Adult Formation

Fall Book Study

This fall our church voted for our fall book study book and chose Braving the Thin Places – Celtic Wisdom to Create a Space for Grace by Julianne Stanz. The study will start on Sept 25 at 6:30pm, place TBA.

Sept 25 – Part 1: Chapters 1-3
Oct 2 – Part 2: Chapters 4-6
Oct 9 – No Reading: Pausing to Practice
Oct 16 – Part 3: Chapters 7-9
Oct 23 – Part 4: Chapters 10-11
Oct 30 – Epilogue

Buy the Book from UCB’s online bookstore:


There are two Adult formation classes that meet on Sundays at 9am during the school year:

  • A formal Bible study led by Pat James meets in the Steele Commons Room. They are currently studying the trial of Jesus.
  • The Sojourner’s class led by Nancy McKee and our Pastors meets in the Conference Room and is a facilitated discussion format based on articles from The Christian Century. Links to the articles are provided in each Friday’s Bulletin Plus e-news.

Our Pastors also offer two group study series yearly – one in the Fall and another in the Spring. The topics vary from study to study. For more information, please contact Pastor Andi at associatepastorucb(at)gmail(dot)com.

Former Topics & Books of our Study Series

  • Bible Stories for Grown-Ups by Josh Scott
  • The Gospel According to The Golden Girls
  • Boldly Go: A Star Trek Bible Study
  • When Everything’s on Fire: Faith Forged from the Ashes by Brian Zahnd
  • The Sunflower: On The Possibilities & Limits of Forgiveness by Simon Wisenthal
  • Lent in Plain Sight by Jill Duffield