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Let’s read through the Bible as a church family!This Bible reading plan by Ligonier ministries givesone Old Testament and one New Testamentreading for each day (with only one for theweekends).Please find the Bible reading plan on the churchapp or at this link to join the Youversion Biblereading group.

Bible in a Year

Church Conference on February 21 at 6:00 p.m.Please join us for our quarterly Church Conference on February 21 at 6:00 p.m. We will meet in theWorship Center and also have a livestream option at https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AxeHCl-m5tw.

We are so thankful for the Document Review Team consisting of Barry Bickley, Carolyn Harrison, Chris Lee,Esther William, and Debbie Washburn. I asked if this team would help us by taking our original ChurchCovenant and updating the language to make it more understandable for our church family. They havecompleted the update. The pastoral staff and Ministry Development Team are in support of the updateand are excited to recommend the proposed Church Covenant to the church family. As a part of theChurch Conference, we will vote to affirm the updated Church Covenant to replace the original wording.

Our livestream option will not allow discussion from those who are participating remotely. If you have anyquestions about the updated Covenant, please send them to uhbc@universityhills.org prior to the churchconference.

Bo RileyPastor

*Please see below the Proposed and Original copies of the Church Covenant*

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Proposed Church Covenant

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Original Church Covenant

2021 FLOWER CALENDAR

If you are interested in placing flowers in our worship services this year,contact Avery Phillips by phone or text at 704-773-2908 to reserve your preferred date.

Sundays currently available are:February 21, 28

March 7, 14, 21, 28April 4, 11, 18, 25

May 16, 23June 6, 27

July 4, 11, 25August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

September 5, 19October 3, 10, 24

November 7, 14, 21, 28

Mother's Day roses will be in the service May 9th, Father's Day roses June 20th,and poinsettias will grace the sanctuary December 19th.

I am so excited to have the playground built! We are so close to opening it, but

there are a few more steps. The Kid's Ministry and parents have been collecting

funds for the fence. We are more than halfway to our goal, but we still need

$2,500 to build the fence and complete the playground.

Would you prayerfully consider donating to the Playground Fund for the fence?

Online giving is available at https://universityhills.org/give. Under Fund, click on

the drop down box for the Playground Fund. If you would like to write a check to

University Hills, please indicate it is for the playground. If you would like to give

cash, please put in a marked envelope in the offering box.

I am looking forward to watching the kids play while the parents fellowship

together. I am excited to see how the Lord uses the playground for His glory.

Will you join us in praying for how the Lord will work and use the playground for

His kingdom?

See you on the swings!

Amy Washburn

Director of Children's Ministry

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Playground

Update

Prayer Request for the Rileys

Hello UHBC,

We wanted to share with you a special way the Lord has been leading our family. Through 2020 we prayed,researched, and received training to become a licensed foster care family. We are humbled by this opportunityand know that we are going to need your prayers and encouragement.

This week, Lord willing, we will welcome into our home our first foster care placement: two precious sisterswho are seven and three years old. Would you please pray as we embark on this journey to love on children,parents, and one another in ways that glorify Jesus and point to His amazing grace.

We are so excited for them to meet you… our awesome church family!

The Rileys

Altar FlowersSunday, February 7

The flowers in our worship service this past Sundaywere placed by friends to the Glory of God and in loving memory of

Bette Rae ThomasFebruary 11, 1929 – October 24, 2011

Bette Rae was a faithful member of our church family from her baptism atEnderly Park Church May 20, 1940, until her passing 61 years later. She was

also a dedicated community activist in her later years in the Enderly ParkNeighborhood, working hard for improvement and developing community

pride.Bette Rae's parents and older siblings became involved in our congregationalmost from the beginning, joining Glenwood Baptist Church June 16. 1929.She loved her church family and supported the work and programs of the

church, sometimes anonymously and at other times serving, having been aone-time coordinator of the church nursery. In her final years she was

active in the Faithful Workers Sunday School Class. She devoted her life toher chosen career of nursing and later working hard for the betterment ofher home community, the Enderly Park neighborhood in west Charlotte.

Her tireless efforts in that community led to a request by the citizens therein 2005 to name the new state-of-the-art recreation center built by

Mecklenburg County, the BETTE RAE THOMAS RECREATION CENTER.Dedication for this beautiful facility on Tuckaseegee Road took place on

October 13, 2005 in the presence of many reisidents of Enderly Park,county officials and fellow church members and former members of

UHBC. Bette Rae pulled the rope to unveil the sign. In remembering BetteRae, we thank God for her example of faithfulness to her Lord and Savior,

church family and neighbors.

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WITH LOVE AND SYMPATHY

The UHBC Family extends our love and sympathy toChris and Amanda Kees and children in the passing of their

two maternal grandmothers and great-grandmothers on the same day,Lillian Grace Clark Hughes (of Winston-Salem, NC)

December 20, 1936 – January 26, 2021and

Frances Pearl Norris Tester Henson (of Sugar Grove, NC)January 2, 1926 – January 26, 2021

Bette Rae Thomas

Bette Rae with countydignitaries at the

Dedication ServiceBette Rae after unveiling sign

on new Recreation Center

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Chris Pluck and Ryan LawerenceBeth PhillipsJim Watts and Joy MoreauBecky KumarMike RobertsGerald SimpsonBarry & Laurin Austin

We currently have 7 groups that are meeting online (if your group is not listed here but you are meeting online,please let us know):

We will keep you in the loop as we are able to safely allow more groups to meet in-person.  If you are interested in anonline Connect Group, please contact Kristin Hutchinson at kristinhutchinson@universityhills.org for details.

Mike Roberts in the Connect Hub of the Fellowship HallGerald Simpson in Room 121Young Professionals in Room 134C.L. Chappell and Bob Hill in Room 211Beth Phillips in Room 128Irene Kerr in Room 1236th-12th Grade Connect Groups in Student Center1st-5th Grade Girls in Room 2051st-5th Grade Guys in Room 207

We currently have 9 groups that are meeting in-person onSunday mornings at 9:15 a.m.:

Virtual Church Wide Prayer Time

"For where two or three are gather in my name, there am I with them." Matthew 18:20

A prayer team will be hosting a virtual church wide prayer time 7:00-7:30 p.m. eachWednesday evening.  Please look in the church newsletter for a weekly link to

connect to the prayer time. This will be a great opportunity for our UHBC family tojoin together in prayer for our church, community, nation and world.  May your heart

overflow with the anticipation of coming together to seek the Lord in rejoicing,praying and giving thanks weekly together as a body unified in Christ.

"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayer and requests. With thisin mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people."  Ephesians 6:18If you would like additional information, please contact any of the following persons:

Bo Riley, Tom & Linda Williams, and Cindy Behling

Please join us at this link each Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.:https://zoom.us/j/96015899329

Join the prayer time by phone by dialing: +1 929 205 6099