Newsletter 5-12-2026

GREER’S POST

Hello, friends! Greer here (and rhyming apparently). This past semester has been so much NEW. I am stepping into the youth pastor role here at UBC, exploring a new role at Fabled Bookshop & Café, recently moved into a new apartment, and leaving behind the Baylor bubble as graduation rapidly approaches. On Friday, I will graduate from Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary with my Master of Divinity… which is a fancy way of saying I spent a lot of time in school studying pastor things. My therapist and I have frequently explored how scary the newness can be and how leaving behind what once was can feel big. Yet, I am filled with such deepest hope as I finish my schoolwork and begin this work. UBC, I see you as a space of deep hope and safety when the world around us roils, and it is beautiful to see. It is an honor to be a part of this work that you all do. My time in school may be ending, but I am very much looking forward to learning from you as a congregation and walking with our middle and high school students. Already having observed and now attending youth group, I am so eager to get to know them, be a welcoming space, and support their journeys through their time at UBC. Quite a few UBC friends share my taste in books, so if you ever find me working at Fabled, come say hi, and I will talk your ear off about whatever I’m reading, fantasy or nonfiction or poetry (right now, I’m reading the latest Claire McKeever-Burgett and Holly Black books… in case you were wondering). I hope the books we read teach us to see our own stories in the story of God, just like our call to worship every week says. Thank you for welcoming me into the story of UBC as you have so kindly! I am so happy that I finally get to begin this part of life with you as a church family! Here’s to the next page and a radiant summer!

THIS WEEK

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

UbcKIds Camp Bakesale!- Sunday, May 17th, 9:30-12:30
Before and after service, our UbcKids will be selling baked goods to raise money for kids camp expenses!

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

UBC SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDER
Grab your’s here!

CCMS Backpack Donations
Bring backpacks, or donate money toward backpacks at ubcwaco.org/give and choose community partnerships. Accepting donations until May 17TH.

UPCOMING EVENTS

All-Church BBQ @ Andie’s- Monday, May 25th, 4-7pm
You're invited to an all church BBQ at Andie's!  She'll provide mains; bring a side or drink to share.  Sign up in the lobby or email andie@ubcwaco.org for details.

Pizza & Pints @ Shorty’s Woodway- Thursday, May 28th, 6pm
Pizza and Pints at Shorty's Woodway! Family-friendly pizza night with other Ubcers.  Come hang out and grab a slice!

Stish & Bish- Tuesday, June 2, 7-8pm
Craft night at Kaley Eggers' house! RSVP to Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org.

All Church Camp Fimfo Day- Saturday, June 6th
Save the date; Ubc is heading to Camp Fimfo! $5 a person. More details coming soon.

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PREACHING SCHEDULE

5/24- Andie

5/31- Erin Hill

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)
Greer Rutt, Youth Pastor (greer@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 5-5-2026

ANDIE’S POST

Hey friends!  Ubc is the grateful host of the McLennan County Diaper Collective, and they are in need of our support.  Nationwide, 46% of all families struggle to provide diapers for their children.  In McLennan County, 68% struggle to provide diapers for their children.  One of my favorite movie quotes EVER comes from the cartoon Robots: See a need, fill a need.  It's how I try to function in the world, it's how I've raised my kids, and as followers of Jesus, it captures the heart of the gospel.  The need I see lies with the Diaper Collective. Their largest gap in their supply exists with size 3, 4, 5, and 6 diapers.  This year, for both Mother's Day and Father's Day, we are doing a diaper drive!  You are invited to bring diapers this Sunday and next to help fill the need we see. Together, we can make a difference for families struggling to meet their children's basic needs!  I'm proud of us, and look forward to the opportunity to help!

THIS WEEK

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

Mothers Day Diaper Drive- Sunday, before/after church (see main article for details)

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

CCMS Backpack Donations
Bring backpacks, or donate money toward backpacks at ubcwaco.org/give and choose community partnerships. Accepting donations until May 17 

CCMS Teacher Appreciation
We are accepting $5-$10 gift cards (or donations to Community Partnerships fund) by May 3rd! 

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

UbcKIds Camp Bakesale!- Sunday, May 17th, 9:30-12:30
Before and after service, our UbcKids will be selling baked goods to raise money for kids camp expenses!

All-Church BBQ @ Andie’s- Monday, May 25th, 4-7pm
You're invited to an all church BBQ at Andie's!  She'll provide mains; bring a side or drink to share.  Sign up in the lobby or email andie@ubcwaco.org for details.

Pizza & Pints @ Shorty’s Woodway- Thursday, May 28th, 6pm
Pizza and Pints at Shorty's Woodway! Family-friendly pizza night with other Ubcers.  Come hang out and grab a slice!

All Church Camp Fimfo Day- Saturday, June 6th
Save the date; Ubc is heading to Camp Fimfo! $5 a person. More details coming soon.

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Text Updates Now Available
You can now receive text updates from ubc! If you haven’t already, please fill out this consent form (also, if you haven’t updated your email/phone with us in a while, probably a good idea to do anyway).

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

5/10- Andie

5/24- Andie

5/31- Erin Hill

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 4-28-2026

JAMIE’S POST

I have no profundity to offer you in this season of Resurrection. I have only hair that never quite dries and this poem I came across today about humidity:

Ode to Humidity
P. Scott Cunningham

What am I if not what happens
when I try to run away?

Water falls out of me like
an opinion. I’m like a screen
door banging between two rivers.

Dear air, what’s inside me
you’re so desperate to take?

I put on the Atlantic like a sweater.
My head bobs on the surface
of a lake I’m named after.

Where do I belong?
My head asks. My body,
exasperated, answers.

THIS WEEK

The Book Club @ UBC- Tuesday, April 28th, 7-8pm
We are reading Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy 

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

May Day Dinner and Flower Gifting- Thursday, April 30, 6-7pm
We are sharing spring with our friends and neighbors!  Join us for dinner and a potluck make-your-own-bouquet bar in honor of May Day.  6pm in the Backside!

Mister Rogers Sunday- Sunday, May 3
Each year around graduation season, we take a moment to reflect on the life of Fred Rogers and remember that vocation is not divided into sacred and secular categories. We also celebrate our graduates. If you are graduating this semester (high school, college, grad school, etc), we’d love to recognize you in church and feed you after. Please reach out to andie@ubcwaco.org so we can be in touch.

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

CCMS Backpack Donations
Bring backpacks, or donate money toward backpacks at ubcwaco.org/give and choose community partnerships. Accepting donations until May 17 

CCMS Teacher Appreciation
We are accepting $5-$10 gift cards (or donations to Community Partnerships fund) by May 3rd! 

Sharyl West (Loeung) Mealtrain

With Sharyl’s permission, her story is being shared and the need for support is great for her and the boys right now. Please keep her in your prayers and consider helping with the meal train!

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

UbcKIds Camp Bakesale!- Sunday, May 17th, 9:30-12:30
Before and after service, our UbcKids will be selling baked goods to raise money for kids camp expenses!

All-Church BBQ @ Andie’s- Monday, May 25th, 4-7pm
You're invited to an all church BBQ at Andie's!  She'll provide mains; bring a side or drink to share.  Sign up in the lobby or email andie@ubcwaco.org for details.

Pizza & Pints @ Shorty’s Woodway- Thursday, May 28th, 6pm
Pizza and Pints at Shorty's Woodway! Family-friendly pizza night with other Ubcers.  Come hang out and grab a slice!

All Church Camp Fimfo Day- Saturday, June 6th
Save the date; Ubc is heading to Camp Fimfo! $5 a person. More details coming soon.

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Text Updates Now Available
You can now receive text updates from ubc! If you haven’t already, please fill out this consent form (also, if you haven’t updated your email/phone with us in a while, probably a good idea to do anyway).

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

5/3- Mister Rogers

5/10- Andie

5/24- Andie

5/31- Erin Hill

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 4-21-2026

NICOLE’S POST

UBC Spring Retreat 

This past weekend, about 20 of us set out on an adventure to Meridian State Park for our UBC Spring Retreat. 

GTG Outdoors, a non-profit organization led by UBCers Gabe & Meagan GarMelo, hosted our group and showed us the ropes of camping in the RAIN!!! 

We spent a lot of time by the fire, laughing, playing games, napping in hammocks, and watching the kids splash in puddles, get covered in an obscene amount of mud, and explore trails, caves and the woods. 

The most special part of this time together was the bonding that happens with a group when you are staying as warm, dry, and light-hearted as possible during a challenging outdoor experience. We all posed the question at least once, “should we just pack up and leave?”, and every single person voted “no!!!”; we wanted to stay, even though it was hard. This picture of community, resiliency, and the desire to spend meaningful time together was absolutely glorious! 

If you’ve never gone on a GTG adventure with us, I implore you to consider joining next time! Nothing beats embracing beauty with this amazing group of people (and Gabe’s five star camp cooking). 

We ended our evening on Saturday with spiritual reflection, sticky s’mores, and deep life conversations. I know we all feel better for choosing this rainy adventure together. 

