Lavon Page - Birmingham Summer 1965

A reflection by Lavon Page based on an incident that occurred in the summer of 1965. The setting is Birmingham, Alabama (more specifically the suburb of Fairfield). It was during George Wallace's first term as Governor of Alabama, and while Lavon was teaching at Miles College in Birmingham. (Miles College was where Joan Baez recorded her live version of "We Shall Overcome" which appeared on her second album in the early 1960s.) This reflection was recorded in the summer of 2006.

Receipt for bond money paid to get out of jail

Return of cash bond following acquital

Separation of Church and State

A panel sponsored by Unitarian Universalist Peace Fellowship, Pullen Memorial Baptist, and North Raleigh United Church on April 27, 2006. The speakers are Stephen Middleton, NCSU history professor; Rev. Collins Kilburn, former pastor of CUCC and executive director emeritus of the NC Council of Churches; and Prof. Marshall Dayan, NCCU law school. Dr. Clay Stalnaker,retired professor of philosophy at NC State, moderates the discussion. The audio files are in mp3 format.

Clay Stalnaker

Music from Christmas 2005

This recording is from the choir special performed during the Christmas season of 2005 (date unknown).

Christmas music from 2005

Geraldine Bryan - Dreams of Christmas

In 2005 "Dreams of Christmas" (available was written by Geraldine as a Christmas narrative for adults. In 2006 Geraldine presented a narrative for children (and all others who appreciate the clarity of childhood). This narrative was the central part of the Children's Christmas Eve service on December 24, 2006. Lavon Page collaborated with her on all three, helping to convert them from audio narratives to videos with the addition of music and imagery.

Luis Alvarenga Ordination

Luis Alvarenga returned to CUCC on October 19, 2008 to be ordained into the ministry. Participating in the ceremony were Rev. Vertie Powers of Southern Conference of the UCC, Rev. Steve Halsted, and Rev. Robert Parish. The video below shows the conclusion of the ordination ceremony (19 minute video) . The story of Luis’ work and ministry is told in the newspaper article from 1999 shown below the video.

Hunter Thompson enters the ministry in 2005

Hunter Thompson did his pastoral internship at CUCC in 2005. The following is a sermon that Hunter gave at CUCC. He used the recording as part of his job search within the UCC.

Hunter Thompson sermon - 2005

A Christmas Fable

Led by the CUCC Choir, this musical worship service took place on December 19, 2004.

A Christmas Fable