No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey,
you are welcome here.

  • Celebrating Our Tenth Anniversary!

    Celebrating Our Tenth Anniversary!

    We spread the message of God’s extravagant welcome, reaching out especially to those who have felt there is no room for them within Christianity and the church – the excluded and alienated, the spiritually homeless, the questioning.

  • All Are Welcome and Celebrated!

    All Are Welcome and Celebrated!

    All persons are welcomed and celebrated, without regard to race, social status, religious belief/practice or lack thereof, gender, physical condition/appearance, or sexual orientation. We are an open and affirming UCC church.

  • Church Garden “Feeding All”

    Church Garden “Feeding All”

    Members tend the church garden. Produce from the garden is donated to F.A.R.M. Cafe in Boone. The cafe feeds all, regardless of means.

  • Why the Comma?

    Why the Comma?

    There's a lot to the UCC Comma. For the UCC, the Comma is a new way to proclaim "Our Faith is 2,000 years old, our thinking is not." The Comma invites us to believe that God speaks through other people, nature, music, art, a theorem, the Bible, and in so many other ways. It reminds us of the unusual religious freedom and responsibility to engage the Bible with our own unique experiences, questions, and ideas.

    Never place a period where God has placed a comma.
    --Gracie Allen, 20th century American comedian

Pastoral Search

In April 2013, we began the search and call process to find a new minister to replace our beloved founding minister. Follow our progress with the search.

Events

  • Events on May 26, 2013

    Chimes Rehersal

    Starts: 9:00 am

    Location: HCUCC Sanctuary

  • Events on May 26, 2013

    Children grade 1-5: Special Sunday School Session

    Starts: 10:00 am

    Location: HCUCC

  • Events on May 26, 2013

    Welcoming our Intern, Brendan

    Starts: 11:00 am

    Location: HCUCC Sanctuary

  • Events on May 26, 2013

    Potluck and Congregational Meeting

    Starts: 12:00 pm

    Location: HCUCC Sanctuary

  • Events on May 31, 2013

    HCUCC Party at Jennifer and Tom's

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: Tom and Jennifer Moore's home


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News

HCUCCers Making a Difference in Watauga County

HCUCCers Making a Difference in Watauga County

It was heartwarming and powerful seeing at least 27 individuals from our church May 21st at the County Commission meeting, scattered amid 140 people, with a sea of pink shirts showing support for the critical non-profits slated to lose some or all funding in the 2013-14 county…

Protesting financial injustices in Watauga County

Protesting financial injustices in Watauga County

UPDATE: MANY THANKS TO 27+ HCUCCers FOR SHOWING UP!!! As our beloved pastor Shelly Wilson invites: If you can, please join us tonight at the Watauga County Administration Building next to the courthouse at 5:15, or as soon after that as you can. Your physical…

Spring Cleaning Party for HCUCC Grounds and Buildings!

Spring Cleaning Party for HCUCC Grounds and Buildings!

Come on out anytime between 9am – 1pm this Saturday May 18th to help spruce up our church with friends. At 11am a count will be taken to see who wants to order pizza for lunch. There are a wide variety of tasks both indoors…

Peace & Justice

More on Moral Mondays, and Joining In June 3rd

More on Moral Mondays, and Joining In June 3rd

The more I learn about the way the Moral Mondays demonstrations have been organized and carried out, the more inspired and impressed I am with the integrity of the movement and actions. The Rev Dr William Barber and the NC NAACP have provided excellent leadership,…

Learn about the NC “Moral Mondays” peaceful protests

Learn about the NC “Moral Mondays” peaceful protests

      Looking for inspiration via social justice actions? The charismatic and admirable pastor and civil rights leader Reverend Doctor William Barber II,  NC NAACP President, has organized the recent North Carolina Moral Monday demonstrations that have gained in participants and impacts each week. Moral Mondays…

Good news regarding Mission 4/1 Earth campaign at HCUCC!

Good news regarding Mission 4/1 Earth campaign at HCUCC!

Yesterday marked the end of Mission 4/1 Earth, the Eastertide Earthcare campaign organized by the national UCC. We have now collected 32 separate tracking cards logging our HCUCC efforts locally, some cards from individuals and some are from family units. We have tallied and totaled…