THIS WEEK

Love Your Mother Earth Day Tote Bag Decorating- Tuesday, April 21, 6-8PM

At Ubc, we love God, embrace beauty, and live life to the fullest.  One of the ways we can embody those values is by caring for our earth!  Join us for reusable tote bag decorating on Earth Day Eve, April 21st, from 6p-8p.  Sustainable but make it crafty! $5 per bag; email andie@ubcwaco.org to register!

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

Pizza and Pints @ Shorty’s Woodway- Thursday, April 23, 6-8pm
Family-friendly pizza night with other Ubcers.  Come hang out and grab a slice!

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

CCMS Backpack Donations
Bring backpacks, or donate money toward backpacks at ubcwaco.org/give and choose community partnerships. Accepting donations until May 17 

CCMS Teacher Appreciation
We are accepting $5-$10 gift cards (or donations to Community Partnerships fund) by May 3rd! 

Sharyl West (Loeung) Mealtrain

With Sharyl’s permission, her story is being shared and the need for support is great for her and the boys right now. Please keep her in your prayers and consider helping with the meal train!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Book Club @ UBC- Tuesday, April 28th, 7-8pm

We are reading Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy 

May Day Dinner and Flower Gifting- Thursday, April 30, 6-7pm
We are sharing spring with our friends and neighbors!  Join us for dinner and a potluck make-your-own-bouquet bar in honor of May Day.  6pm in the Backside!

Mister Rogers Sunday- Sunday, May 3
Each year around graduation season, we take a moment to reflect on the life of Fred Rogers and remember that vocation is not divided into sacred and secular categories. We also celebrate our graduates. If you are graduating this semester (high school, college, grad school, etc), we’d love to recognize you in church and feed you after. Please reach out to andie@ubcwaco.org so we can be in touch.

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Text Updates Now Available
You can now receive text updates from ubc! If you haven’t already, please fill out this consent form (also, if you haven’t updated your email/phone with us in a while, probably a good idea to do anyway).

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

4/26- Annie Wilde

5/3- Andie

COMMUNITY BOARD

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 4-14-2026

THIS WEEK

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

UBCYP @ TOPGOLF- Thursday, 7pm
Young? Professional? Young Professional? Meet us at 7 for TopGolf!  Ubc will pay for the bay; you are responsible for food and bevs. RSVP to Andie: andie@ubcwaco.org!

All-UBC Campout with GTG Outdoors April 17-19 at Meridian State Park

The cost will be $50/adult and $25/kids. This includes gear, food, and classes led by GTG! Sign up here.

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

Sharyl West (Loeung) Mealtrain

With Sharyl’s permission, her story is being shared and the need for support is great for her and the boys right now. Please keep her in your prayers and consider helping with the meal train!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Love Your Mother Earth Day Tote Bag Decorating- Tuesday, April 21, 6-8PM

At Ubc, we love God, embrace beauty, and live life to the fullest.  One of the ways we can embody those values is by caring for our earth!  Join us for reusable tote bag decorating on Earth Day Eve, April 21st, from 6p-8p.  Sustainable but make it crafty! $5 per bag; email andie@ubcwaco.org to register!

Pizza and Pints @ Shorty’s Woodway- Thursday, April 23, 6-8pm
Family-friendly pizza night with other Ubcers.  Come hang out and grab a slice!

May Day Dinner and Flower Gifting- Thursday, April 30, 6-7pm
We are sharing spring with our friends and neighbors!  Join us for dinner and a potluck make-your-own-bouquet bar in honor of May Day.  6pm in the Backside!

Mister Rogers Sunday- Sunday, May 3
Each year around graduation season, we take a moment to reflect on the life of Fred Rogers and remember that vocation is not divided into sacred and secular categories. We also celebrate our graduates. If you are graduating this semester (high school, college, grad school, etc), we’d love to recognize you in church and feed you after. Please reach out to andie@ubcwaco.org so we can be in touch.

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Text Updates Now Available
You can now receive text updates from ubc! If you haven’t already, please fill out this consent form (also, if you haven’t updated your email/phone with us in a while, probably a good idea to do anyway).

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

4/19- Craig

4/26- Annie Wilde

5/3- Andie

COMMUNITY BOARD

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 4-7-2026

ANDIE’S POST

Thank you, Easter

Sometimes (often) I wonder what the point is of all of this.  We love, we show up, we advocate, and do we move the needle?  Do my words matter?  Does my time matter, my late nights thinking about the state of the world, the state of ubc, and the state of my own soul matter?  In my average to best moments, the answer is a resounding yes.  All of this matters.  Loving one person matters.  Showing up for one person matters.  Speaking up and speaking out matters.  I saw that in real time on Easter.  I met people who wanted to know what the catch is.  Who couldn't believe they experienced the warmth and hospitality that they did.  People who were floored that we talked about the realities of this world, of toxic religion, and of welcoming the stranger.  What you do matters.  Who you are in the community matters.  We are co-creating a place where people who have been holding their breath can exhale, and I am so grateful.  Thank you, Easter, for the heartbeat. Thank you, Jesus, for the work you did and the gift you are.  Thank you, Ubc, for embodying all of that and holding it together.  WIth love, Andie.

THIS WEEK.

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

THIS THURSDAY!
College Movie Night at Andie's, 8ish
What was it like in the 1900's?? Join Andie for a canon experience of some sort of cheesy 90's movies, and see what life was like before smartphones.  Email Andie for her address, snacks and bevies provided: andie@ubcwaco.org.

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

Sharyl West (Loeung) Mealtrain

With Sharyl’s permission, her story is being shared and the need for support is great for her and the boys right now. Please keep her in your prayers and consider helping with the meal train!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

All-UBC Campout with GTG Outdoors April 17-19 at Meridian State Park

The cost will be $50/adult and $25/kids. This includes gear, food, and classes led by GTG! Sign up here.

—

Text Updates Now Available
You can now receive text updates from ubc! If you haven’t already, please fill out this consent form (also, if you haven’t updated your email/phone with us in a while, probably a good idea to do anyway).

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

4/12- Andie

4/19- TBD

4/26- Annie Wilde

COMMUNITY BOARD

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 3-31-2026

ANDIE’S POST

Hi friends, and welcome to Holy Week!  This season is such a beautiful invitation into the complexities of our faith and onto the road that Jesus walked to bring us along with him.  I want to highlight some of the opportunities at ubc that might help facilitate the wonder, grief, and mysticism available to us as we head into Easter.

Maundy Thursday:
Maundy Thursday recalls the last meal Jesus had with his friends.  In knowing that Judas would betray him, Peter would deny him, and the rest of the disciples would scatter, Jesus still washed their feet, shared his table, and offered his love.  We are honoring that expression of community by sharing a meal and taking communion together, 6pm on the 2nd.  You can support this time together by signing up to bring something through the Maundy Thursday post below.

Good Friday:
Good Friday is one of my favorite liturgies of the year.  Strange, maybe, especially when we are watching so much death around the world, but the unjust murder of Jesus is an underpinning of our shared narrative and feeling its weight reminds me of my deep connection to both Jesus and the crowd that crucified him.  Good Friday calls up the reality that the worst day in history came before the best, and it invites us to expand our capacity to hold those two truths together. Join us at 5:30pm on the 3rd; childcare is provided.

Whatever you have space for, I hope you'll attend.  We make this community, we care for this community, and we care for this community together. 

THIS WEEK.

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

Skate to Donate @ Skate Waco- Wednesday, April 1st, 6pm

Maundy Thursday Liturgy- Thursday, April 2nd, 5:30pm
Holy Week is almost here!  To further invite us into preparing for Easter, we are having a soup and bread dinner on Maundy Thursday at 6pm.  We will share a simple meal and acknowledge Jesus's institution of communion by participating in it together.  You can sign up to bring something below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A5AC23A0F4C61-63010572-maundy

Good Friday Liturgy- Friday, April 3rd, 5:30pm

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

Easter Egg Hunt- Easter, noon
We’ll have an egg hunt after church on Easter, and are accepting egg donations through March 29th. Egg donations: no chocolate, also cascarones accepted!

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

Sharyl West (Loeung) Mealtrain

With Sharyl’s permission, her story is being shared and the need for support is great for her and the boys right now. Please keep her in your prayers and consider helping with the meal train!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

All-UBC Campout with GTG Outdoors April 17-19 at Meridian State Park

The cost will be $50/adult and $25/kids. This includes gear, food, and classes led by GTG! Sign up here.

—

Text Updates Now Available
You can now receive text updates from ubc! If you haven’t already, please fill out this consent form (also, if you haven’t updated your email/phone with us in a while, probably a good idea to do anyway).

