FAITH UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

1609 De Forest Avenue

IOWA CITY, IOWA

Our in-person activities will resume when be believe we can do so safely with our risk to our staff or congregation. Until that time we continue all of your work with outreach groups in our community. Elsewhere on this page you will find an accounting of our ministry even in the midst of COVID-19.

Our Worship continues on Zoom each Sunday morning beginning with pre-service music at 9:20 a,m. Worship is at 9:30 a.m.
All information for attending worship can be found here on the web site under the tab Events on Zoom.
Come join us. You are Welcome and we would really like to have you with us for worship!!

The members and friends of Faith United Church of Christ continue to work at practicing the truth of the poster above. Everyone is welcome into our ministry.

All in-person activity at Faith UCC ceased on March 17, 2020. Since that time our ministry has continued through Zoom with meetings, informal visits with members and friends, a Wednesday morning Coffee group, several virtual celebrations and Worship. Faith has maintained quality ministry while at the same time keeping in consideration the health and welfare of both our members and friends and the wider community as well.

Activities ,like our Annual Fiesta, Sundae Sunday, Palm Sunday Worship, Easter and Pentecost Worship celebrations have all be celebrated via internet activity. Our success is based on our faith in God, our faith in one another, and our faith that our ministry can continue in meaningful ways even when they cannot be conducted in person.

Now we have come to Christmas in July. We will not be able to conduct this annual celebration in person. An article in our monthly newsletter and here on our web page outlines how we will gather the supplies DVIP will need for their program. Instead on one Sunday in July dedicated to “Undie Sunday” EACH Sunday in July will be designated as “undie Sunday”. Please plan to get your items to the church before the last Sunday in July. Right now it is impossible to get into our parking lot because of city street work. We are hoping that by mid-July there will be a way to do so, so you are encouraged to wait until access to the oarking lot is available. Thank you for your cooperation.

Our Church Council appointed a task group to study, examine and recommend ways in which we might return to in person activities. this group gathered information from many sources based on the best possible outcomes. The health and safety of our congregation and our community is paramount! The task force presented it’s report to the Council at the regular Council meeting June 10, 2020. council received that report and called for a time of study, prayer, and reflection. A special meeting of the Council was set for June 24, 2020. The report was reviewed and adopted as our process for returning to in person activity. The report can be found on this web site by clicking here https://faithucciowacity.com/return-to-in-person-activities/ Also, the members and friends of Faith United Church of Christ have received this document via email. Please contact either Church Council President, Ann Satterly at a_sattery@msn.com or Pastor Bob at bob.faithucc@gmail.com with any questions or comments.

Our church leadership will continue to monitor the events around COVID-19. No in-person activities are scheduled for July. The next regular Council meeting will be August 12, 2020. We may be able to better gauge our in person return at that time.

Head Start has plans to return to our building in mid-August. However, they too are uncertain if it will be an appropriate time. They do have a system of working at cleaning, sanitizing, and preparing for each day. There normal classroom size has been 16; but now it is limited to 10 students. All of us continue to watch and wait for signs that the health and safety of individuals is not jeopardized by any in-person aactivity.

God can be found in our world today. Join us for Music with Meagan and Worship each Sunday morning at 9:20 a.m. on Zoom.

Iowa City notified Faith UCC about a road closure on Deforest Avenue. Work began on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Deforest Avenue is closed to traffic from Franklin Street to Sycamore Street to facilitate the reconstruction of Deforest Avenue and the installation of new storm sewer.  A detour route will be posted and access to homes and businesses will be maintained to the extent possible during construction.  It is anticipated that normal traffic will resume by the end of the August.  Faith UCC has been told we should have continuous access to the church, but we may need to drive across a temporary gravel access and probably approach from Pine Street or Spruce Street.

FAITH UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Our ministry continues. Please check out Ministry Opportunities, Ministry Follow Up, and Look What’s Coming!

2020 Offering of Letters to Congress: Better Nutrition, Better Tomorrow

Bread for the World’s Offering of Letters to Congress engages churches, campuses, and other faith communities in writing personalized letters to Congress. Each year, for the focus of the campaign, we choose specific legislation or a legislative emphasis that can make a real difference to people struggling with hunger and poverty.

People write letters, usually as a group, and present them as an offering to God before mailing them to Congress. Hundreds of Offerings are held each year, resulting in tens of thousands of letters to Congress. Supported with prayer, these letters are a bold witness to God’s justice and mercy. Year after year, they continue to have a significant impact on the decisions made in Congress. For more information click this link https://faithucciowacity.com/look-whats-coming/

Each Sunday Music with Meagan begins at 9:20 a.m. Worship begins at 9:30 a.m. Information on joining worship can befound at the Events on Zoom in the menu on this page. Invitatiions for worshiped are emailed proior to Saturday each week. Please email faithucc2014@gmail.com or bob.faithucc@gmail.com for further information.

May Birthday offering for Strengthen the Church.

FAITH UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST CONTINUES TO WORSHIP VIA ZOOM. JOIN US AT 9:20 A.M. FOR MUSIC WITH MEAGAN
WORSHIP BEGINS AT 9:30
EMAIL faithucc2014@gmail.com OR bob.faithucc@gmail.com IF YOUR INVITATION IS NOT IN YOUR EMAIL BY SATURDAY MORNING.

All contributions, general fund, special funds, etc. can be mailed to the church at 1609 DeForest Ave. Iowa City, Iowa 52440. Please mark CLEARY where you want your contribution credited. Thank you for your continued support!

April Birthdays will celebrated this Sunday, April 26, 2020. Donations to Shelter House should be sent to check at 1609 DeForest Ave, Iowa City, Iowa 52440

Good Question!!! Faith United Church of Christ Iowa City has some answers. Please browse through our pages for many different ministry opportunities.

Join us Sunday mornings at 9:20 a.m. for music with Meagan followed by Worship at 9:30 a.m. on ZOOM. YOU are invited to worship with us and if you don’t have an invitation by Saturday afternoon please email

faithucc2014@gmail.com

FAITH
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
offers two online opportunities for
HOLY WEEK 2020

EASTER WORSHIP 9:30 A.M. ON ZOOM. Invitations will be shared on Friday, April 10th. If you would like to attend our service and did receive an invitation, please email faithucc2014@gmail.com or
bob.faithucc@gmail.com