f","5efb6eaf29cad40017f4176e","5ef36ebe734abc0017ce1632","5ee5adb73028a60017bdeda1","5ec2e727a4358400175b48a5","5e9de24a96ceb200174764a2","5e7a475ac5908d00172781a3","5e5d2fc9bd405600177a375b","5e3072f7e944970017b2c521","5e00d909ee88af0017e09606","5dee9948a16531001741d66c","5dc0765ad4971400174b313d","5dadc663135e6a0017197780","5d9b51774c1fd9001775cea2","5d769c8ac0830200177b4349","5d07f8220af0ee001664198f","5d0002d7d2f9ce0016f14640","5ceea2f2e18bf80015b8dc2d"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"value":"rgba(204, 204, 204, 0.75)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":940,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}