Welcome

Sunday Services at 8:45 AM and 11 AM

The United Church is a wonderful church family with rich traditions and history in the community of Canandaigua, New York

Our mission is: That All Might Know, Love, and Follow the Lord Jesus Christ as Their Personal Lord and Savior.

We hope you will visit in person and learn more about our congregation. Please take a few minutes to read more about who we are and how we understand what it means to live out our faith.

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Family Ministry May Update

Sunday school As their Lenten offering, Sunday school children collected diapers, wipes, and formula for CareNet Canandaigua. Our goal was to collect 20 items by Easter Sunday. We exceeded our goal and collected 25 items! Thank you for you...

Sunday Service (The Voice You Know)

In John 10:1-18 Jesus identifies himself as both the gate and the good shepherd who knows his sheep by name and lays down his life for them. He draws a sharp contrast between himself and the thieves and hired hands who exploit or abandon the flock...

Senior Companion Circle: A Shift in Perspective

Our Senior Companion Circle has long been part of how we care for one another at The United Church. But recently, we’ve found ourselves gently shifting how we think about it. Rather than focusing on age, we’re focusing on connection. For some...

He Is Still at Work

May is a month of endings and beginnings. In some ways, we transition to summer during this month. While the city school system is still in session, the weather begins to warm and many of the church programs begin to shift. On Memorial Day weekend...

Sunday Service (Peter and Our Resurrected Lord, Jesus)

After Jesus’ changed world history and resurrected from the dead, many of Jesus’ followers returned to everyday life. For some of his disciples, the resurrected Christ re-encountered them right where he first met them - fishing! At first they didn...

Sunday Service (The Doubter Who Believed)

This sermon follows Thomas’s journey from doubt to worship as Jesus appears a second time to the disciples specifically for Thomas’s sake. The passage culminates in John’s purpose statement (20:30-31), which has been the theme verse for our entire...