From the Pastors Desk:
November Newsletter. 11/1/2026
I praise thee O’God for thy Son of Thy Love; For Jesus who died and is now gone above.
“A place of Grace & Growth”
Fall has officially arrived after a very hot & humid summer. We at UCBC had a great October, with several new visitors coming and we had a series of sermons this month on “The Book of Jonah”. Our NEW “Sermon Series” for November is titled “Getting To Know the Holy Spirit.”
We held our Trunk or Treat on Halloween Day, Saturday, October 31st from 6:00 - 8:00 in the church parking lot. Yet another opportunity to serve our community in love & fellowship. It was a great turnout and the weather was perfect.
We are a ‘Partner Church in a Network of Baptist Churches” participating in “HOPE For CENTRAL KY.” Our 1st event is Wednesday, November 4th at 7:00 in EKU”s Center for The Arts.
We participated in Richmond's Halloween Hoedown in downtown Richmond on Thursday, October 29th from 6:00 - 8:00 with a booth advertisement and lots of our church information with plenty of giveaways like Christian trinkets, literature and candy. We must have reached close to 1000 people in two hours. The weather again was fantastic. We will also participate in in “Richmond's Christmas Parade” Friday, December 4th. Parade starts at 7:0The “Young at Heart” took a short trip to Lancaster to eat at Pete's Diner. Everyone enjoyed the fellowship and the food was great. I encourage everyone to join use on these day trips.
I celebrated my 1 yr anniversary as your pastor at UCBC. My family and I joined UCBC on Sunday, October 19th, 2025 a few weeks after being called and accepted as Pastor on Sunday, September 28th, 2025.
We held a “Church Work Day” cleaning around the church on Saturday, Oct 24th, with a good turn-out of workers and we got lots accomplished. I truly appreciate all that came out.
I am grateful to report that God Blessed us on November 1st, with a salvation and addition to our church.
We at UCBC are excited and looking forward to what God is doing in our midst. We have lots of events planned for November so check out the Events page on our website.
As always, it’s a joy to serve UCBC as pastor and excited about where God leads us in the coming years ahead. Remember I am here to help you with any Spiritual concerns or matters.
Be the “salt - light and a Lighthouse in someone's life today showing them the love and compassion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Continue to preach the word whenever you are at that moment so others may see Jesus in you!
Your Pastor,
Michael G. Barnes
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6
