Here at Irvine United Congregational Church, we value the relationships formed in small group settings. Through our Comma Groups, we journey together through monthly meetings.

Comma Groups are a vital part of how IUCC members connect as a community. Groups meet once a month from October through April for food, fellowship, and supportive conversation.

The term “Comma Group” is inspired by the Gracie Allen quote, “Never place a period where God has placed a comma.” The UCC Comma is a new way to proclaim “Our Faith is 2,000 years old, our thinking is not.” The Comma invites us to believe that God speaks through other people, nature, music, art, a theorem, the Bible, and in so many other ways.

Feel Free to email Craig Tyrl or Terry LePage for questions.

Sample Comma Group Topics:

· What do the sacraments mean to us?

· Who bears responsibility for the presence of evil in the world – God or us?

· What does it mean to become a Creation Justice/Green Faith Church?

· How can we talk about God in ways that affirm progressive, scientific ideas?

See What Comma Groups Are About