The homepage consists of the following items: a header that displays the logo, name, address and contact info of the church, below it there is a navigation menu, next to it there's a flash movie. In the row below it there are two columns of text. You can read a detailed description of these items and also find a link to the 2 columns of text (immediately following) or you can skip to Navigation List of Items and Links to additional information: Read name, address and contact info of the church. Read a description of the Flash movie. Go to Left Column of content. Go to Right Column of content. End of list of elements and beginning of their description. Here begins the church contact info listed in the header and a description of the Flash movie Church Contact Info: United Church of Gainesville 1624 North West 5th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32603 Telephone: 352-378-3500 Fax: 352-378-3245 End of church contact information. Begin Description of Flash Movie: There are 8 slides that fade in and out gently. Slide 1: Welcome to Our Church. The image depicts people greeting each other in the church's front yard. Slide 2: We join as a spiritual community. This text is above an image of the sanctuary during mass. Slide 3: Where we worship God, however known. The image depicts a few people in quiet prayer. Slide 4: Where we celebrate our diversity of religious heritage, ethnicity, sexual orientation. The image shows a caucasian family with one little girl wearing a cute hat and an infant, on another pew is a little African American girl who is bending her head backwards and smiling in a very cute way. Slide 5: Where we nurture our children in inclusive faith. The image shows a group of little children sitting on the altar of the church and a cute African-American little boy in the middle of the group rasing his hand to ask a question. Slide 6: Whoever you are, wherever you are on life's journey, you are welcome here. The image shows the fountain that is located in the church's courtyard with an overimposed logo of the church. End of Flash Description

This Sunday

No Morning Worship or Meditation

5:45pm - Hogtown Strutters Rehearsal

6:30pm - All Church Band Rehearsal

6:45 - 8:15pm - Nursery & Toddler care & Children's Activites

7:00pm - Annual Evening July 4th Service - "The Pursuit of Happiness" - Larry Reimer. Special Music by the Hogtown Strutters, playing Lassus Trombone a "Trombone Smear" featuring Rachel Kirk and Brian Stevens, and "Stars and Stripes Forever" by the All Church Band.

8:00pm - Ice Cream Social in the Fellowship. Remember to bring your favorite ice cream topping to share and drop it in the kitchen before the service begins.

Summer Food Drive ends this Sunday. Sponsored by the UCG Compassion in Action Committee. A collection box for non perishable food is located in the foyer.

Welcome to the United Church of Gainesville, an Open and Affirming United Church of Christ. The core of who we are is reflected in our church compact.

We join as a spiritual community in this compact:
To worship God, however known
To welcome into our church those of differing understanding and theological opinion,
to learn from our religious heritage yet to grow, by seeking new dimensions of truth,
To follow, even imperfectly, the way of Jesus in personal involvement with each other,
And, strengthened by this bond,
to act in Christian concern for the welfare of all people.

You are Welcome Here!

Special Event in the Life of UCG

Over 600 UCG members, friends and family gathered on Sunday, February 22, at the University Auditorium to celebrate Sandy Reimer’s ordination as a United Church of Christ Minister. And what a special experience it was for all of us in the UCG Community! Rev. Raymond Hargrove, Northeast Regional Conference Minister, and Rev. Pam Braid, representing the Florida Conference Committee on Church and Ministry, officiated at the ordination. Please visit any of the links below to see pictures and to see a copy of the worship service bulletin.

Worship Bulletin Ordination Photos