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

4/5 (Easter)- Andie

4/12- Andie

4/19- TBD

4/26- Craig

COMMUNITY BOARD

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 3-24-2026

ANDIE’S POST

This is Ourselves Under Pressure
Bet you can guess what artist I'm listening to right now!  Every time I hear that song, I am reminded of my favorite lyric: Turned away from it all like a blind man // Sat on a fence, but it don't work // Keep coming up with love, but it's so slashed and torn

Friends, love is indeed slashed and torn.  It is an imperfect vehicle for the essence of a perfect God, and we are doing our very best to jump in and swim in its current as people who are seeking to be formed in the likeness of Christ.  This Sunday is Palm Sunday, and I am sure of two things: Jesus was not who the crowds wanted him to be, and Jesus was exactly who the crowds needed.  He loved the people he encountered so completely, and yet ultimately, Divine Love was slashed and torn.  Sitting on a fence is a very human response to a very complicated world, and yet we are invited to pick a side in the Cosmic drama of the unfolding kin-dom of heaven. May I suggest erring on the side of love?  Of hope?  Of restoration, resurrection, and shouts of Hosanna, imperfect as they may be?  In this way, we join Bowie and Mercury in their ineffable call to give love one more chance.  What incredible company!

THIS WEEK.

Coffee Hour w/ Nicole- CG Franklin- Wednesday, March 25th, 9:30am
Join Nicole @ Common Grounds on Franklin for community and connection! Kids welcome. Coffee/drink on UBC.

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

Pizza and Pints @ Shorty’s Woodway- Wednesday, March 25th, 6pm

Join us at Shorty’s in Woodway for our first monthly Pizza & Pints! UBC will buy a couple of cheese pizzas. Let the kids run around if you want to, and come hang out for good company and convos! This is led by Duke Dizdar.

Lent Book Study- Sundays at 9:30 (beginning February 15th)
We’ll be reading Walter Brueggemann’s Interrupting Silence.

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

Palm Sunday Picnic at Miss Nellie’s Pretty Place, Sunday, March 29th, 12-1pm
Palm Sunday Picnic: Bring fruit, veggies, chips, or drinks to share! Or just show up :)

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

Sharyl West (Loeung) Mealtrain

With Sharyl’s permission, her story is being shared and the need for support is great for her and the boys right now. Please keep her in your prayers and consider helping with the meal train!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Freddy’s Profit Share for Ubckids- Monday, March 30th, 4-8pm
Eat dinner @ Freddy’s in Hewitt and mention UBCKids to go towards kids camp costs!

Skate to Donate @ Skate Waco- Wednesday, April 1st, 6pm

Maundy Thursday Liturgy- Thursday, April 2nd, 5:30pm
Holy Week is almost here!  To further invite us into preparing for Easter, we are having a soup and bread dinner on Maundy Thursday at 6pm.  We will share a simple meal and acknowledge Jesus's institution of communion by participating in it together.  You can sign up to bring something below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A5AC23A0F4C61-63010572-maundy

Good Friday Liturgy- Friday, April 3rd, 5:30pm

Easter Egg Hunt- Easter, noon
We’ll have an egg hunt after church on Easter, and are accepting egg donations through March 29th. Egg donations: no chocolate, also cascarones accepted!

All-UBC Campout with GTG Outdoors April 17-19 at Meridian State Park

The cost will be $50/adult and $25/kids. This includes gear, food, and classes led by GTG! Sign up here.

—

Text Updates Now Available
You can now receive text updates from ubc! If you haven’t already, please fill out this consent form (also, if you haven’t updated your email/phone with us in a while, probably a good idea to do anyway).

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

3/29 (Palm Sunday)- Andie

4/5 (Easter)- Andie

COMMUNITY BOARD

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 3-17-2026

NICOLE’S POST

Spring is upon us at UBC and we have so many exciting things going on! I am thankful to be part of a church that prioritizes experiences together. As we focus on Embracing Beauty this Lenten season, I have sought opportunities to care for our planet together. UBC has sponsored TWO teams for the Trash Dash & Bash River Cleanup with Keep Waco Beautiful, we will be embarking on our second camping trip together with GTG Outdoors where we will learn about ways to decrease our environmental impact as we spend time in nature, and we have been awarded a grant through CBF that will allow us to install water bottle fillers (and we can use any leftover funds for other sustainability projects!). I am thrilled to participate in these things alongside a church that does not separate the sacred and the secular and sees God's beauty in all of it.

THIS WEEK.

St. Patrick Liturgy- Tuesday, March 17th, 5:30pm
A liturgy built from the words and story of St. Patrick. Childcare available.

Try Your Luck Game Night- Tuesday, March 17th, 6:15pm

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

Lent Book Study- Sundays at 9:30 (beginning February 15th)
We’ll be reading Walter Brueggemann’s Interrupting Silence.

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

Sharyl West (Loeung) Mealtrain

With Sharyl’s permission, her story is being shared and the need for support is great for her and the boys right now. Please keep her in your prayers and consider helping with the meal train!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Pizza and Pints @ Shorty’s Woodway- Wednesday, March 25th, 6pm

Join us at Shorty’s in Woodway for our first monthly Pizza & Pints! UBC will buy a couple of cheese pizzas. Let the kids run around if you want to, and come hang out for good company and convos! This is led by Duke Dizdar.

Palm Sunday Picnic at Miss Nellie’s Pretty Place, Sunday, March 29th, 12-1pm
Palm Sunday Picnic: Bring fruit, veggies, chips, or drinks to share! Or just show up :)

Freddy’s Profit Share for Ubckids- Thursday, March 30th, 4-8pm
Eat dinner @ Freddy’s in Hewitt and mention UBCKids to go towards kids camp costs!

Skate Waco- Wednesday, April 1st, 6pm

Maundy Thursday Liturgy- Thursday, April 2nd, 5:30pm
Holy Week is almost here!  To further invite us into preparing for Easter, we are having a soup and bread dinner on Maundy Thursday at 6pm.  We will share a simple meal and acknowledge Jesus's institution of communion by participating in it together.  You can sign up to bring something below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A5AC23A0F4C61-63010572-maundy

Good Friday Liturgy- Friday, April 3rd, 5:30pm

Easter Egg Hunt- Easter, noon
We’ll have an egg hunt after church on Easter, and are accepting egg donations through March 29th. Egg donations: no chocolate, also cascarones accepted!

All-UBC Campout with GTG Outdoors April 17-19 at Meridian State Park

The cost will be $50/adult and $25/kids. This includes gear, food, and classes led by GTG! Sign up here.

—

Text Updates Now Available
You can now receive text updates from ubc! If you haven’t already, please fill out this consent form (also, if you haven’t updated your email/phone with us in a while, probably a good idea to do anyway).

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

3/22- Andie

3/29- Andie

COMMUNITY BOARD

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 3-11-2026

ANDIE’S POST

Listening to the Hamilton soundtrack while watching the US bomb a foreign country was NOT on my bingo card for 2026. I am stunned and horrified by the footage of the destruction that is coming to us through our phones and TVs, and in this cultural moment, I am acutely aware of my own insignificance. Our capacity for violence is humbling, and frightening, and matched (overtaken?) only by our capacity to love. We have equal and I hope greater capacity to do good. To stand. To serve. To impact our own small worlds with the love of Jesus that changes the trajectory of our universe in small but increasingly important ways. Last week I sat in the Rock n Roll room with several small group leaders, and we talked about how we share the sense that little flickers of community might matter more now than ever. I agree. I cherish my own small group with every fiber of my being, and I'm so grateful for the time we gather and process and hold each other's burdens and joys. Here's my ask: would you consider hosting a small group in the near future? You may have noticed Ubc is growing and new faces abound. We have people looking for deeper connection and we need new groups to place them in. Hosting can be as simple as meeting at the church and managing communication or as complex as choosing and facilitating content. Either one or anything in between would be so beneficial as we seek to care for each other and the broader community of Waco in the wake of what we are witnessing. Stay safe, and stay connected! Love yall. 

THIS WEEK.

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

UbcKids Volunteers @ CG Woodway- Saturday, March 14th, 10-11am
Come hang with the UbcKids Volunteer crew! Whole family welcome. Coffee on UBC!

Lent Book Study- Sundays at 9:30 (beginning February 15th)
We’ll be reading Walter Brueggemann’s Interrupting Silence.

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

St. Patrick Liturgy- Tuesday, March 17th, 5:30pm
A liturgy built from the words and story of St. Patrick. Childcare available.

Try Your Luck Game Night- Tuesday, March 17th, 6:15pm

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

Wanted: Small Group Hosts!
We have a veritable slew of potential Small Group participants waiting in the wings and we are looking for hosts and/or facilitators.  Our small group format is communal, so you can trade off facilitating or pick someone to lead discussions/activities for the week or season.  If you are interested in hosting a new group in your home or in facilitating one at the church, please email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org. If you are interested in joining, same email, different subject line!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Freddy’s Profit Share for Ubckids- Thursday, March 19th, 4-9pm
Eat dinner @ Freddy’s in Hewitt and mention UBCKids to go towards kids camp costs!

Pizza and Pints @ Shorty’s Woodway- Wednesday, March 25th, 6pm

Join us at Shorty’s in Woodway for our first monthly Pizza & Pints! UBC will buy a couple of cheese pizzas. Let the kids run around if you want to, and come hang out for good company and convos! This is led by Duke Dizdar.

