There is still time to return your pledge card! We need all the support we can get. Every bit counts! Thank you for your generous pledge, for supporting the the life-giving work of ORCHARD RIDGE UCC.

You can make a pledge by clicking below, by calling and getting a pledge card from our office (608-271-7212), or emailing our office manager [email protected] or treasurer [email protected]

Celebrate GivingTuesday with ORUCC!

“I trust in the future of Orchard Ridge UCC and believe in God’s abundance among us because I’ve seen it work in the past 10 years that I’ve been Treasurer.

Each year we start the stewardship process with a general goal, and then trust the members of ORUCC to provide us with the funds to meet that goal – this year an increase of 5%. We just send pledge cards out and hope.  It’s a bit like having faith.

So what do we do with your money, and why do we need more this year?” -John Day, our treasurer 

Read more here!

“Being Moderator this year has allowed me to see up close all of the ways that we the people of Orchard Ridge are steeped in so much love. We have vibrant and vital programming for all ages. We are supporting our neighbors with things like our compassion offerings and with our Heart Room ministry. We are an active and lively group of people who worship together and share our lives with each other. Our two pastors inspire and challenge us to live into God’s promise of abundant love for all of us. Love flows through Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ in so many ways. I am beyond grateful for this place, its people, its building, and its programs. That is why I am pledging to this year’s Stewardship campaign with joy.”

-Barbara Stretchberry, ORUCC Moderator



Read more here!

“Here’s a story of grace and abundance. Years ago I was discouraged, lonely and stressed. I needed a get-away and went to the all-church retreat, unsure it was the right place for me. Then God appeared, in the guise of a young boy, maybe 5 years old, He was assigned to help serve communion in our worship circle. Oddly, at first he and the other children had skipped me as they passed the bread. This little boy, with guidance from a loving adult, noticed, and scampered back to my place. He ripped off a huge handful of delicious home-made bread for me. Then he noticed there was only one other big chunk left in the basket and he gave me that too. This brought tears to my eyes – and had me chewing bread for a long time! In the spirit of that shared abundance and grace, I have sent in my pledge card for the ORUCC stewardship campaign. I hope you do too.”

-Helene Nelson, Heart Room Mission Team Chair

Read more here!