Kathy Chapman and her helpers arrived in Waterbury Thursday morning with one of our stained-glass windows in tow. I'd seen a photograph of the finished window sitting in her shop. It looked beautiful -- clean and straight, with shiny leading. It popped. But that was nothing compared to what the window looks like with a…
VT Conference of UCC Bylaws Vote
Over the past three years or so, the Board of Directors of the Vermont Conference of the UCC have been working on a new set of bylaws for the conference. The reason for this is because the conference has essentially not been able to abide by them -- they don't reflect the reality of the…
CROP Hunger Walk
Our Board of Outreach has set the date for this year's walk for Sunday, October 2, 2022. The CROP Hunger Walk is a way of raising awareness and money in the fight against poverty and hunger. The walk began in 1947 making it one of the longest-running fund-raisers and is now an important part of…
Our New Sign
The new sign is planted! It's a little bare right now without the landscaping, but we'll get there. Many, many thanks to Bill Doenges, owner of Mt. Alice Millworks who built and donated the sign and to Jeff Smith for helping me dig the holes, and to Ben DeJong for joining Jeff and me to…
The Church is painted!
After five weeks and a few days on the job, Tyler, having finished up the punch list, thanked me for the privilege of painting this beautiful building and rolled off in his truck. He enjoyed working on the church and we enjoyed having them around. They were quiet, consistent, hard-working, and conscientious. The now church…