Exciting Extracurriculars – 2022 UCA Conference

August 26, 2022

There’s more in store than just the UCA Conference!

Gather Your Team

Arrive early on Thursday with your team or committee and use the building to get some work done, in person! Then enjoy the weekend as a reward for your hard work. Email conference@unitarianchristianalliance.org if you would like a space.

Pre-party at “The Abbey”

Also arrive early and drop in at “The Abbey” for the UCA Pre-party, Oct. 13, noon to 5pm. It’s a mile up the road at an 1865 schoolhouse turned church and then turned house. Take in some singing, refreshments, and joy. Alan Cain shows you around in the video below. Fun!

UCA Pre-party Video

Evening Visits

Gather with others after the evening meeting (ending around 8:30). There are restaurants, a brewery downtown, and plenty of space to just hang out and get to know others.

Baptistry

There is also a baptistry available Saturday afternoon for any who want to use it.

Local Attractions

Come early or stay later and take in some local attractions, including the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Cedar Bog Nature Preserve, and more (listed on the Conference page).

Hope to see you there!

Allegiance to the King

October 9, 2021

Next up in our spotlight of UCA Conference Partners: Allegiance to the King. With the simple goal of being faithful followers of our King, and of building a community, A2K has spread its efforts far and wide.

Their Christian Virtual Fellowship has connected people across the globe. I’ve heard it described as “more meaningful and encouraging than the in-person fellowships I have attended.” This is a testimony to their humble approach and how they model servant leadership.

The teaching portions from their virtual fellowships are regularly posted online so that others may benefit. This also serves as an introduction for new people who are unsure of who they are, or perhaps have never tried a virtual fellowship before. Check out their website to peruse the hundreds of videos they have published on topics from Christian living, teachings on our God and his Messiah, and on the Kingdom of God.

I had the joy of interviewing Kenny Willenburg in the UCA podcast, 17. Fellowship Effectively Less Frequently. He has been a regular part of their efforts. Each year they host a 20’s and 30’s conference as an outreach to younger unitarian Christians from across affiliations. I had the joy of attending this year. Their loving spirit and welcoming hospitality was palpable. I am convinced this event is a model of what we can do around the world to connect each other.

Allegiance to the King is actively working with and encouraging others around the globe, including an amazing work taking place in the Philippines. I am excited to one day soon have an interview about this effort and the amazing things God is doing in that country.

An abundance of thanks for A2K’s participation as a sponsor in this conference. We are honored to work side-by-side with them as we reach the world for the truth of our one God and his precious lamb, our King.

Spam, a sign of success(?)

October 5, 2021

In the last few days you may have gotten an email through the UCA “Contact” system that was suspicious. It was. We are now large enough to be of interest to spammers… Yay!

What should you do if a message looks suspicious?

Ignore it for a while, then if you are still curious, check the person’s profile page (there’s a link in the email). If their profile is BLANK, then we’ve already spotted them and removed them. All good. Move on.

If there is information on the profile page, then we haven’t deleted them (yet). Let us know that the contact was suspicious. You can forward your strange email to support@unitarianchristianalliance.org, or you can message Mark Cain through his Profile page.

We’ve put some more triggers in place so it will be harder to use our directory as a spamming system. There’s a good chance we’ll detect the odd behavior and have the account deleted soon.

So, if you really are unsure about a message, you can ignore it or wait a while for us to clean it up.

Tips

When you get a Contact message, check the profile and see where they are from. If they are in your area, it is more likely to be real. If they are far, far away, they probably are NOT interested in having coffee with you.

Don’t click on links that someone puts in their message. If it seems like a legitimate contact, look at their profile, reply, and then get to know them through some conversation.