Palm Sunday Picnic at Miss Nellie’s Pretty Place, Sunday, March 29th, 12-1pm

Save the Date: All-UBC Campout with GTG Outdoors April 17-19 at Meridian State Park

The cost will be $50/adult and $25/kids. This includes gear, food, and classes led by GTG! 

—

Text Updates Now Available
You can now receive text updates from ubc! If you haven’t already, please fill out this consent form (also, if you haven’t updated your email/phone with us in a while, probably a good idea to do anyway).

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

3/15- Kerri Fisher

3/22- Andie

3/29- Andie

COMMUNITY BOARD

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)
Hannah Kapitaniuk, Volunteer College Director
(hannah@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 3-4-2026

JAMIE’S POST

If you didn’t know, I teach a section of Dying and Death Education at Baylor on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I offer my students a standing semester-long assignment: as you go about your life, notice what makes you feel particularly alive.

Irvin Yalom has likened death to the sun—that which illuminates and gives shape to the world yet, if you stare directly at it, hurts.

I ask my students to notice what makes them feel alive to offer balance to that pain and insight into that illumination.

On Tuesdays, I ask them to share their insights with their classmates. You’d be surprised what you’ll find when you are actively monitoring for what makes you feel alive.

At Ubc, we talk about Lent as a season of attending the question of what it means to live life to the fullest—who am I/what am I for?

There is an element of this sacred task that is creative—what kind of lives are we building? To what might we aspire? From what might we repent?(in a turning away sense, not the vague shame sense)

But there is another element to this sacred task that is more like remembering. We used to know who we are and what we are for. We’ve always known. We were just better at it when we were babies.

I have a sense that I’ve seen my students getting glimpses into remembering this sort of thing after being open to what makes them feel alive for several months on end.

And so I want to offer you this as a Lenten practice: Notice what makes you feel particularly alive. Keep a list if you’d like. Then, when you’re ready, share it with someone and speculate wildly about what it might mean.

THIS WEEK.

CCMS Movie Night- Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 6pm
We are going to host a movie night at UBC for our CCMS students on Wednesday, March 4 from 6-8 pm along with the Youth Group. Brazos Kids Dental is sponsoring pizza and we will have drinks and popcorn. We will be showing Remember the Titans.

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

Lent Book Study- Sundays at 9:30 (beginning February 15th)
We’ll be reading Walter Brueggemann’s Interrupting Silence.

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

Small Group Leaders Lunch- Sunday, March 8, 2026
Please join us for lunch as we roll out the updated vision for our small groups. We will offer support, training, and an opportunity for feedback. Email andie@ubcwaco.org for details.

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

Keep Waco Beautiful Trash Dash and Bash Team! 

I’m putting together a team of UBCers to participate in this Waco River clean up event! You pick up trash, then you bash. Interested? 

Let me know here! 

https://ubcwaco.churchcenter.com/people/forms/1165205

Wanted: Small Group Hosts!
We have a veritable slew of potential Small Group participants waiting in the wings and we are looking for hosts and/or facilitators.  Our small group format is communal, so you can trade off facilitating or pick someone to lead discussions/activities for the week or season.  If you are interested in hosting a new group in your home or in facilitating one at the church, please email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org. If you are interested in joining, same email, different subject line!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

ubcUniversity- POSTPONED (you can still sign up)
Special interest? Burning curiosity? Join us for ubcUniversity! You can present on your area of expertise and/or hear from fellow ubcers on theirs. Sign up here or in the lobby.

UbcKids Volunteers @ CG Woodway- Saturday, March 14th, 10-11am
Come hang with the UbcKids Volunteer crew! Whole family welcome. Coffee on UBC!

St. Patrick Liturgy- Tuesday, March 17th, 5:30pm
A liturgy built from the words and story of St. Patrick. Childcare available.

Try Your Luck Game Night- Tuesday, March 17th, 6:15pm

Freddy’s Profit Share for Ubckids- Thursday, March 19th, 4-9pm
Eat dinner @ Freddy’s in Hewitt and mention UBCKids to go towards kids camp costs!

Palm Sunday Picnic at Miss Nellie’s Pretty Place, Sunday, March 29th, 12-1pm

Save the Date: All-UBC Campout with GTG Outdoors April 17-19 at Meridian State Park

The cost will be $50/adult and $25/kids. This includes gear, food, and classes led by GTG! 

—

Text Updates Now Available
You can now receive text updates from ubc! If you haven’t already, please fill out this consent form (also, if you haven’t updated your email/phone with us in a while, probably a good idea to do anyway).

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

3/8- Andie

3/15- Kerri Fisher

3/22- Andie

3/29- Andie

COMMUNITY BOARD

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)
Hannah Kapitaniuk, Volunteer College Director
(hannah@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 2-24-2026

NICOLE’S POST

We have a few ways to serve and strengthen community during this Lenten season! 

CCMS Movie Night is coming up! 

We are partnering with Cesar Chavez and Brazos Kids Dental to host a pizza and movie night for the middle school students on March 4! 

Fill out this form if you’d like to help: 

https://ubcwaco.churchcenter.com/people/forms/1165198

Keep Waco Beautiful Trash Dash and Bash Team! 

I’m putting together a team of UBCers to participate in this Waco River clean up event! You pick up trash, then you bash. Interested? 

Let me know here! 

https://ubcwaco.churchcenter.com/people/forms/1165205

SAVE THE DATE! 

All-UBC Campout with GTG Outdoors April 17-19 at Meridian State Park

The cost will be $50/adult and $25/kids. This includes gear, food, and classes led by GTG! 

THIS WEEK.

The Book Club @ ubc -February 24th, 7pm
Join us in the backside! We will provide tea, you provide snacks! We are reading You Didn’t Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney.

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

All-Ubc Field Trip to the Perot- Saturday, February 28th, 10am-4pm
Fun Fact! With a Mayborn Membership , you get free entry into the Perot in Dallas! Blocking off this Saturday for UBCers to head there together have a day of fun! Expenses on UBCers (look up Mayborn Reciprocal Benefits for details on free admission), but Nicole will bring snacks to share.

Lent Book Study- Sundays at 9:30 (beginning February 15th)
We’ll be reading Walter Brueggemann’s Interrupting Silence.

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

CCMS Movie Night Volunteers
We are going to host a movie night at UBC for our CCMS students on Wednesday, March 4 from 6-8 pm along with the Youth Group. Brazos Kids Dental is sponsoring pizza and we will have drinks and popcorn. We will be showing Remember the Titans.

We'd love for UBCers to join and come get to know Brazos Kids Dental, a partner with UBC that will sponsor many community events for us, as well as meet some CCMS students and their families!

Nicole would like help with set up, clean up, and management during the movie time! To sign up to help, email nicole at nicole@ubcwaco.org.

Wanted: Small Group Hosts!
We have a veritable slew of potential Small Group participants waiting in the wings and we are looking for hosts and/or facilitators.  Our small group format is communal, so you can trade off facilitating or pick someone to lead discussions/activities for the week or season.  If you are interested in hosting a new group in your home or in facilitating one at the church, please email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org. If you are interested in joining, same email, different subject line!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

ubcUniversity- POSTPONED (you can still sign up)
Special interest? Burning curiosity? Join us for ubcUniversity! You can present on your area of expertise and/or hear from fellow ubcers on theirs. Sign up here or in the lobby.

CCMS Movie Night- Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 6pm
We are going to host a movie night at UBC for our CCMS students on Wednesday, March 4 from 6-8 pm along with the Youth Group. Brazos Kids Dental is sponsoring pizza and we will have drinks and popcorn. We will be showing Remember the Titans.

Small Group Leaders Lunch- Sunday, March 8, 2026
Please join us for lunch as we roll out the updated vision for our small groups. We will offer support, training, and an opportunity for feedback. Email andie@ubcwaco.org for details.

UbcKids Volunteers @ CG Woodway- Saturday, March 14th, 10-11am
Come hang with the UbcKids Volunteer crew! Whole family welcome. Coffee on UBC!

St. Patrick Liturgy- Tuesday, March 17th, 5:30pm
A liturgy built from the words and story of St. Patrick. Childcare available.

Try Your Luck Game Night- Tuesday, March 17th, 6:15pm

Freddy’s Profit Share for Ubckids- Thursday, March 19th, 4-9pm
Eat dinner @ Freddy’s in Hewitt and mention UBCKids to go towards kids camp costs!

Palm Sunday Picnic at Miss Nellie’s Pretty Place, Sunday, March 29th, 12-1pm

—

Text Updates Now Available
You can now receive text updates from ubc! If you haven’t already, please fill out this consent form (also, if you haven’t updated your email/phone with us in a while, probably a good idea to do anyway).

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

3/1- Andie

3/8- Andie

3/15- Kerri Fisher

3/22- Andie

3/29- Andie

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)
Hannah Kapitaniuk, Volunteer College Director
(hannah@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Kyle Howerton
Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 2-17-2026

A FEW IMPORTANT THINGS

1) King Cakes & Pancakes is tonight at 6pm.

