Institute of Religion
The Institute of Religion was organized at the United Church in Raleigh (the predecessor of Community UCC) in 1939. The Institute ran well into the 1950s.
This link is to newspaper coverage of events at the Institute in the early 1950s.
Oral History of Cy and Carolyn King's early years in Raleigh
Cy and Carolyn King married and settled in Raleigh shortly after World War II. On February 28, 2010, Lavon Page and Robert Parrish filmed a long conversation with Cy and Carolyn about the early years of the civil rights struggle and the mid-twentieth century church history related to our present day CUCC. This forms an important part of the oral history of our church.
Resolutions from Congregational Meetings
All actions taken by the membership of Community UCC on behalf of the entire congregation must be approved at a Congregational Meeting. These occur at least twice each year. This page lists significant actions and resolutions to come from Congregational Meetings during the lifetime of this church.
Newsletter and Calendar Archive -- All newsletters and callendars from 2002 through 2010
This is a 9-year archive of CUCC Newsletters and calendars. Recent newsletters and calendars are found at the current newsletter location.
Older Newsletters
Prior to 1987, CUCC newsletters were produced on a typewriter. Depending on who the church secretary happened to be at the time, some of these were very elegant. One of the last typewritten newsletters is from April 1985 (April 1985 CUCC newsletter). In the fall of 1987, Lavon Page created the first CUCC newsletters done by computer. Here's one of the earliest produced by computer (November 1987 CUCC newsletter). By that time Rev. Cally Rogers-Witte was writing her sermons via computer. Based on the experience that both Lavon and Cally had with Macintosh computers, the first church computer purchased in 1988 was a Macintosh. With help from Lavon and Cally, church secretary Anne Pope quickly learned to use the computer for newsletter production and database management for financial records.
Case Study
The United Church of Raleigh, A Case Study -- written by Stuart Noblin, North Carolina State University, for the Southern Historical Association, 1969.
Holy Ground, Holy Message
A sermon presented by Rev. David Barber at Community UCC on Sept. 1, 1996. The subject is economic justice.
Lectionary Poems and Selected Poems
Keith Petersen was an active member of CUCC who died in 2001. His poetry, written mostly in the 1990s following his retirement from the History Department at NCSU, became his passion during his retirement years. The poems in this rare little booklet entitled Lectionary Poems (only two copies exist) were written by Keith in response to a Bible Study class held at Community UCC during the winter and spring of 1989-1990. In 2000, Lavon Page recorded Keith at his kitchen table reading a specially selected group of poems that Keith thought were his best. These recordings are still available. In the fall of 2000, Keith prepared a small booklet that included the poems he had selected for the recording session. This booklet was called Selected Poems by Keith.
Liberal Tradition
Newspaper article on CUCC in Raleigh Times from April 25, 1981 entitled "Church Celebrates its Liberal Tradition."
Demolition of United Church
Newspaper coverage from 1977 on demolition of the United Church building in downtown Raleigh. This church was the predecessor to the present CUCC.
A Peculiar People
In the 1970s Peggy Hoffman, with help from others, wrote this play to paint an overview of the history and essence of Community UCC.
Miscellaneous Items
Miscellaneous items from the period 1950 - 2000. These include a poster from the Nuclear Freeze campaign, the brochure used for the 1994 Capital Campaign, and a CUCC feature from the 1997 News and Observer.
Community UCC Church Directory - 1993
Cy and Carolyn King - Raleigh Hall of Fame Induction (Sept. 24, 2009)
On September 9, 2009, the Raleigh News & Observer ran a feature article on Cy and Carolyn's peace activism that earned them entry into the Raleigh Hall of Fame.
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