Columbia Dream Center serves the people of Columbia, PA, and environs who seek assistance toward a better life by filling needs and healing hurts. It serves more than 15,000 people each month through its Soup Kitchen, Food Pantry, Clothing Bank, Restart Day Center and Shelter. UCH member Jesssica Lybarger works there as a security guard.
**Last month, a check totaling $1,680.00 was donated to the Common Roads Program at the LGBT Center of Central PA. Thank you for supporting our beloved community with your generous plate gifts!**
Our stewardship campaign officially ends today! Now we need to total up your pledges and prepare a budget for the 2025/2026 fiscal year. As of April 23rd, we are 18% short of our goal.
Please take a few moments to complete your pledge today. Your support is essential to maintain the fiscal health of UCH. We need a new form for 2025-26 even if you plan to continue your current payment schedule. You can mail it to the church, drop it in the pledge box in the lobby, or click below to submit your pledge online. Please email Tavia in the office if you have any questions or would like to check the status of your pledge. Thank you for being a part of our community!
What a joy to celebrate that Rev. Bran has been with us for almost 9 months! We are looking to update some of the photos on our church website to reflect the time we have spent together this year. If you have taken any photos during recent services or church events that you would like to share, please email them to Yvonne. If you are skilled with a camera or smartphone and would like to volunteer to snap some photos during services over the next few weeks, let Rev. Bran or Yvonne know.
"May the Fourth Be With You"
Laura Edinger
10:30 am
Join us as we celebrate Star Wars/Comic Book Day by exploring how storytelling - and the way we engage stories - shapes our perception of the world around us. Together, we'll find paths to resistance, including advocacy for the vulnerable and marginalized through comic book narratives. We'll see how stories reflect our culture - and show how we need each other. Everyone can be a superhero in their own story - but no one can do it alone. Community is key. Please feel free to bring your favorite comic book/graphic novel to church. And bring ones you may like to trade with others. You're encouraged to chat about your favorites and trade, if you like, at coffee hour!
Members and friends can submit joys and/or sorrows to be read (with your permission) during a Sunday service. Submissions sent before Friday at noon will be read that Sunday, all others will be held for the next week.
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