2) Ash Wednesday is tomorrow at 7am and 5:30pm (same thing both times, not two separate things). This liturgy is 25-30 minutes and childcare will be available during the evening liturgy.

3) Our Lent book study has begun! Grab a copy of Walter Brueggemann’s Interrupting Silence and join us at 9:30am on Sunday.

3) You can now receive text updates from ubc! If you haven’t already, please fill out this consent form (also, if you haven’t updated your email/phone with us in a while, probably a good idea to do anyway).

THIS WEEK.

King Cakes & Pancakes- Tuesday, February 17th, 6:00pm
Sign up to make pancakes, bring a griddle, etc. here!

Ash Wednesday Liturgy- Wednesday, February 18th, 7am and 5:30pm (same liturgy at both times)

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

UBCYP Slow Rise on the River Hang- Thursday, February 19th, 7:00pm

Lent Book Study- Sundays at 9:30 (beginning February 15th)
We’ll be reading Walter Brueggemann’s Interrupting Silence.

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

FuzzLab Waco Profit Share- Sunday, February 22nd, 2-5pm
Join us at Fuzz Lab Waco for a profit share! Fuzz Lab has multiple different crafts priced between $10-$68. Fuzz Lab will donate 10% to UBC kids which will help fund kids’ camp and other kids’ events!

The Book Club @ ubc -February 24th, 7pm
Join us in the backside! We will provide tea, you provide snacks! We are reading You Didn’t Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney.

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

CCMS Movie Night Volunteers
We are going to host a movie night at UBC for our CCMS students on Wednesday, March 4 from 6-8 pm along with the Youth Group. Brazos Kids Dental is sponsoring pizza and we will have drinks and popcorn. We will be showing Remember the Titans.

We'd love for UBCers to join and come get to know Brazos Kids Dental, a partner with UBC that will sponsor many community events for us, as well as meet some CCMS students and their families!

Nicole would like help with set up, clean up, and management during the movie time! To sign up to help, email nicole at nicole@ubcwaco.org.

Wanted: MiCasa Hosts!
We have a veritable slew of potential MiCasa participants waiting in the wings and we are looking for hosts and/or facilitators.  Our small group format is communal, so you can trade off facilitating or pick someone to lead discussions/activities for the week or season.  If you are interested in hosting a new group in your home or in facilitating one at the church, please email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org. If you are interested in joining, same email, different subject line!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

ubcUniversity- POSTPONED (you can still sign up)
Special interest? Burning curiosity? Join us for ubcUniversity! You can present on your area of expertise and/or hear from fellow ubcers on theirs. Sign up here or in the lobby.

All-Ubc Field Trip to the Perot- Saturday, February 28th, 10am-4pm
Fun Fact! With a Mayborn Membership , you get free entry into the Perot in Dallas! Blocking off this Saturday for UBCers to head there together have a day of fun! Expenses on UBCers (look up Mayborn Reciprocal Benefits for details on free admission), but Nicole will bring snacks to share.

—

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

2/22- Andie

3/1- Andie

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)
Hannah Kapitaniuk, Volunteer College Director
(hannah@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Kyle Howerton
Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 2-10-2026

ANDIE’S POST

Blood is Thicker than (Toilet) Water

"Well, this time we could have 'Oops! We Did it Again! 90's/2000's Plumbing Bingo!"  Or, 'Oh Crap! It Happened Again! Bingo.'"  Actual text messages I sent to the rest of the staff after discovering inches of standing water in the Backside, and rising.  If it isn't one thing, it's another.  Panic momentarily ensued as I flashed back to March 17tth, 2025, standing with a plumber and remediation specialist during our inaugural St. Patrick's Day Liturgy.  Maybe it's because I'm another year older, hopefully another year wiser, but even though the damage was more extensive this time, we've been here before.  We've gone "oh sh*t!" before.  Literally.  We've dealt with the change in routine, with bathrooms being out of service, and we've pooled our resources so that we were no longer pooling toilet water.  I don't know what the conclusion to this saga will be, but here's what I do know: When I got to ubc to assess the damage, Jamie was pulling up at the same time.  A leadership team member was already here.  Jess was planning on coming after her internship was done for the day.  Nicole was checking in on us and asking about updates and giving meaningful input.  If I'm going to wade through the toilet waters of this life, I want to do it with this team and with you. With the whole of ubc.  With the people I look at every Sunday morning with admiration, gratitude, and affection.  Our building needs repair, so we will repair it, just like we work together to repair what is broken in this world.  Pastoring ubc is one of the greatest honors of my life, even when I'm ankle deep in toilet water.  

THIS WEEK.

Coffee Hour w/ Nicole @ CG Woodway- Wednesday, February 11th, 10-11am

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

UBCYP Slow Rise on the River Hang- Thursday, February 12th, 7:00pm

Galentine’s Day- Friday, February 13th, 6pm
The Gals are gathering at Andie’s for Galentine’s Day. Email andie@ubcwaco.org to sign up and hear more.

Lent Book Study- Sundays at 9:30 (beginning February 15th)
We’ll be reading Walter Brueggemann’s Interrupting Silence.

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

Love Lovefeast- Sunday, February 15th, 12pm
Sign up with what you’re bringing or to help set up/clean up here!

King Cakes & Pancakes- Tuesday, February 17th, 6:00pm
Sign up to make pancakes, bring a griddle, etc. here!

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

CCMS Movie Night Volunteers
We are going to host a movie night at UBC for our CCMS students on Wednesday, March 4 from 6-8 pm along with the Youth Group. Brazos Kids Dental is sponsoring pizza and we will have drinks and popcorn. We will be showing Remember the Titans.

We'd love for UBCers to join and come get to know Brazos Kids Dental, a partner with UBC that will sponsor many community events for us, as well as meet some CCMS students and their families!

Nicole would like help with set up, clean up, and management during the movie time! To sign up to help, email nicole at nicole@ubcwaco.org.

Wanted: MiCasa Hosts!
We have a veritable slew of potential MiCasa participants waiting in the wings and we are looking for hosts and/or facilitators.  Our small group format is communal, so you can trade off facilitating or pick someone to lead discussions/activities for the week or season.  If you are interested in hosting a new group in your home or in facilitating one at the church, please email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org. If you are interested in joining, same email, different subject line!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

ubcUniversity- POSTPONED (you can still sign up)
Special interest? Burning curiosity? Join us for ubcUniversity! You can present on your area of expertise and/or hear from fellow ubcers on theirs. Sign up here or in the lobby.

Ash Wednesday Liturgy- Wednesday, February 18th, 7am and 5:30pm (same liturgy at both times)

FuzzLab Waco Profit Share- Sunday, February 22nd, 2-5pm
Join us at Fuzz Lab Waco for a profit share! Fuzz Lab has multiple different crafts priced between $10-$68. Fuzz Lab will donate 10% to UBC kids which will help fund kids’ camp and other kids’ events!

The Book Club @ ubc -February 24th, 7pm
Join us in the backside! We will provide tea, you provide snacks! We are reading You Didn’t Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney.

All-Ubc Field Trip to the Perot- Saturday, February 28th, 10am-4pm
Fun Fact! With a Mayborn Membership , you get free entry into the Perot in Dallas! Blocking off this Saturday for UBCers to head there together have a day of fun! Expenses on UBCers (look up Mayborn Reciprocal Benefits for details on free admission), but Nicole will bring snacks to share.

—

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

2/15- Andie

2/22- Andie

3/1- Andie

COMMUNITY BOARD

Liturgies for Resisting Empire Boba and Book Talk @ Garland School of Social Work- February 17th, 12:15

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)
Hannah Kapitaniuk, Volunteer College Director
(hannah@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Kyle Howerton
Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 2-3-2026

NICOLE’S POST

Community Partnership Updates

Hey there. The ice has melted, the sun is coming out, and the year is rolling. I’d like another kind of ice to melt away too, and I know that is actively on our minds. Holding space for all of us as we navigate how we help, how we speak up, how we cope, how we just be in this world right now. 

Connection is something I’m grateful for at UBC. Connection with like-minded people, navigating this together, and refusing to be silent about injustice. I’m grateful for many opportunities to connect with each other through meet-ups, dinners and events, reflect with special liturgies and in our church services, and serve the community alongside each other.

We have some updates on our community partnership front. Firstly, Brazos Kids/Hewitt Kids/Waco Kids Dental has reached out about partnering with UBC and sponsoring community events, in order to integrate into our community, and because they believe in what UBC is doing in Waco and the safe space we create. Our first event with them will be on March 4, where we will put on a movie night for our CCMS friends alongside our regular Youth night. Brazos Kids will sponsor the food, and we will provide popcorn and drinks. If you’d like to donate either popcorn kernels for the popcorn machine or drinks for this night, you can bring them to the kids check-in office anytime before March 4. Looking for things like water bottles, Coke, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, etc. Another way to help out is with your time– I’d love help managing set up, clean up and serving food and things during the movie night! You can email me at nicole@ubcwaco.org if you are interested.

