New Vision Congregational United Church of Christ

06/07/2026

🏳️‍🌈 WHAT A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION OF LOVE! 🏳️‍🌈
New Vision has participated in the Fernandina Beach Pride parade and festival since its inception. Each year, volunteers from New Vision walk in the parade and host our church exhibit during the festival.

New Vision has sponsored and participated in the Fernandina Beach P...

06/05/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Join us for our worship this Pride Festival weekend. We will experience the prose and poetry of a range of LGBTQ+ authors from the 1800s to today who have made significant contributions to literature and culture. Rachel is planning a broad selection of music representing different styles and highlighting composers, arrangers, and songwriters.

On Saturday June 6, everyone is welcome to march in the parade and enjoy the festival afterward!! New Vision will be at Position #26 in the parade lineup. Our booth at the festival is C3 — a great location near the water station and stage!!

05/31/2026

Today we revealed our brand new website! Stay tuned for continued updates and added features to come!

Founded On Faith * Rooted In Justice * Focused on Community

05/29/2026

✨ Sunday, May 31 ✨Join us in exploring the theme Many Gifts — One Spirit; Many Names — One God. We will explore the many names that are given to God. While this Sunday is known in many Christian churches as Trinity Sunday, we break the mold a bit and look at the many facets of God's dynamic relationship with us. Just as we are created in the image of God, we are blessed with many facets of our gifts and personalities.

05/24/2026

You are invited to participate in this event in many ways!
March with our church in the parade.
Join us at the festival after the parade and
greet visitors to our church exhibit.
Volunteer to assist with any number of tasks—decorations, setting up our display, and breaking down our exhibit.
Sign up at church, see Gail Banwell, or email [email protected].

05/23/2026

✨THIS SUNDAY, May 24✨
Celebration of Pentecost
Pentecost Sunday celebrates what has become known as the birthday of the church. This day remembers the coming of the Holy Spirit to the followers of Jesus in the early church. Even so, the Spirit of God both preceded this moment and will live on in future moments. Join us this Sunday as we celebrate the still-speaking presence of God. And don't forget to wear red or orange!

Our worship will also include a memorial display in honor of Memorial Day.

05/15/2026

✨This Sunday, May 17, we explore the ancient practice of letter writing. In the early church, the primary communication across miles of distance across was letters. Our biblical stories preserved some beautiful expressions of concern and faith written from the apostles to numerous churches across the Asian continent. Join us as we explore a letter to the church at Ephesus and imagine what someone might write to us.

Worship will include Communion and the blessing of food for Barnabas Center.

05/08/2026

✨In our worship on this Mother's Day Sunday, we will explore the voices of mothers in our faith story, while also reflecting on the mothering spirit of God.

Theo King will be our musician for Sunday as Rachel enjoys some time off.

05/01/2026

Whether you have visited once or have been with us a while and want to learn more about the church, we hope you will join us for the Newcomers gathering following worship on May 3. Rev. Mary and Tom Woodbridge will facilitate the gathering.

Topics will include:
➡What it means for our faith and ministry to be a progressive church
➡Our connection with the United Church of Christ
➡Our community involvement
➡How you can be involved (being included in our church directory, volunteer opportunities, and the use of our online directory and our donation app)

Don't miss this opportunity to ask questions, get to know each other, and become a part of our church community!

Please RSVP to [email protected] so we can plan accordingly.