Welcome!
We invite you to be a part of our community of faith, to be blessed by God’s grace in our midst. We invite you to Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ (a.k.a. Gables UCC) to grow spiritually, and to find welcome at God’s table. Our vision is to be an inclusive, vibrant, alive, witnessing community of faith.
We are the people of South Florida, a diverse, culturally rich, and intriguing community. We are young and old, economically fortunate and economically struggling, Hispanic and African-American, gay and straight, native Miamians and transplants from around the globe. A common misconception is that churchgoers are stuffy, standoffish, and don’t like newcomers. Nothing is farther from the truth here. We want you to experience our friendship and closeness firsthand. We want you to feel comfortable and to enjoy worship with us.
Visiting a church for the first time can be a frightening experience. We know it can be scary walking through those big wooden doors. We assure you, though, that the hard part is making up your mind to visit. Once you are here you will find a haven of hospitality, beauty, and inspiring worship.
Please join us. We are expecting you!
Who We Are
What We Believe
Meet Our Pastors
Pastor Laurie Hafner
Pastor Megan Smith
Our Staff
Seth Patterson
Rev. Melanie Marsh
Geneviève Savain
Rene Dominguez
Mark Hart
Our History
Our History
The church was founded in 1923 by George Merrick and is the oldest established building and organization in Coral Gables.
Testimonies
The most important reason I come to this church is to worship without judgment. It is why I came here. It is the reason that I stayed. I attend the 9:00 service. It is small and intimate. We serve communion every week which is very important to me. I also attend the 11:00 service so that I may worship with the larger community. I would miss something important if I only went to 9:00. I have found community here. And, for the first time in my life, I have a pastor that knows me and is my spiritual director.