Secondly, we have strengthened our partnership with Pack of Hope Waco, which I am also a board member for. UBC has been able to assist with food donations and now we are the meeting place for their once a month board meeting! We meet the third Monday of each month at UBC in the rock n roll room at 5:30. If you are interested in what POH does, or even becoming part of the board yourself, you have my invitation to come check out a meeting, just shoot me an email and let me know! Another way to be involved with POH? On Tuesdays at 3:30 at Poppa Rollos on Valley Mills (in the back warehouse building), they pack bags for their various partner schools to distribute to kids for the week. HUNDREDS of bags! If you have some time to give, come help! Kids are welcome to help pack as well.

I am excited and honored to be in this role where I am connecting UBC with our community. Thank you all so much for your constant support with these endeavors, and I am looking forward to spring at UBC.

THIS WEEK.

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

CCMS Movie Night Volunteers
We are going to host a movie night at UBC for our CCMS students on Wednesday, March 4 from 6-8 pm along with the Youth Group. Brazos Kids Dental is sponsoring pizza and we will have drinks and popcorn. We will be showing Remember the Titans.

We'd love for UBCers to join and come get to know Brazos Kids Dental, a partner with UBC that will sponsor many community events for us, as well as meet some CCMS students and their families!

Nicole would like help with set up, clean up, and management during the movie time! To sign up to help, email nicole at nicole@ubcwaco.org.

Wanted: MiCasa Hosts!
We have a veritable slew of potential MiCasa participants waiting in the wings and we are looking for hosts and/or facilitators.  Our small group format is communal, so you can trade off facilitating or pick someone to lead discussions/activities for the week or season.  If you are interested in hosting a new group in your home or in facilitating one at the church, please email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org. If you are interested in joining, same email, different subject line!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

KIDS CAMP

Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.

Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis. 

More info on camp here: 

https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/

If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Coffee Hour w/ Nicole @ CG Woodway- Wednesday, February 11th, 10-11am

ubcUniversity- Thursday, February 12th, 6:30pm
Special interest? Burning curiosity? Join us for ubcUniversity! You can present on your area of expertise and/or hear from fellow ubcers on theirs. Sign up here or in the lobby.

Post-ubcUniversity UBCYP Slow Rise on the River Hang- Thursday, February 12th, 7:45pm

Galentine’s Day- Friday, February 13th, 6pm
The Gals are gathering at Andie’s for Galentine’s Day. Email andie@ubcwaco.org to sign up and hear more.

Lent Book Study- Sundays at 9:30 (beginning February 15th)
We’ll be reading Walter Brueggemann’s Interrupting Silence.

Love Lovefeast- Sunday, February 15th, 12pm
Sign up with what you’re bringing or to help set up/clean up here!

King Cakes & Pancakes- Tuesday, February 17th, 6:00pm
Sign up to make pancakes, bring a griddle, etc. here!

Ash Wednesday Liturgy- Wednesday, February 18th, 7am and 5:30pm (same liturgy at both times)

FuzzLab Waco Profit Share- Sunday, February 22nd, 2-5pm
Join us at Fuzz Lab Waco for a profit share! Fuzz Lab has multiple different crafts priced between $10-$68. Fuzz Lab will donate 10% to UBC kids which will help fund kids’ camp and other kids’ events!

The Book Club @ ubc -February 24th, 7pm
Join us in the backside! We will provide tea, you provide snacks! We are reading You Didn’t Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney.

All-Ubc Field Trip to the Perot- Saturday, February 28th, 10am-4pm
Fun Fact! With a Mayborn Membership , you get free entry into the Perot in Dallas! Blocking off this Saturday for UBCers to head there together have a day of fun! Expenses on UBCers (look up Mayborn Reciprocal Benefits for details on free admission), but Nicole will bring snacks to share.

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Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

2/8- Jamie

2/15- Andie

COMMUNITY BOARD

Liturgies for Resisting Empire Boba and Book Talk @ Garland School of Social Work- February 17th, 12:15

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)
Hannah Kapitaniuk, Volunteer College Director
(hannah@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Kyle Howerton
Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 1-27-2026

ANDIE’S POST

Venn Diagrams

Thank you to all who joined us online last weekend.  I hope you are staying warm and safe!  A couple of upfront disclosures: I usually write my sermons the weekend I preach them.  My ADHD brain basically requires me to complete them in one sitting or else I will for sure lose my place.  It also allows me to incorporate any new events/tragedies that might happen later in the week.  Second, I got a jump start on last weekend’s sermon, so at the time it was written and recorded, Alex Pretti had not been murdered. I want to address that here.  This conversation is not just a political one, or an immigration one, or a gun reform one.  This conversation is not just about government or fascism or racism.  This conversation is also one of faith.  If I were a betting man, I would put a lot of money on the odds that the Venn diagram of people who believe Alex Pretti’s death was justified, people who are pro-birth, and people who self-identify as Christians is a near-circle.  Americans who have bought into the narrative that they are persecuted because of their faith see a reckoning and are taking up the cause of the oppressor.  We need and deserve a healthy dose of perspective in the American Church.  We have the right to practice our religions.  We have the right to assemble at houses of worship.  We have the right to free speech about our belief systems and more.  How are we taking advantage of our rights for the benefit and betterment of the truly oppressed?  Does our faith move us to speak, to protest, to have the hard conversations we’ve avoided?  What does our Venn diagram look like?  If it were up to me, our circle would be people who are trying our best to follow the teachings of Christ, people who are actively condemning violence in all forms, and people who are willing to risk discomfort for the truth.  Love yall; stay safe, and as always, if you need a listening ear, I’m around.  

THIS WEEK.

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

The Book Club @ Ubc- Thursday, January 29th, 7pm
Next book is Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid on 1/27 from 7-8 pm. Join the UBC Book Club Group Me for updates: https://groupme.com/join_group/111260659/Y05RlzDf

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

Mealtrain for Pryors

Jessica has made it back home after a very stressful several weeks in and out of the hospital in Denver due to complications from cancer. Sign up for meals or send gift cards here.

Pack of Hope Volunteers

Especially during Baylor breaks, there is a big need for packers on Tuesdays from 3:30-5:30 @ Poppa Rollo’s on Valley Mills. We send more bags home for breaks like Christmas break, too, so we need more hands! You can just show up, no prerequisites needed. Kids are welcome to come help pack bags too! More info at https://packofhope.org/faq or email nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

Wanted: MiCasa Hosts!
We have a veritable slew of potential MiCasa participants waiting in the wings and we are looking for hosts and/or facilitators.  Our small group format is communal, so you can trade off facilitating or pick someone to lead discussions/activities for the week or season.  If you are interested in hosting a new group in your home or in facilitating one at the church, please email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org. If you are interested in joining, same email, different subject line!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Freezer Meal Prep Parties
Love spreadsheets?  Love organizing?  Love feeding people?  Join our Freezer Meal Prep Party Org team!  This team places people together for the Prep Party, provides shopping lists and recipes, and oversees transport to the church.  Email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org to join!

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

ubcKids Donation Requests

Kids ministry is looking for some gently used donations! Contact nicole@ubcwaco.org if you have any of the following to donate:

complete puzzles for young kids-elementary
cars, hot wheels, etc
train tracks/train toys
magnatiles/magnetic toys
pots, pans, cookie sheets
play doh, play doh toys

Leadership Team Nominations
We’ve got an open spot on Leadership Team, and are taking nominations. If you know someone who would be a good representative voice for the congregation, email andie@ubcwaco.org!

Kid’s Volunteers

SIgn up to help with ubckids! Do it for the future! You can sign up here.

Tech Volunteers

Want to help keep the wheels from falling off on Sunday mornings? We are in need of volunteers to run lights, slides, and our livestream in the tech booth. No prior experience required--we will train you on whichever station you would like to help with. Email jamie@ubcwaco.org for more info.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Coffee Hour w/ Nicole @ CG Woodway- Wednesday, February 11th, 10-11am

ubcUniversity- Thursday, February 12th, 6:30pm
Special interest? Burning curiosity? Join us for ubcUniversity! You can present on your area of expertise and/or hear from fellow ubcers on theirs. Sign up here or in the lobby.

Galentine’s Day- Friday, February 13th, 6pm
The Gals are gathering at Andie’s for Galentine’s Day. Email andie@ubcwaco.org to sign up and hear more.

Lent Book Study- Sundays at 9:30 (beginning February 15th)
We’ll be reading Walter Brueggemann’s Interrupting Silence.

Love Lovefeast- Sunday, February 15th, 12pm

King Cakes & Pancakes- Tuesday, February 17th, 6:00pm
Sign up to make pancakes, bring a griddle, etc. here!

Ash Wednesday Liturgy- Wednesday, February 18th, 7am and 5:30pm (same liturgy at both times)

FuzzLab Waco Profit Share- Sunday, February 22nd, 2-5pm
Join us at Fuzz Lab Waco for a profit share! Fuzz Lab has multiple different crafts priced between $10-$68. Fuzz Lab will donate 10% to UBC kids which will help fund kids’ camp and other kids’ events!

