July Series: Love on the Spectrum
https://youtu.be/eXSiyvI8cFU With the reception of a grant from the Southern California Nevada UCC, we begin a congregational conversation with joy and love about how to be more inclusive and open to the full range of human experience, including people with autism. Netflix’s recent series, Love on the Spectrum, follows a few young people with autism […]
June Series: Oh, the Places You’ll Go – Finding hope in children’s books
Hey Church, I am excited about the month of June which will be a change of pace for us as a church but invite us to continue to learn, grow, and wonder together. Our new series explores some favorite children’s books that may have made a difference in our lives when we were young or […]
Longest Night: December 21, 2023, 6 PM
Gather with us in your grief and loss at our Longest Night service, a time of prayer, music, and reflection for those who are suffering this Christmas season. Many faith communities gather for a special night of worshipon “Winter Solstice”, sometimes understood as the longest night of the year.This gathering makes space for those who […]
Eagle Scout Project: Meet Jacob
Jacob Bauer is a Senior at Irvine High School, a student of our former Director of Music, Tina Peterson, and a Scout working toward his Eagle Scout rank. His project, in response to needs from our choir ministry, will rebuild and restore our choir folder cabinets to provide more space for music and more accessibility […]
Position Announcement: Director of Music Ministries
Church of the Foothills (UCC and DOC), Santa Ana, California, seeks a creative, collaborative, and flexible music director to lead our music ministry, a vital part of our worship. We are a progressive Open & Affirming church community with a strong commitment to the work of inclusion and justice. Music is one way we inspire […]
Faith & Film Begins Sunday, July 2
When can the power of film connect with our spirituality? Can children’s movies speak to our needs for community and help us understand scripture? Rev. Nathan Hill leads us in a new Faith & Film series that looks at four Pixar movies, their themes, and four corresponding scripture passages and stories that challenge us to […]
Gloria – Choir Concert, June 11, 7 PM
Community and friends, gather with us for an evening of glorious music led by the Church of the Foothills choir and Irvine United Congregational Church choir in a production of John Rutter’s Gloria and other powerful works. This event will take place in the sanctuary of Church of the Foothills and is free and open […]