March-April Art Show: Adriana Nicholson

Artist Statement: Adriana is a self-taught artist living in Charlottesville Va. specializing in Watercolor and Acrylic painting. She finds inspiration in the natural world: gardens and landscapes, awash with their colors and seasonal rhythms pointing towards a natural resilience, joy and hope. Her paintings often contain hidden words or phrases,...

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Love at the Center a Note from Rev. Tim

Dear UUCville Members & Friends, Love at the Center That’s the theme of the UU Congregation of Charlottesville’s 2026 pledge drive and it perfectly describes all that we are doing and experiencing at UUCville. We are reaching out, offering a listening ear and an understanding heart, showing up and speaking...

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Love at the Center: Voices from the Pledge Team

Greg Townsend (Pledge Team Co-Leader) The work that we do at UUCville is important. It’s important for me, it’s important for the congregation, it’s important for our local communities, and it’s important for the world at large. It’s important for now and it’s even more important for the future. It’s...

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President’s Report to the Board February 2026

I would like to take the opportunity this month to reflect on our ministry. Several years ago, in consultation with our interim minister at the time, our congregation decided to hire a Developmental Minister – a type of lead minister who has special skills and experience. We had already determined...

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March Social Action Collection: Meal Packets

The Hospital Meal Packet Program is a home-grown social action project that has been providing food to people in need since 2010. UUCCville provides meal packets through the Social Work office at the University of Virginia Medical Center. In 2025, we provided 900 meal packets that were distributed to people...

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Highlights January 2026 Board Meeting

The Board met on Tuesday, January 27th.  In addition to monthly reports from officers, the Board: approved the numbers for the annual housing allowances for our two Ministers discussed the Survey that will soon go out to our congregation, including suggestions from Board members on structure and content reviewed a...

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February Social Action Collection: Food Pantry

On the first Friday morning of every month, a group of about 15 volunteers receive food from the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and unload the truck in the Summit House parking lot.  We put the food on tables, noting what is USDA and what is “bought food” from the...

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