Together We Build

Dear UUCville Members & Friends, [yotuwp type=”videos” id=”tQm4ywyOaog” ]   Together We Build! That’s the theme for the 2023 Pledge Drive and it certainly fits all that is going on at the UU Congregation of Charlottesville. Through our many programs and ministries, we are shining a beautiful light of love...

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A New Sign Is Coming!

Exciting Update on the New Rugby Road Sign We reached our fundraising goal of $5,000 to replace the letters on the Rugby Road brick wall. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this possible!  A special thanks to the anonymous donors who started our fundraising campaign with a $2,500 matching donation. We can all look forward...

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Hope is our Door — Last Day of 2022 Pledge Drive

The 2022-2023 Pledge Drive Ends Today!   Every member is invited to update their pledge card on file. Pledge cards do not roll over, so please fill out your form today for the 2022-2023 church year (click here for the current pledge total). With your pledge, you bring your dollars, your...

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FOCUS

We are halfway through the month of March and halfway through our annual pledge drive! Why are we talking about money in our numerous emails and texts, and in Sunday services each week? Because funding your congregation’s mission and ministry is what will bring your hopes into being, and as...

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We’ve Saved a Place for You — Come Join Us!

It is exciting to anticipate our church buildings reopening this month. What a joy it will be to have more of us together. Each week, whether on Zoom or in our church’s playground or at our local park gatherings, I see our children, youth, adults, and families engaging with what...

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What UUCville Households Pledged in 2021

A brief overview of last year’s (2021) pledges:  The pie chart slices represent ten pledged-dollar categories and the number of our pledging members and friends in each category.  For example, in the $1,100-$1,700 slice there were 33 pledging households, in the next slice, there were 23 pledging households, and so...

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Hope is Our Door!

I am Linda Olson Peebles and I have been so honored to be your Interim Lead Minister, and to offer you encouragement for this year’s Pledge Drive and the Future! Hope is Our Door!  Members and Friends of UUCville – You have been through such hard times in the last...

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The 2022 Pledge Drive So Far

Thank you to everyone who has already pledged to support this community for another year. The pledge drive committee wants everyone to know that all levels of pledges are valued. We are funded by our members and friends of the congregation, so please make a pledge of support for the...

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FOCUS: What do you pledge?

This UU congregation is a community which shapes its mission, ministry and message in Covenant with its members and with other UU congregations in the nation. The viability of UUCville depends on the investment of the members and friends in their congregation, investment of time, talent, and financial support. In...

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Christmas Eve Offering: Ministers’ Discretionary Fund

It is the tradition at the UU Congregation of Charlottesville to designate the Christmas Eve offering to replenish the Ministers’ Discretionary Fund. That fund is used by the ministers to assist with emergency needs in our congregation or neighborhood, to tide individuals over until more permanent assistance can be located.

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