Welcome

Sunday Services at 8:45 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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Sunday Service (Upside Down Blessings)

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, particularly as recorded in Luke 6, radically redefines what it means to be blessed by God, challenging both ancient and modern assumptions about spiritual success. Rather than providing a checklist of behaviors to foll...

Church family bowling night

Saturday, March 22, 5:30-7:30pm Roseland Bowl, 4357 Recreation Drive, Canandaigua. $10 adults per person ($40 maximum per family) covers bowling, pizza, drinks, & dessert. Register and pay here or contact Mary Beth Fortunato. Registration d...

Sunday Service (Masters and Fishermen)

This sermon explores Jesus’ calling of his first disciples in Luke 5:1-11, focusing particularly on Simon Peter’s journey from a fisherman to a follower of Christ after witnessing a miraculous catch of fish. The sermon emphasizes the distinction b...

Ministry Update - Young Adults & Adults

Small Groups: The women’s group (a 20/30-something ministry) continues to meet at our church. The Christian club at FLCC also continues, with Wendy Bacon supporting this club and keeping us informed as to how we can best support them. Other adults...

Ministry Update: Youth

Youth Groups: Our weekly high school program (known as The Cause, an extension of our Youth Club ministry) continues with the curriculum titled “Can I Ask That? Hard Questions about God and Faith”. Our middle school program (part of our Youth Club...

Sunday Service (Coming Home, Part 2: When Nazareth Turned on Jesus)

In this sermon about Jesus’s return to Nazareth in Luke 4, we see how his hometown’s initial warm reception quickly turned violent when he challenged their lack of faith by comparing them unfavorably to two Gentiles - the widow of Zarephath and Na...