Stories, sermons, music, and memories from the past 100 years
The life and times of Community United Church of Christ, Raleigh NC
Pastor Steve Halsted
CUCC Pastor 2002-2014
Pastor Lacey Brown's installation ceremony took place on July 26, 2020. Pastor Lacey issued this invitation to the congregation to participate in this virtual service via Zoom.
This video features the Easter Sunday sermon delivered by Pastor Jenny Shultz-Thomas on April 16, 2017.
In May 2020 Pastor Lacey Brown became the pastor of Community UCC. The COVID pandemic had begun in March, and Lacey arrived at a church where the church facilities were in lock down. On May 6, 2020, Pastor Lacey gave her official "hello" to her new congregation.
Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. spoke at Community on July 14, 2019. Dr. Forbes is a highly renowned native of North Carolina, and the congregation was delighted to receive his message. His bio is included beneath the video on this page.
January 15, 2017 marked the first Sunday with Rev. Jenny Shultz-Thomas serving as Senior Pastor at Community UCC. The videos below show the sermon from that special Sunday, along with the Children's Sermon led by Śānti Matthews.
Rev. Jenny Shultz-Thomas previews the sermons for the Lenten season during the period March 5 - April 9, 2017. The clips were filmed by Karen Withem and friends on March 2, 2017.
Pastor Peg Williams shared a version of the story of the good Samaritan with the children on July 10, 2016.
Anne Bailey Zschau and Bill Lamb presented the children's sermon on June 5, 2016.
[Because of the length, this video is in 2 parts.]
Rev. Jenny Shultz-Thomas was installed officially as pastor and teacher of CUCC on August 20, 2017.
The videos of the service are split into two parts. Part 1 is the worship service that preceded the Rite of Installation, and Part 2 is the rite itself. Each video is about 45 minutes in length.
Rev. Peg Williams and Karen Withem presented the sermon on July 10, 2016. Karen reflected on her Baha’i faith and integrating it into her life in Community UCC.
During the previous week there were national reported shootings by police in Louisiana and Minnesota, followed by a sniper attack in Dallas that took the lives of 5 policemen in Dallas. Pastor Peg commented extensively on the national dialog regarding this violence.