Front Row: Breck Gastinger, Nasrat, Haji Muhammad, Hikmat, Saeeda, Regina White, and her daughter Second Row: Lara Gastinger, Sharon Baiocco , Burnie Davis, Rev. Tim Temersen. (May 2023 Visit by the Ghaznavis family to the UUCville campus) The Refugee Welcome Mentors are pleased to report that the UUCville sponsored...
Sin Barreras’ mission is to empower immigrants and their families in Central Virginia with a focus on the Latinx population by educating, advocating, and supporting their needs. We serve people by phone or in person in our office.
The UUCville Ministry for Earth Committee participated in the September 16, 2023 Rivanna Conservation Alliance’s River Round Up. According to Lorie the group had a lot of fun cleaning up part of Meadowbrook Creek and a section of the Rivanna Trail. The committee is hoping to clean another section of...
Come join in on a small group conversation to connect with others and share about important community issues impacting each of us like housing, childcare and climate change. These conversations are the foundation of IMPACT’s work by building relationships and shaping how we will advocate for justice in our beloved...
We are a small, all-volunteer organization, and even a modest amount of funding makes a big difference in what we can do. Almost all of our funding goes towards solar equipment, shipping, and costs directly related to installations and educational programs. Click here to donate Living Energy Farm is a...
New Beginnings Christian Community Food Ministry serves 300 people each week regardless of where they live or their legal status. We don’t require any identification, so we don’t get government funding or surplus food. Our groceries are donated by Food Lion, Walmart, and the Blue Ridge Food Bank. We also...
by Hayley Owens Click to View Video of 2023 ASP Trip Photos provided by: Jennifer Davis, Hayley Owens, Larry Moulis, Carly Moulis, Beth Jaeger-Landis, Caroline Landis, Lily Bolling On July 8th, twenty-nine youth and adults from our congregation, returned from our week-long service trip to Jonesville, Virginia doing home repair...
The Congregational Meeting was a huge success with getting so much done. We now have an excellent balanced budget for 2023/2024, we have great teams for our board, nominating and personnel committees, we updated the bylaws and we have a new mission statement. We can now turn our attention to...
UUCville’s Social Action Collection Giving is an attitude. It’s a heart issue. -unknown Our UUCville congregation has developed a unique way to contribute to Charlottesville area social justice causes through its monthly Social Action Collections. Satyendra Huja led the Social Action Collection for many years; he thought it was a...
Environmental healing often requires changes in deeply ingrained habits, much like dieting, smoking cessation, and downsizing. Our habits exist because they provide rewards that we seek despite negative side effects. It takes time and patience.