The Common Good

The Common Good An Experiment in Living Well 113 Crim St., Bowling Green, OH A Project of the UCF The Common Good: a PUBLIC SPACE to experiment in living well.

The Common Good is a community center where students and community members meet to create and participate in projects and programs to improve themselves and the community. All individuals who have ideas and values in service of that vision are welcome to come in and help us turn those thoughts into actions. A program of the UCF.

-The Common Good is not religiously or politically affiliated.-

Reunions....
01/24/2020

Reunions....

Ya'at'eeh! Although the Common Good isn't formally involved this year, we are pleased to pass along news that a long-sta...
11/19/2019

Ya'at'eeh!

Although the Common Good isn't formally involved this year, we are pleased to pass along news that a long-standing UCF/Common Good tradition continues! The next informational meeting for the 2020 Navajo Nation Trip will be Monday, November 18, starting at 9:10 p.m. in the Arts Village, BGSU.

The two-week camping and experiential trip is planned for May 17-31, 2020, anticipated cost is $800, includes all transportation, food, lodging, events. Graduate students, international students, and community members are particularly welcome. Questions? Contact Chris Frey, [email protected].

Ahe'hee!

Remembering Gary Morrison today. Hard to believe it's been a year. Rest easy, friend.
11/08/2019

Remembering Gary Morrison today. Hard to believe it's been a year. Rest easy, friend.

Peace Pole dedication, May 4, 1988, BGSU Peace Coalition and the UCF. Where is the peace pole now, I wonder?
10/25/2019

Peace Pole dedication, May 4, 1988, BGSU Peace Coalition and the UCF. Where is the peace pole now, I wonder?

The archives of the UCF/Common Good, recently donated to the Center for Archival Collections at BGSU, are filled with hi...
10/13/2019

The archives of the UCF/Common Good, recently donated to the Center for Archival Collections at BGSU, are filled with hidden gems, glimpses of stories that are mostly forgotten today in BG. Over the years, lots of people have fought for a better world. This flyer and BG News story feature Ground Zero Week, a national movement to protest militarism and nuclear war, whose local face was provided by the BG Peace Coalition/UCF. Ground Zero Week was held April 18-25, 1982.

As the story shows, it was hard sometimes to get people to care.

"Ever wonder what our collections look like when they first come to us? Well, most of the time it’s something like this...
10/11/2019

"Ever wonder what our collections look like when they first come to us? Well, most of the time it’s something like this!" A story on the BGSU Center for Archival Collections blog about our donation.

Welcome to the BGSU Center for Archival Collections blog! We're the home of BGSU's University...

This morning, we donated twelve boxes, representing 75 years of history, to Michelle Sweetser and Nick Pavlik of the Cen...
10/10/2019

This morning, we donated twelve boxes, representing 75 years of history, to Michelle Sweetser and Nick Pavlik of the Center for Archival Collections at BGSU. The boxes of documents, including photos, financial accounts, newspapers, pamphlets, architectural drawings, newspaper clippings, flyers and other memorabilia trace the history of United Christian Fellowship (1946-2010) and the Common Good (2010-2019) in Bowling Green

It was a bittersweet moment, a passage into a different place for this organization. The UCF/CG was long a focal point for BG students committed to social justice and a better world. In the ‘80s, under the leadership of Bill & Karen Thompson, the UCF pioneered student immersion trips to the Navajo Nation and the South Bronx, and taught countless students the value of peace, dialogue, and meditation . Punk rock and indie rock shows were held in the UCF basement. People came together. Communities were created. Hearts opened.

The Common Good will soon be back, in different form, to build on the work of all those generations who came before. Stay tuned.

Remembering Gary Morrison today, on his birthday.
04/10/2019

Remembering Gary Morrison today, on his birthday.

12/21/2018

We will be going live in 20 minutes for Gary’s ceremony of life from the Common Good page if you can’t be with us tonight in person follow along with us here ❤️

12/21/2018

Reminder we have Gary’s ceremony of life tonight. We would love to have all of you who meant so much to him come and celebrate his life with us ❤️

12/12/2018

Come and join us for Gary Morrison's Memorial Service. Friday 21st December 6-8pm. Peace Lutheran Church.

Please share with friends of Gary Morrison & The UCF/Common Good.
11/28/2018

Please share with friends of Gary Morrison & The UCF/Common Good.

Gary Morrison, a much-loved member of the United Christian Fellowship/Common Good family, passed away at his home in early November. Gary was an important part of the Common Good community and for many years he lived at and helped maintain our Crim Street space. He was a vibrant, good humored...

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The Common Good: The Common Good of the UCF has historically been a PUBLIC SPACE to experiment in living well. The Common Good was a community center where students and community members meet to create and participate in projects and programs to improve themselves and the community. All individuals who had ideas and values in service of that vision were welcome to come in and help us turn those thoughts into actions.

In 2018, The Common Good closed it’s public location, and we have shifted this vision from being carried out with a physical location, to one which financially supports community members and students with grants and scholarships who desire to carry out this mission in their own unique way. We look to empower individuals and groups to become the best version of themselves, through the exploration and experimentation of how they can make this world a better place to live in. We believe that every person has their own special work in this world, that which makes them feel alive, happy, and filled with purpose. In the past, The Common Good has supported individuals in starting a small community garden, creating a community group centered around acceptance, going to school to teach service-centered yoga, and traveling to the Navajo Nation and the South Bronx to learn about the world. The ideas are endless.

Stay tuned to our organization to see how you can get involved! -The Common Good is not religiously or politically affiliated.-