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Compassionate Action

In our effort to be faithful to our understanding of the implications of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we affirm that God loves all humankind—people of all genders, ages, races, ethnic origins, religious backgrounds, physical and mental abilities and sexual orientations.  We seek to be inclusive, accepting all who would join in a pilgrimage of faith with us as we seek the meaning of mercy, justice and compassion in living our lives in this place and at this time.

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Creation Justice

Nature Nuture

As stewards we have a responsibility to be caretakers of Creation. Getting out into nature, really experiencing it firsthand (not just through books, movies, or our kitchen windows) develops an appreciation that leads to taking action to protect it. This ministry team will offer field trip opportunities to enjoy nature in the mountains, along the rivers, and in the wetlands, and put you in touch with service opportunities.

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Community & Compassionate Action

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Compassionate Action helps us be the hands that extend God’s extravagant welcome in our world.  Compassionate Action begins with a desire to see as God sees – to see our interconnected nature that comes from all creation as equally sacred unique reflections of God’s image.

Compassionate Action extends God’s unconditional welcome through volunteer service and financial support that helps ensure basic needs are met and dignity upheld.

No matter who you are or where
you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.

Sunday Reflections

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost"A Little Faith" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (2 Timothy 1:1-14/NRSVUE) Gospel Reading (Luke 17:1-10/NRSVUE) The finance business in which I worked for twenty-five years before becoming a pastor wasn’t big on niceties — in fact,...

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost"Prisoners of Our Own Device" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (1 Timothy 6:6-19/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 16:19-31/NRSVUE) The decision to move here resulted in a lot of changes for my family and me — some of them large, and some...

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Fiftheenth Sunday after Pentecost"God & Wealth" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Amos 8:4-7/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 16:1-13/NRSVUE) Back in the fall of 2003, I, like the rest of New England, was still trying to process the fact that the Boston Red Sox had...

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost"Lost & Found" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Exodus 32:7-14/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 15:1-10/NRSVUE) It was a little after eleven on the Saturday night of Memorial Day weekend when my friend David and I rolled up to the...

Sunday, September 7, 2025

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost"Choices" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Deuteronomy 30:15-20/CEB)Gospel Reading (Luke 14:25-33/CEB) Last weekend, as I’m sure you all know, was the widely-acknowledged end of the summer season. Even though Fall technically...

Sunday, August 31, 2025

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost"Places of Honor" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 14:1, 7-14/NRSVUE) As holidays go, Thanksgiving is my favorite. I mean, what’s not to like about it: Food, family, friends, football...

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Eleventh Sunday after PentecostSabbath — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Isaiah 58:9b-14/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 13:10-17/NRSVUE) I don’t know what you’re doing this afternoon after church but I’m pretty sure I know what I’m doing if it’s not raining: yard work....

Sunday, August 17, 2025

Tenth Sunday after PentecostRev. Brent Gundlah First Reading: Isaiah 5:1-7/NRSVUE Gospel: Luke 12:49-56/NRSVUE It might be hard to appreciate living in a place that’s as dry as Utah is, but when we lived in the Boston suburbs our house had a serious flaw...

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost"Things Hoped For, Things Not See" – Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 12:32-40/NRSVUE) “Do not be afraid,” is what Jesus says in the opening words of today’s gospel reading. Yeah, easy for...

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Rev. Brent Gundlah In late seventeenth-century England, a religious movement began that came to known as “deism.” One of deism’s central premises was that religion should be solely based in reason (by what we’re able to observe in the world) rather than on revelation...

News

Blessing of the Animals

October 8 at 6:00 p.m. In celebration of our relationships with our kin of different species, and in honor of St. Francis of Assisi Day (which is October 4th), I’d like to invite you to our annual Blessing of the Animals, which we be held at HUCC on Wednesday, October...

National Coming Out Day is October 11

A note from the UCC's Open and Affirming Coalition The United Church of Christ is celebrating National Coming Out Day on October 11 in a big way. The Gender and Sexuality Justice Ministries is inviting the wider church to share their own coming out stories...

Upcoming Bible Study at HUCC!

October 22, 25 from 6-7:30 pm An Invitation Pastor Brent - "I'm excited to facilitate a six session Bible Study starting on October 22 and concluding on December 3 (taking 11/26 off for Thanksgiving). Our classes will run from 6-7:30 p.m. in McMullen Hall. To prepare...

The 2025 UCC Neighbors in Need”

Special Offering This Sunday, World Communion Sunday, marks the kickoff for the UCC's annual "Neighbors in Need" annual special offering. The Neighbors in Need offering supports ministries of justice and compassion, with one-third of the offering given to the...

Vision

As a community of faith we seek to challenge and transform the world, beginning with ourselves, and to celebrate the image of God in every person and in all creation.

Purpose

Responding to God’s love, we gather to be a healing, authentic, and empowered community who, through worship, education, fellowship and compassionate action, extend God’s extravagant welcome in the world.

Core Values

We courageously embrace innovation and open minded conversation, where inclusion is expected and people of all walks of life are welcomed and encouraged to seek God and progress on their own spiritual journeys.