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Join us for the season of Advent at UPC!
“Advent” means “coming” or “arrival.” During the season of Advent, we celebrate Christ’s coming into the world and watch with expectant hope for his coming again. Join us during this sacred season of waiting and preparation!
The 2023 Alternative Gift Market is now open!
The Alternative Gift Market offers an opportunity to honor your friends and family at Christmas with gifts that help people in need around the world. These trusted global UPC partners are doing amazing work serving and supporting their communities. You can give the...
Join us for the Advent Craft Festival (Dec. 3, 9:45 am)
Join us in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, December 3, at 9:45 am for the annual Advent Craft Festival! There will be crafts for children (and children at heart) to make in preparation for Advent. We will have plenty of greenery, candles, and supplies for you to make...
Food Drive for TABLE
We need your help gathering supplies for 300 food bags for TABLE to distribute as the holidays approach. TABLE provides hunger relief to children in our area. Their weekend backpack program keeps young people fed when they are not in school. With your help, the Advent...
Christmas Gifts of Beauty and Bounty
It is the UPC tradition during Advent to honor and remember the people in our lives through Christmas Gifts of Beauty and Bounty. Your gift can be used to purchase a poinsettia which will be placed in the chancel, or as a contribution to the Inter-Faith Council for...
Fall Racial Equity Film Series (Nov. 14)
Join us for our fall film series at UPC (click the buttons for details about each film)Oct. 26 Lowndes County and the Road to Black PowerNov. 14 I'm Smart, TooOct. 26: Lowndes County & the Rise to Black PowerRacial Equity Film Series viewing of Lowndes County and...
All Saints’ Day 2023
On All Saints’ Day, we remember and give thanks for the communion of saints. In the Christian tradition, we give thanks for the great cloud of witnesses that surrounds us and we trust that though bodies fail, love never ends. We will be observing All Saints’ Day in...
Advent Taizé Retreat at St. Francis Springs (Dec. 6-8)
Begin the season of Advent and prepare for the coming of Christ with quiet reflection and beautiful music in a natural setting. This retreat invites you to breathe with God.
Taizé Worship (Oct. 10, 7:30 pm)
Lasting about 30 mins, a Taizé service includes chant-like simple songs sung repeatedly, surrounded by brief periods of silence, Scripture, and prayer. We invite you to come as you are and invite anyone else who may desire a simple evening of singing, praying, and...