All-Ubc Field Trip to the Perot- Saturday, February 28th, 10am-4pm
Fun Fact! With a Mayborn Membership , you get free entry into the Perot in Dallas! Blocking off this Saturday for UBCers to head there together have a day of fun! Expenses on UBCers (look up Mayborn Reciprocal Benefits for details on free admission), but Nicole will bring snacks to share.

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Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

2/1- Andie

2/8- Jamie

COMMUNITY BOARD

Liturgies for Resisting Empire Boba and Book Talk @ Garland School of Social Work- February 17th, 12:15

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)
Hannah Kapitaniuk, Volunteer College Director
(hannah@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Kyle Howerton
Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 1-20-2026

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: UBCYP Hangout

We’re having a UBCYP hangout on Thursday of this week. If you don’t know what that is, it’s our “young professionals” group. Since those words are functionally meaningless when placed next to each other, here is an alternative phrase: a group for people who are over the age of 21, but under the age of old. Hope that helps. Anyway, email andie@ubcwaco.org for the address.

THIS WEEK.

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

UBCYP Hangout- Thursday, January 22nd, 7pm
Email andie@ubcwaco.org for address.

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

The Book Club @ Ubc- Tuesday, January 27th, 7pm
Next book is Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid on 1/27 from 7-8 pm. Join the UBC Book Club Group Me for updates: https://groupme.com/join_group/111260659/Y05RlzDf

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

Mealtrain for Pryors

Jessica has made it back home after a very stressful several weeks in and out of the hospital in Denver due to complications from cancer. Sign up for meals or send gift cards here.

Pack of Hope Volunteers

Especially during Baylor breaks, there is a big need for packers on Tuesdays from 3:30-5:30 @ Poppa Rollo’s on Valley Mills. We send more bags home for breaks like Christmas break, too, so we need more hands! You can just show up, no prerequisites needed. Kids are welcome to come help pack bags too! More info at https://packofhope.org/faq or email nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

Wanted: MiCasa Hosts!
We have a veritable slew of potential MiCasa participants waiting in the wings and we are looking for hosts and/or facilitators.  Our small group format is communal, so you can trade off facilitating or pick someone to lead discussions/activities for the week or season.  If you are interested in hosting a new group in your home or in facilitating one at the church, please email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org. If you are interested in joining, same email, different subject line!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Freezer Meal Prep Parties
Love spreadsheets?  Love organizing?  Love feeding people?  Join our Freezer Meal Prep Party Org team!  This team places people together for the Prep Party, provides shopping lists and recipes, and oversees transport to the church.  Email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org to join!

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

ubcKids Donation Requests

Kids ministry is looking for some gently used donations! Contact nicole@ubcwaco.org if you have any of the following to donate:

complete puzzles for young kids-elementary
cars, hot wheels, etc
train tracks/train toys
magnatiles/magnetic toys
pots, pans, cookie sheets
play doh, play doh toys

Leadership Team Nominations
We’ve got an open spot on Leadership Team, and are taking nominations. If you know someone who would be a good representative voice for the congregation, email andie@ubcwaco.org!

Kid’s Volunteers

SIgn up to help with ubckids! Do it for the future! You can sign up here.

Tech Volunteers

Want to help keep the wheels from falling off on Sunday mornings? We are in need of volunteers to run lights, slides, and our livestream in the tech booth. No prior experience required--we will train you on whichever station you would like to help with. Email jamie@ubcwaco.org for more info.

UPCOMING EVENTS

ubcUniversity- Thursday, February 12th, 6:30pm
Special interest? Burning curiosity? Join us for ubcUniversity! You can present on your area of expertise and/or hear from fellow ubcers on theirs. Sign ups will be in the lobby or you can email Andie.

Galentine’s Day- Friday, February 13th, 6pm
The Gals are gathering at Andie’s for Galentine’s Day. Email andie@ubcwaco.org to sign up and hear more.

Love Lovefeast- Sunday, February 15th, 12pm

King Cakes & Pancakes- Tuesday, February 17th, 6:00pm

Ash Wednesday Liturgy- Wednesday, February 18th, 7am and 5:30pm (same liturgy at both times)

ubcUniversity- Thursday, February 19th, 6:30pm
Special interest? Burning curiosity? Join us for ubcUniversity! You can present on your area of expertise and/or hear from fellow ubcers on theirs. Sign ups will be in the lobby or you can email Andie.

FuzzLab Waco Profit Share- Sunday, February 22nd, 2-5pm
Join us at Fuzz Lab Waco for a profit share! Fuzz Lab has multiple different crafts priced between $10-$68. Fuzz Lab will donate 10% to UBC kids which will help fund kids’ camp and other kids’ events!

All-Ubc Field Trip to the Perot- Saturday, February 28th, 10am-4pm
Fun Fact! With a Mayborn Membership , you get free entry into the Perot in Dallas! Blocking off this Saturday for UBCers to head there together have a day of fun! Expenses on UBCers (look up Mayborn Reciprocal Benefits for details on free admission), but Nicole will bring snacks to share.

—

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

1/18- Andie

1/25- Andie

2/1- Andie

2/8- Jamie

COMMUNITY BOARD

Kevin Devine at the Stockroom- February 5, 8pm
Tickets available here.

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)
Hannah Kapitaniuk, Volunteer College Director
(hannah@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Kyle Howerton
Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 1-13-2026

ANDIE’S POST

A Breath for the Faint of Heart

Feel the breath in your lungs. You are here.  You are alive.  You are not alone.  Listen to the sounds around you. Whether buzz, background noise, or the heaviness of silence, you are part of the weaving of life and love and waves that make up this world.  Feel your body in space.  You are always connected: to the ground, to your chair, to the countertop you lean over to keep you upright.  

Friends, sometimes there just isn't anything to do beyond recognizing our existence in the fabric of time.  Recognize that God is here in whatever meaningful way you need God to be, and take heart.  If you are breathing, if there is air fueling the blood coursing through your body, you still have time.  On hard weeks, please remember that you cannot save the world.  More importantly, remember it isn't your job to do so.  You have one little piece, I have one little piece, and as we bring them together, we make an impact.  I love you, am grateful for you, and am praying for you.  I am also available to you, so if you need care or a cry or to break things, you've got me in your corner. Peace to you, Andie.

THIS WEEK

Bingo and Chili Night- Tuesday, January 13th, 6pm
Sign up for what you are bringing here.

Coffee Hour with Nicole- Wednesday, January 14th, 10:30am
Join Nicole for coffee, community and chats at CG on Franklin. Kid friendly, and coffee is on UBC.

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

Mealtrain for Pryors

Jessica has made it back home after a very stressful several weeks in and out of the hospital in Denver due to complications from cancer. Sign up for meals or send gift cards here.

Pack of Hope Volunteers

Especially during Baylor breaks, there is a big need for packers on Tuesdays from 3:30-5:30 @ Poppa Rollo’s on Valley Mills. We send more bags home for breaks like Christmas break, too, so we need more hands! You can just show up, no prerequisites needed. Kids are welcome to come help pack bags too! More info at https://packofhope.org/faq or email nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

Wanted: MiCasa Hosts!
We have a veritable slew of potential MiCasa participants waiting in the wings and we are looking for hosts and/or facilitators.  Our small group format is communal, so you can trade off facilitating or pick someone to lead discussions/activities for the week or season.  If you are interested in hosting a new group in your home or in facilitating one at the church, please email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org. If you are interested in joining, same email, different subject line!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Freezer Meal Prep Parties
Love spreadsheets?  Love organizing?  Love feeding people?  Join our Freezer Meal Prep Party Org team!  This team places people together for the Prep Party, provides shopping lists and recipes, and oversees transport to the church.  Email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org to join!

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

ubcKids Donation Requests

Kids ministry is looking for some gently used donations! Contact nicole@ubcwaco.org if you have any of the following to donate:

complete puzzles for young kids-elementary
cars, hot wheels, etc
train tracks/train toys
magnatiles/magnetic toys
pots, pans, cookie sheets
play doh, play doh toys

Leadership Team Nominations
We’ve got an open spot on Leadership Team, and are taking nominations. If you know someone who would be a good representative voice for the congregation, email andie@ubcwaco.org!

Kid’s Volunteers

SIgn up to help with ubckids! Do it for the future! You can sign up here.

Tech Volunteers

Want to help keep the wheels from falling off on Sunday mornings? We are in need of volunteers to run lights, slides, and our livestream in the tech booth. No prior experience required--we will train you on whichever station you would like to help with. Email jamie@ubcwaco.org for more info.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Book Club @ Ubc- January 27th, 7pm
Next book is Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid on 1/27 from 7-8 pm. Join the UBC Book Club Group Me for updates: https://groupme.com/join_group/111260659/Y05RlzDf

—

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

1/18- Andie

1/25- Andie

2/1- Andie

2/8- Jamie

COMMUNITY BOARD

Kevin Devine at the Stockroom- February 5, 8pm
Tickets available here.

