April 17, 2024

Outdoor Work Day

Get your hands dirty on Saturday, April 20, from 8-noon. All are welcome to give the church grounds some needed attention. Click here for more info and to sign up.

Men's Gathering

The Men’s Gathering dinner will be on Thursday, April 25, at 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Our speaker will be Vaughn Hovey from the Church of the Messiah, who will share his trip to the Holy Land. Fellowship time will be from 6-6:30, dinner at 6:30, and Vaughn will speak at 7. Dinner cost is $10. Bring your beverage of choice Please sign up here or in the Narthex by April 23. Questions? Contact Bruce Langner or at (614) 558-2212. Women in the church are invited to join the men for the presentation.

Men's Literary Guild Annual Breakfast Road Trip

All men of WCUCC are invited to the annual BREAKFAST ROAD TRIP on Saturday, April 27. Meet at the Church parking lot at 7:00 a.m. to begin a morning of fun and fellowship. More details to follow. Questions? Contact Quentin Haines at 614-216-7248.

If you are interested in volunteering to help plan (we need good ideas!), set up, and/or assist at our Westerville Pride booth, please join us on Monday, April 22 at 6:30 pm at Morven's house, 6763 Callaway Ct, Westerville, OH 43082. We'll have dessert!

Our church will once again be marching in the Stonewall Columbus Pride March on June 15. Please join us for a planning meeting after church on Sunday, April 28, at 11:30 am in rooms 100-101.

Want to march or donate items for the Columbus Pride March?

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Order a WCUC T-Shirt

Show your WCUCC pride with these vibrant t-shirts featuring our church logo on the front and the Open & Affirming logo on the back. Click here to order.

Central Southeast Ohio Association of the UCC Spring Meeting

You are invited to attend the spring meeting on May 4. Voices from our own churches will share workshops about transformative ministries and applied stewardship practices that work well in their settings. Contact Pastor Sigrid for more information and to register. WCUCC will pay the registration fee.

Support Our Missions

Donate Personal Care Items

Out of Darkness rescues and supports women who have been exploited and trafficked. From now through May 5, you can help by donating personal care items for their drop-in center. Please drop off any of the following items in the bins in our narthex: shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, body wash, travel-size wipes, razors, and small and medium leggings. You can also donate items through their Amazon wish list. Contact Kristen Cooper to get more involved or learn more about Out of Darkness.

Blood Drive - May 9

Donate the gift of life at our quarterly blood drive sponsored by our Board of Missions on May 9 from noon to 6 pm in our Fellowship Hall.

Come join us on Saturday, May 18, from 5:00-9:00 for a great night of getting to know each other a little better as we progress and move from one house to another, enjoying appetizers and a main course. We will all end the evening at the church for dessert together. This event is intended for adults, but there will be childcare provided at the church for kids. You may sign up to host people at your house for either appetizers or a main course, or you can sign up to help out the hosts by bringing appetizers, side dishes, or desserts. No matter how you decide to participate, you are in for a night of great conversations and laughs.

Volunteer Opportunities

If you would like to be added to the communion serving scheduled, please come to the communion training on April 21 at 11:30 in the sanctuary. You will learn the ins and outs of serving the sacrament at our church. Contact person is Pastor Sigrid.

Looking for a way to serve and support our church family? The Hospitality/Martha Circle group is looking for some additional members. We provide meals after memorial services and assist at special events. We need volunteers to prepare food, help set up before, clean up, and take down after an event. We need both male and female volunteers. Contact Bonnie Beaver via email or text at 614-330-0267. There is also a signup sheet in the Narthex.

We are looking for church members who want to have a garden plot this summer in our HOPE Garden at church. All produce we grow goes to the Westerville Area Resource Ministry (WARM). Gardeners are responsible for preparing their garden bed, purchasing and planting the plants, and taking the produce to WARM or making other arrangements to deliver it to WARM. If interested, please contact Bruce Langner or call (614) 558-2212.

This Saturday, April 20, our Youth Group will head to see the Columbus Crew take on the Portland Timbers!

Sunday morning, we will have Soul Food for Middle School students!

On April 28, we will have Youth Group at our regular time, from 5 to 6 pm at the church.

Check out the full calendar for the semester below.

Youth Group Calendar of Events

Church Calendar of Events

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