City of Promise’s goal is to make a positive impact on generational poverty and support a culture of achievement through child-centered, dual-generation initiatives in Charlottesville.

Ellen Holt McCormack (1920-1999) Ellen McCormack’s artistic career included oil and watercolor painting, drawing, textile art, mosaic, ceramics, graphic design, silversmithing, weaving, rug-hooking, macramé, batik, block print, silk screen, enameling, graphic design, and furniture decoration. She worked predominately from memory and imagination in treatments ranging from naturalistic, through semi-abstract, to...

Let’s start off with some good news shared by Jessica Craven from Chop Wood, Carry Water  More Good News! Thanks to the participation of our member Dave Judd who attended a Faith Workshop hosted by Community Climate Collaborative (C3) in March, we have been awarded a $500 grant to use...

Heartfelt thanks to our outgoing UUCville board members for their dedication! We have been truly inspired by their commitment to our community—they’ve guided us with such wisdom and grace. Well done! Renee Brett – Member-At-Large Sylvie Semmelhack – Member-At-Large Kay Frazier – Treasurer Pam McIntire – President

Virginia is an “open primary” state. This means you can choose the political party’s ballot you wish to vote for. This decision does not register you with that party, and it is a private decision. If both the Democratic and Republican parties hold primaries on the same day, voters must...

The Board of Trustees and ministers met on Wednesday May 28. We talked about updates to our building — new flooring will be installed in the halls and social hall during the summer thanks to a gracious bequest from our member Satyendra Huja. And new Edgewood Lane doors will be...

Accessing services for persons with mental illness is challenging. That’s where Partner for Mental Health (PMH) comes in – providing Navigation to connect persons with mental illness and/or substance use disorder to community supports. Click here to donate to the June collection for Partner for Mental Health PMH partners with...

  May 25th Grab a cup of coffee and join an informative and “roundtable” discussion on the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Budget. The congregation will vote on this budget at the upcoming June 8th meeting. The meeting will be in the Parlor after Sunday service. Looking for info on the...

The Social Action Collection (SAC) is our congregation’s outreach to the larger community, both with monetary donations each month but also with engagement in the mission of organizations whose work reflects our values.  This year we decided to choose the organizations not through a general call and then a voting...

The tile floors in the back half of the church have been in need of replacement for some time. About three or four years ago we noticed a large crack in the floor of the social hall and in the tiles around the vents. For more than a year the...