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)
Hannah Kapitaniuk, Volunteer College Director
(hannah@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Kyle Howerton
Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 1-6-2026

NICOLE’S POST

Embrace Beauty.

We say it every Sunday... "may we love God, embrace beauty and live life to the fullest". I have found that sometimes, routine can become mindless to me. As I set my intentions for myself and my family for 2026, I'm thinking deeply about that benediction. 

How can I draw closer to God? Draw closer in love? How can I embrace the beauty that already surrounds me? How can I seek to create beauty in the world? And truly, how can I live life to the fullest?

Over the holidays, my family and I took a trip to Big Bend National Park with GTG Outdoors. 19 people, one campsite, me, Duke, and four kids in a tent. It was absolutely GLORIOUS. I have not considered myself "outdoorsy", but I did go on many camping trips as a kid with my Canadian grandparents around the Northeast of the US and Canada. I don't remember a lot of specifics about my childhood, but I can put myself in that tent, next to my grandma, in Prince Edward Island, Canada, anytime I close my eyes and think about it. The grandeur of beauty that exists in the world is unforgettable.

We were "unplugged". No screens, no phones, just playing with rocks when the kids had any idle time (and loving it), and lots of active time hiking and exploring. I felt the love of God, the love of their Creation, and the desire to make sure the place stayed exactly as it was: absolutely beautiful. I thanked my own body for carrying my four kids, and continuing to show her strength by hiking through the desert and towing a kid or two at all times simultaneously...while watching another kid or two fearlessly push boundaries. I can't say I always did that part with grace, ya'll.

I am grateful that the GarMelo family & GTG exists, because they made what seemed nearly impossible, joyfully possible. For families, even my big and energetic crew, to spend time together in nature, to learn how to love and care for our world, and to have a safe space to explore these things with experts in the field. They make these experiences accessible to as many people as they can. What a blessing. What a way to love God and others well.

So, to answer my own question, how will I live out UBC's benediction this year? I will draw closer to God's creation and create time for my family to connect, I will intentionally put love into the world, and I will seize any moment to live life to the absolute fullest: giving space for my kids to play with rocks, explore the world around them, and finding joy and gratitude in even the mundane.

I would love for you to take a moment to meditate on your intentions this year, too.

Love God. Embrace Beauty. Live life to the fullest.

THIS WEEK

Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm

Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

Pack of Hope Volunteers

Especially during Baylor breaks, there is a big need for packers on Tuesdays from 3:30-5:30 @ Poppa Rollo’s on Valley Mills. We send more bags home for breaks like Christmas break, too, so we need more hands! You can just show up, no prerequisites needed. Kids are welcome to come help pack bags too! More info at https://packofhope.org/faq or email nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

NEW BABY ON THE LOOSE
The Altahifs welcomed baby Vivian the day before Thanksgiving! Sign up for the meal train here.

Wanted: MiCasa Hosts!
We have a veritable slew of potential MiCasa participants waiting in the wings and we are looking for hosts and/or facilitators.  Our small group format is communal, so you can trade off facilitating or pick someone to lead discussions/activities for the week or season.  If you are interested in hosting a new group in your home or in facilitating one at the church, please email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org. If you are interested in joining, same email, different subject line!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Freezer Meal Prep Parties
Love spreadsheets?  Love organizing?  Love feeding people?  Join our Freezer Meal Prep Party Org team!  This team places people together for the Prep Party, provides shopping lists and recipes, and oversees transport to the church.  Email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org to join!

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

ubcKids Donation Requests

Kids ministry is looking for some gently used donations! Contact nicole@ubcwaco.org if you have any of the following to donate:

complete puzzles for young kids-elementary
cars, hot wheels, etc
train tracks/train toys
magnatiles/magnetic toys
pots, pans, cookie sheets
play doh, play doh toys

Leadership Team Nominations
We’ve got an open spot on Leadership Team, and are taking nominations. If you know someone who would be a good representative voice for the congregation, email andie@ubcwaco.org!

Kid’s Volunteers

SIgn up to help with ubckids! Do it for the future! You can sign up here.

Tech Volunteers

Want to help keep the wheels from falling off on Sunday mornings? We are in need of volunteers to run lights, slides, and our livestream in the tech booth. No prior experience required--we will train you on whichever station you would like to help with. Email jamie@ubcwaco.org for more info.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Bingo and Chili Night- Tuesday, January 13th, 6pm
Sign up for what you are bringing here.

Coffee Hour with Nicole- Wednesday, January 14th, 10:30am
Join Nicole for coffee, community and chats at CG on Franklin. Kid friendly, and coffee is on UBC.

The Book Club @ Ubc- January 27th, 7pm
Next book is Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid on 1/27 from 7-8 pm. Join the UBC Book Club Group Me for updates: https://groupme.com/join_group/111260659/Y05RlzDf

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Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

1/11- Andie

1/18- Andie

1/25- Andie

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)
Hannah Kapitaniuk, Volunteer College Director
(hannah@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Kyle Howerton
Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose

Newsletter 12-30-2025

A CALENDAR TURNING PRAYER

Living God,

As we step beyond this year and begin the next,
We thank you for this life, with all its potentials and possibilities

As we step beyond this year and begin the next,
We do so with with trust,
Knowing we are created for loving encounter

We step into our new year with hope
Knowing this year can hold
Love, kindness,
Forgiveness and justice

As we recall the year we are stepping beyond,
May we learn, may we love,
May we live on

As we step beyond this year and begin the next,
we make room for the unexpected
May we find wisdom and life there.

Help us to embrace possibility
Respond graciously to disappointment
And hold tenderly those we encounter
Help us be fully present to each day

We pray for all whose year will be difficult
May we support, may we listen,
May we change

We resolve to live life in its fullness
May we welcome the people who’ll be part of this year
May we greet God in ordinary and hidden moments
May we live the life we are living
May we find the wisdom we need
May we hear the needs of those we meet
May we love the life that we are given, knowing it is most definitely a gift.

God be with us,
Amen.

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This is in large part adapted from a prayer by Pádraig Ó Tuama.

THIS WEEK

Just Sunday morning this week—happy new year!

GIVING

UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.

You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online gift here.

If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.

CHURCH NEEDS

Pack of Hope Volunteers

Especially during Baylor breaks, there is a big need for packers on Tuesdays from 3:30-5:30 @ Poppa Rollo’s on Valley Mills. We send more bags home for breaks like Christmas break, too, so we need more hands! You can just show up, no prerequisites needed. Kids are welcome to come help pack bags too! More info at https://packofhope.org/faq or email nicole@ubcwaco.org. 

NEW BABY ON THE LOOSE
The Altahifs welcomed baby Vivian the day before Thanksgiving! Sign up for the meal train here.

Wanted: MiCasa Hosts!
We have a veritable slew of potential MiCasa participants waiting in the wings and we are looking for hosts and/or facilitators.  Our small group format is communal, so you can trade off facilitating or pick someone to lead discussions/activities for the week or season.  If you are interested in hosting a new group in your home or in facilitating one at the church, please email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org. If you are interested in joining, same email, different subject line!

Prep Parties//Meals Available

After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means.  The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements.  With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC.  Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen.  The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason.  Too much month at the end of the money?  Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change?  Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook?  Please grab a meal!

If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org.  The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.

Freezer Meal Prep Parties
Love spreadsheets?  Love organizing?  Love feeding people?  Join our Freezer Meal Prep Party Org team!  This team places people together for the Prep Party, provides shopping lists and recipes, and oversees transport to the church.  Email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org to join!

Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!

ubcKids Donation Requests

Kids ministry is looking for some gently used donations! Contact nicole@ubcwaco.org if you have any of the following to donate:

complete puzzles for young kids-elementary
cars, hot wheels, etc
train tracks/train toys
magnatiles/magnetic toys
pots, pans, cookie sheets
play doh, play doh toys

Leadership Team Nominations
We’ve got an open spot on Leadership Team, and are taking nominations. If you know someone who would be a good representative voice for the congregation, email andie@ubcwaco.org!

Kid’s Volunteers

SIgn up to help with ubckids! Do it for the future! You can sign up here.

Tech Volunteers

Want to help keep the wheels from falling off on Sunday mornings? We are in need of volunteers to run lights, slides, and our livestream in the tech booth. No prior experience required--we will train you on whichever station you would like to help with. Email jamie@ubcwaco.org for more info.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Bingo Night and Soup Potluck- January 13th, 6pm

The Book Club @ Ubc- January 27th, 7pm
Next book is Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid on 1/27 from 7-8 pm. Join the UBC Book Club Group Me for updates: https://groupme.com/join_group/111260659/Y05RlzDf

—

Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often! 

PREACHING SCHEDULE

1/4- Jamie

1/11- Andie

CONTACT INFO

Pastoral Staff

Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)
Hannah Kapitaniuk, Volunteer College Director
(hannah@ubcwaco.org)

Leadership Team

Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich

Staff Support Team

Kyle Howerton
Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken

Finance Team

Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose