If you’ve been wanting to participate in virtual worship services on Sundays with your friends, here’s a way to do it on Zoom. Login to Zoom starting at 9:30 am on Sunday, November 15, 2020. We’ll show the virtual service through screen-sharing on Zoom, and you can watch in a Zoom room with your church … Continue reading Worship Watch Party on Zoom
Update (11/14/20)To download the meeting agenda and instructions for attending and voting on this important issue, please visit the member only page of this website. If you need the password, please contact the church office. Wondering how to cast your vote for calling our new senior minister? Please be sure to attend the congregational meeting … Continue reading How to Vote for Your Next Senior Minister
Thanks to the hard work of the Covid Safety Team, we now have guidelines in place to move forward with a limited version of in-person worship. If East Baton Rouge Parish has remained in the green or yellow risk level on CovidActNow.org for six days prior, a gathering may be held. For example, for a … Continue reading In-Person Worship Gatherings
The Search Committee is excited to present Rev. Nathan Ryan as our candidate for the Senior Minister position at UCBR. Now YOU get a chance to “interview” or just chat with him about any topic you want. He is waiting to hear what’s on your mind, what you expect of him, and where you want … Continue reading Candidating Week Schedule Announced
Dear UCBR Congregation, We have exciting news! The Senior Minister Search Committee has named the Rev. Nathan Ryan as our candidate to be our new Senior Minister. The Committee came to its decision after careful discernment of the surveys, cottage meetings, focus groups, and the two-part interview conducted with Rev. Ryan. Reverend Ryan is a … Continue reading Candidate for Senior Minister Named
Though we can’t have our traditional Christmas tree decorating party in person this year, the pandemic can’t stop us from decorating our tree anyway. Join us on Sunday, November 29, anytime from 2-4 pm to help us decorate our tree. All ages are welcome to drop by! Drop off an ornament to decorate the tree … Continue reading Christmas Drive-Through Party!
This year we are celebrating Halloween all month long. Every Friday night we’ll do something fun, plus we have some bonus special events! Every Friday in October, join us on Zoom at 7 pm Click on a link below to open the Zoom room for that event. Calendar of Events October 2: Choose your own … Continue reading Halloween Fun at UCBR!
Connect with your community and learn something interesting! Register for adult classes this fall! Register online for any of these classes, or email Kathy Smith, Director of Family Ministries, for more information. Building the Beloved Community for our LGBTQ+ Folks Thursdays on ZoomOctober 22, October 29, November 5 at 6 pm Transgender, non-binary, pansexual, gender … Continue reading Announcing Adult Faith Formation Classes
We’re excited to welcome Leslie Runnels as our new part-time ministerial intern. She will be with us for the next two years, fulfilling part of her divinity degree through Meadville Lombard Theological Seminary in Chicago. She will be joining us in creating our virtual Sunday services, and you may see her in online church meetings … Continue reading Welcoming Our New Intern
We are pleased to welcome our new interim minister, the Rev. Eric Posa. Rev. Eric is originally from northern Texas, and attended the University of North Texas in Denton. He served as a ministerial intern right here in Baton Rouge in 2002 before working at churches in Texas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington state, and … Continue reading We Welcome Rev. Eric Posa
