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Compassionate Action

In our effort to be faithful to our understanding of the implications of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we affirm that God loves all humankind—people of all genders, ages, races, ethnic origins, religious backgrounds, physical and mental abilities and sexual orientations.  We seek to be inclusive, accepting all who would join in a pilgrimage of faith with us as we seek the meaning of mercy, justice and compassion in living our lives in this place and at this time.

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Creation Justice

Nature Nuture

As stewards we have a responsibility to be caretakers of Creation. Getting out into nature, really experiencing it firsthand (not just through books, movies, or our kitchen windows) develops an appreciation that leads to taking action to protect it. This ministry team will offer field trip opportunities to enjoy nature in the mountains, along the rivers, and in the wetlands, and put you in touch with service opportunities.

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Community & Compassionate Action

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Compassionate Action helps us be the hands that extend God’s extravagant welcome in our world.  Compassionate Action begins with a desire to see as God sees – to see our interconnected nature that comes from all creation as equally sacred unique reflections of God’s image.

Compassionate Action extends God’s unconditional welcome through volunteer service and financial support that helps ensure basic needs are met and dignity upheld.

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

Sunday Reflections

Sunday, November 30, 2025

First Sunday in Advent"Hope" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Lamentations 3:55-57/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 1:5-13/CEB) Technology allows us to keep track of all sorts of things these days and so I’m happy to report, since I save everything I write, that this is...

Sunday, November 23, 2025

Reign of Christ Sunday"The Days Are Surely Coming" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Jeremiah 23:1-6/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 23:33-43/NRSVUE) For the past few weeks, I’ve been waking up way too early — and by that I mean before five am (that’s been fun). But...

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost"This is the Good News?" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Isaiah 12/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 21:5-19/NRSVUE) This is the good news. And I really mean that. I’ve uttered this five-word phrase at the conclusion of every...

Sunday, November 9, 2025

Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost"The Spendor of This House" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Haggai 1:15b-2:9/NRSVUE) Gospel Reading (Luke 20:27-38/NRSVUE) Our first reading today came from the book of Haggai. So, who the heck is this guy, Haggai? Isn’t he the...

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost"Word Matter" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4/CEB) Gospel Reading (Luke 19:1-10/NRSVUE) My job as a pastor involves a awful lot of writing (reflections, letters for the monthly edition of Tidings, and a...

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost"Humbled and Exalted" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Psalm 84:1-7, NRSVUE) Gospel Reading (Luke 18:9-14, NRSVUE) Way back in medieval times, when I was in high school, the State of New Jersey required students to take nine weeks of...

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost"Gratitude" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (2 Timothy 2:8-15/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 17:11-19/NRSVUE) I’ll admit it: I enjoy a caffeinated beverage every now and again (as the thirty-two ounce iced coffee sitting on my desk...

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost"A Little Faith" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (2 Timothy 1:1-14/NRSVUE) Gospel Reading (Luke 17:1-10/NRSVUE) The finance business in which I worked for twenty-five years before becoming a pastor wasn’t big on niceties — in fact,...

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost"Prisoners of Our Own Device" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (1 Timothy 6:6-19/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 16:19-31/NRSVUE) The decision to move here resulted in a lot of changes for my family and me — some of them large, and some...

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Fiftheenth Sunday after Pentecost"God & Wealth" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Amos 8:4-7/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 16:1-13/NRSVUE) Back in the fall of 2003, I, like the rest of New England, was still trying to process the fact that the Boston Red Sox had...

News

December Youth Group Breakfast

Sunday MorningDecember 7th Our December HUCC Youth Group Breakfast will be this Sunday December 7th after Communion. We'll meet in the Narthex (just outside the sanctuary) and drive* down to Sharon's Cafe. Parents can pick up their youth around...

Wesley Bell Ringers Dinner and Concert

Sunday, Dec. 7 - 5:00 PM Soup DinnerConcert at 6:30 PM Don't miss the ever-popular Wesley Bellringers Concert coming to HUCC at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. This concert is always a wonderful way to kick-off the holiday season. Before the show, everyone is invited to a...

Vision

As a community of faith we seek to challenge and transform the world, beginning with ourselves, and to celebrate the image of God in every person and in all creation.

Purpose

Responding to God’s love, we gather to be a healing, authentic, and empowered community who, through worship, education, fellowship and compassionate action, extend God’s extravagant welcome in the world.

Core Values

We courageously embrace innovation and open minded conversation, where inclusion is expected and people of all walks of life are welcomed and encouraged to seek God and progress on their own spiritual journeys.