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100 Years
Stories, sermons, music, and memories from the past 100 years
The life and times of Community United Church of Christ, Raleigh NC
Santi Matthews - Honoring her on her birthday
Santi Matthews - Honoring her on her birthday
On January 20, 2013, the youth of CUCC honored Santi Matthews for her dedicated service as Youth Leader for many years. The occasion was Santi’s 50th birthday, and after the service a reception was held in Santi’s honor in the fellowship hall. (Below: Santi with Carson Roach-Howell and Jackson Kiel.)
A Conversation with Cy King
A Conversation with Cy King
On January 8, 2013, Lavon Page sat down with Cy King in Cy’s apartment, and Cy talked for two hours about his memories of the period from the late 1940s until 1970 in Raleigh’s United Church, the forerunner of Community UCC. The dialog has been edited, and split into three segments totaling about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Part 1
Part 2
Mike Evans’ tribute in song to Sonny
Part 3
Part 4
Mike Evans’ violin tribute to Sonny
Carolyn King Memorial Service
Carolyn King Memorial Service
A memorial service for Carolyn King was held in the sanctuary at CUCC on October 6, 2012. The estimated crowd in the sanctuary was 250 people, and another 100 packed the overflow area in the fellowship hall to participate in the service via piped-in video. This was perhaps the most heavily attended event ever held on the grounds of Community UCC. Video of the complete service is available here and at YouTube. It is in four parts, and the total time is about 1 hour and 40 minutes. Filmed by Lavon Page.
Tribute to Sonny Spicer
Tribute to Sonny Spicer
Sonny Spice passed away on Aug. 30, 2009. Sonny was the brother of Carolyn King and was a long time member of Community UCC. A memorial service was held at Community UCC on October 3, 2009. Here are some excerpts from that service.
Cy King’s remarks about his relationship with Sonny
Howard Cunningham Obit - 2004
Howard Cunningham Obit - 2004
Rev. David Barber
Rev. David Barber
Rev. David Barber served as Senior Pastor at Community UCC from 1995 to 2000. Prior to that he was Associate Pastor from 1988 to 1995. And his still earlier career was as a Professor of Meteorology at North Carolina State University. Following his time at CUCC, Dave moved to the Fort Worth TX area and served a church there for over 10 years, and finally returned to work in meteorology for the U.S. Weather Service in South Dakota.
Keith Petersen reads selected poems
Keith Petersen reads selected poems
Keith Petersen was the poet laureate of CUCC for man years preceding his death in 2001. Shortly before his death I sat with Keith in his kitchen as he read some of the poems he had written during the previous two and a half decades. They provide a wonderful remembrance of Keith’s wit and wisdom.
On October 18, 2001 Keith Petersen wrote a letter to participants in the CUCC Wednesday night Bible Study group who had been present the evening before. A few days later Keith died. In this recording made in January 2007, Lavon Page reads an extended excerpt from Keith's letter and puts Keith's remarks in context. Those who knew Keith will feel Keith's spirit leap off the page in this reading, and those who were not acquainted with Keith will get a glimpse of a rare and remarkable soul. This letter from Keith appears on the final slide of the above.
Nancy Keppel - WUNC Radio Commentaries
Nancy Keppel - WUNC Radio Commentaries
Nancy Keppel was always self-effacing when talking about her many commentaries broadcast on WUNC-Radio in Chapel Hill. “If I can do it, anyone can,” she said frequently. But Nancy had a gift, and her wit and charm displayed in her commentaries gives a faint glimpse into the many gifts that she gave to CUCC and all who knew her for so long.
Sarah Hoffman - Meditations
Sarah Hoffman - Meditations
Sarah Hoffman was a well loved member of CUCC who died on September 5, 2003. A few years later in the Monday Lunch Group, Edith Sylla passed around some audio recordings made by Sarah as guided meditations. We include two of them here as a way of remembering and honoring Sarah for all she brought to CUCC and to the Monday Lunch Group in particular.
Sarah HoffmanA. A. Riddle
A. A. Riddle
A. A. Riddle obituary from Sept. 2, 1952
Cally Rogers-Witte
Cally Rogers-Witte
Rev. Cally Rogers-Witte was Pastor of CUCC from 1977 to 1995. The article below appeared in the Raleigh Times in 1977.
A second 1978 denominational article, Women in Church and Society, puts Cally's call in the larger context of women's leadership at CUCC, in the church at large, and in society.
The slide show to the left has 5 slides.
Rev. Gay Noyce - CUCC Pastor in mid 1950s
Rev. Gay Noyce - CUCC Pastor in mid 1950s
Collins Kilburn
Collins Kilburn
Collins Kilburn was the pastor at United Church of Raleigh at the time of the merger between the United Church and the E&R rooted UCC church at the present Dixie Trail location. Collins became the first pastor of the newly merged congregations. He held that position for a brief period, but soon left CUCC to become the chief lobbyist for the NC Council of Churches.
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