ALUCC Fellowship Hall

This episode is part of a podcast miniseries getting to know some Avon Lake United Church of Christ mission partners! Host Bill Calkins is joined for this episode by CRS executive director Ryan Virtue. As many know, CRS...

This episode is part of a podcast miniseries getting to know some Avon Lake United Church of Christ mission partners! Host Bill Calkins is joined for this episode by Senior Director of Recovery Services, Michael Plas...

This episode is part of a podcast miniseries getting to know some Avon Lake United Church of Christ mission partners! Host Bill Calkins caught up with Dr. Roger Dorsey (president and executive director of Good Knights)...

<p>This time, we sat down with TJ Frie to discuss a wide range of topics from his childhood in Michigan and his first job to his years with the US Coast Guard and his decades of involvement with our church. TJ talks...

<p>This time we’re joined by Mark Spaetzel—a longtime ALUCC member, community leader and someone whose dedication to service runs deep. From his career in law enforcement and local government to his hands-on roles in...

<p>Our guest this episode is ALUCC’s Senior Minister Mark Pettis. If you’re listening in real time—Fall 2025—Pastor Mark is about 7 months into his tenure at our church and although many have heard his sermons and...

<p>This episode, we’re joined by Savannah Stobe, a longtime member of our Junior High and Senior High Youth Groups and now wrapping up her first summer as ALUCC Youth Ministries summer assistant working alongside Nate...

<p>This episode we’re joined by Dan Walther. Dan the Man! Dan has led the Junior High Service Trip for 12 years and has seen a lot in that time—from the transformation many kids experience to the good work done in Camp...

<p>If you went to Sunday School as a little kid or sent your own kids off to learn about the foundations of faith when they were young, you probably appreciate the importance of Christian education through the church...

<p>This episode, we’re excited to be joined by Maddie Stiles, a life-long Avon Laker and church member who’s been involved in ALUCC youth ministries as a kid and now as an adult volunteer with the senior high youth...

<p>Our guest today has been a member of ALUCC for 40 years and has been super-involved since day one—although she spent a handful of those years as a member of another UCC church but still sang in our choir! Many of you...

<p>Today we have two guests who’ve given a week of their summer to serve as adult volunteer leaders on our Senior High Service Trip to Charleston, West Virginia. Not only are they rookie leaders, but they’re both...

<p>Our guest today is Tom Coy—a lifelong Avon Laker and member of our church for more than 30 years. Tom is just about the friendliest person you’ll ever meet, and his positive vibes make for a fun episode. He is a man...

<p>Our guest this time is someone we often see and hear play guitar with the worship band and in concerts at the church but unless you’re well-versed in the Cleveland music scene you might not know how lucky we are to...

<p>We have two guests today, Dave and Sandy Dibbell, and they’ve been members of ALUCC for more than 40 years. Both born in Vermont, they had many adventures on the East Coast and down South, including college...