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We come together as travelers on a journey, each bringing our unique histories, traditions, and stories of faith… (from the UPUCC Covenant)
“I love this place! I’m a newcomer who tends to worry about the stress
of walking into an established community. I’ve always felt
enthusiastically welcomed at UPUCC, in worship and in smaller groups.
It’s been a great place for me, both in my spiritual journey and in
finding an open, friendly group of folks who are receptive to having
new people join in.”
-KADI HODGES
“We found UPUCC (then North Raleigh UCC) on the internet and
after reading several sermons posted on the site we decided to visit. From
our first visit we felt welcomed. We immediately had that sense of belonging we
were searching for. No one looked at us oddly or treated us strangely when two men
walked in with their two-year old daughter. On the car ride home we talked
about how we felt we had found a church where we could raise our daughter in a
supportive, loving, and open environment. From that first visit we knew
this church was home. ”
-JEFF GORE & CHRIS SMITH
 "We found UPUCC in a long search for a community of faith that made us feel not simply welcomed inside four walls, but fully accepted and respected as equal members of the community. We’re now hard pressed to think of another public forum where we feel so comfortable being our true selves. The individuals within the community of UPUCC are brilliantly different in so many ways, but it’s the shared values that connect us all and support us on our personal spiritual journeys."
-JUSTINE O'NEIL & TJ PRICE
 "We have been a UCC family since 1994 and joined Umstead Park UCC as “empty nesters” in 2001. The covenant was especially meaningful to us as a living document rather than an outdated creed. Ours is a congregation that strives daily to live out its covenant both as individuals and as a community of faith.
Taking the Bible seriously but not always literally, welcoming all persons without exception, respecting faith traditions other than our own and supporting ministries beyond ourselves model a church that is committed to the spirit of the Gospel in the modern world."
-HAROLYN & LEON WHITEHEAD
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