Carpet Campaign
Help us roll up and get rid of the red carpet in the Sanctuary. We've got a carpet campaign going to replace the red carpet with carpet squares to match the grey carpet on the Platform. You can see a photo below. Each carpet square is $20 and we need 1,385 squares to replace the Sanctuary carpet. Our goal is 2,000 as that will also replace the carpet in the office area. Donate today by purchasing one or more carpet squares. Purchase Your Carpet Squares Visual Representation of Progress:The...
Reopening Update – March 15, 2021
UCOH is continuing to follow local guidelines for COVID as well as CDC and OSHA recommendations. The city of Austin has now moved to stage 3 with regards to COVID. That means, based on the matrix created by our re-opening team, the Sanctuary is now open to 50 congregants and our Pavilion can accommodate 50. The Pavilion will have a large screen TV where the Service will be streamed and you can watch with your fellow congregants. Small groups are able to meet outdoors and some...
Search Team Report on Process
As we move closer to Sunday, March 14th when Rev. Sheree Taylor-Jones will speak to our congregation as a viable candidate for Senior Minister, we wanted to provide you with a thorough report from our Minister Search Team. Outlined below are the steps taken over many months to bring us to this amazing point in time. We encourage everyone to join us on Sunday, March 14th and we will provide a mechanism for providing feedback. Your feedback is an important consideration in the decision making...
In-Person Gatherings
If you’ve been hungering to meet in person and see your beloved fellow UCOH congregants, you’ll be happy to know we are scheduling small groups to meet on campus. We are providing limited options for small groups to safely gather indoors by reservation only. Small groups will be able to reserve rooms with doors that open to the outdoors. The capacity limit will be determined by the size of the room and proper physical distancing. Inquire with the Church office to find out if your group...
Board Update from February 21, 2021
https://youtu.be/uzA2J9p4p50 This past Sunday at 1 pm we held our monthly Virtual Board Gathering. Frank Phelan, Board President, opened the meeting with several key updates. A timeline with agenda items is provided below in case you wish to jump to a particular update. (at 2:38)- State of the Church after the storm, which thankfully was very minor.(at 2:38) - Current State of UCOH Finances.(at 5:07) – Former State of UCOH Finances.(at 10:50) – Update on Senior Minister Search. Includes...
Bob Heinrichs
June 12, 1933 – February 10, 2021 Celebration of Life Service Saturday, March 20th at 2 pm The Celebration of Life Service for Bob Heinrichs will take place on Saturday, March 20th, 2021 at 2 pm, and there are several ways that you can celebrate his life with us. First, there is limited reserved seating in the Sanctuary for the live service, and outdoor seating in Unity Oaks Pavilion for a Live-Stream experience. Additionally, if you cannot make it to campus, the service will also be...
Reopening Update – 02.19.2021
The city of Austin is now at stage 4 with regards to Covid. Based on the matrix created by our re-opening team, the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to re-open the Sanctuary and Pavilion for Sunday Services beginning on Sunday, February 28, 2021. The Sanctuary will once again be open to 25 congregants and our Pavilion can accommodate 50. The Pavilion will have a large screen TV where the Service will be streamed and you can watch with your fellow congregants. Guidelines continue to be...
64 Days of Contemplative Meditation
Sign up for Daily Emails "The Gandhi-King Season for Nonviolence, Jan. 30 through April 4, is an international, educational, media and grassroots campaign dedicated to promoting nonviolence as a powerful way to heal, transform and empower our lives and our communities. The Season for Nonviolence began in 1998, inspired by the 50th and 30th memorial anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This international movement strives to honor the vision of these great peacemakers...
Board Update from January 17, 2021
On January 17th, 2021 our Board of Trustees hosted their monthly virtual board gathering. At the beginning of the gathering, Frank Phelan, Board President, provided a number of updates on our ministry, touching on the following topics: End of year giving campaignOther financial updatesSenior Minister SearchReopeningUpcoming Board RetreatBroad Training sessionBoard member updateProsperity Plus program Please take some time to be informed about what’s going on within your church community....
Board Update – January 14, 2021
Board President Frank Phelan provides a brief update on the ministerial search along with an invitation to join your Board of Trustees at our first Virtual Board Gathering of 2021. At the Board Gathering, which takes place via Zoom on Sunday, January 17th at 1pm, you'll receive a more in-depth update on the search as well as updates on our finances and end-of-year giving efforts. https://youtu.be/WnvojzatFzA Virtual Board GatheringSunday, January 17, 2021 at 1 pmZoom link:...