Faith UCC Dunedin FL

10/18/2026

Pastor Mike Preaching, Choir singing, and more!

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10/16/2026

HEADLINE - CHRISTIANITY IS OVERDUE FOR ANOTHER REFORMATION!

500 years ago, Martin Luther helped blow the doors off a church that was selling salvation, trafficking in fear, and claiming to have exclusive access to God.

Sound familiar?

Well, buckle up. Because the next great Reformation may already be underway.

What if Christianity's future isn't about believing the right things, fearing the wrong things, or earning God's approval? What if it's about something far more radical - grace, acceptance, and discovering that we were never separated from the Sacred in the first place?

Maybe it's time for Christianity to hold one enormous rummage sale and get rid of some theological baggage!

Join us this Sunday at Faith UCC at 10:30am in-person or right here online as we celebrate Reformation Week and ask a provocative question: What if the best thing that could happen to Christianity is for it to change - again?

All are welcome. Questions encouraged. Fear not required.

10/11/2026

Pastor Mike Preaching, Choir singing, and more!

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10/11/2026

10/09/2026

We are disgusted by the Pentagon's announcement that the ex*****on of Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed to the public.

On December 3, the United States military plans to execute Hasan by firing squad for the horrific 2009 Fort Hood shooting that claimed 13 lives and wounded 32 others.

Those 13 lives mattered. Their families deserve compassion, remembrance, and justice. Nothing about our opposition to capital punishment diminishes the terrible suffering caused by his actions.

But what exactly have we become when our government announces plans to broadcast the killing of another human being for the public to watch?

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has made clear that he wants people to witness this ex*****on. When asked about the condemned man's final requests, his response was simply, "Don't care."

That callousness should disturb every one of us.

The United Church of Christ has opposed capital punishment for decades because we believe in the sacred worth of every human life, even the lives of those who have committed horrific crimes.

Justice is not entertainment. Death is not a spectacle. And the deliberate killing of a human being should never become a nationally broadcast event.

We cannot condemn public ex*****ons as barbaric when they happen elsewhere in the world while preparing to broadcast one here at home.

**There is nothing Christian about celebrating an ex*****on. There is nothing just about turning death into a public spectacle.**

We are called to something better.

10/09/2026

For our first year as a NonProfit and operating solely homegrown we are honored to bring home Runner up for Creative Loafing Tampa Best of the Bay! Best Pride event!

That is huge considering Stpetepride were the winners! As they should be!

Congrats and everybody keep supporting all LGBTQIA - we are stronger together! ‼️ 🌈

10/04/2026

World Communion Sunday!
Pastor Mike Preaching, Choir singing, and more!

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10/03/2026

The Apostle Paul was ticked off.

The church in Corinth had somehow turned Communion into a drunken church potluck where some people stuffed themselves while others went hungry. Paul’s response, loosely translated: ‘If you can’t behave yourselves, stay home and eat a sandwich!’

This Sunday is World Communion Sunday, and we'll explore Paul’s frustration and a question that feels incredibly relevant right now: What good is sharing one bread and one cup if we remain divided from one another?

From a table shared with Muslim women in the southern Philippines… to tables in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and Haiti… to our table right here in Dunedin, maybe Communion is ultimately about something beautifully simple: Making the table bigger and pulling out more chairs.

Because in a world that seems determined to remind us of everything that separates us, perhaps we need a table that reminds us of everything that connects us. A table where there are no strangers, nobody gets left out, and somehow there is always room for one more.

That’s the kind of Love Feast we’ll be talking about this Sunday. Come hungry. There’s room for you.

Sunday @ 10:30am - Faith UCC Dunedin

(Oh... and it’s our 67th birthday!!)

09/27/2026

Pastor Mike Preaching, Choir singing, and more!

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09/25/2026

What are you carrying that you no longer need to carry? An old regret. A wound. A mistake. A disappointment. An anger you’ve rehearsed a thousand times. A version of yourself - or your life - that simply doesn’t exist anymore.

Sometimes the hardest spiritual practice is also the simplest: Let. It. Go.

This Sunday at Faith UCC, we’ll explore the beautiful Buddhist practice of the Sand Mandala, the wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh, the words of Jesus, and an invitation to move from the tiny stresses of our “Micro-Minds” into the much bigger story of our lives.

We’ll also begin creating something together - a new congregational Sand Mandala, built one colorful layer at a time from the things we are ready to release. Because letting go doesn’t mean it didn’t matter. It means it no longer gets to hold you captive. And sometimes the most sacred words we can speak are: I can begin again.

Join us Sunday at Faith UCC in Dunedin, right here online or in-person at 10:30am. Come as you are. Bring whatever you’re carrying. And maybe, just maybe, you won’t need to carry all of it home.