On Wednesday, the Sister Cities of Gainesville nonprofit, which is doing business as the Greater Gainesville International Center (GGIC), formally left Ignite Life Center (ILC) Church. Public records show GGIC placed their principal and mailing addresses at the United Church of Gainesville.
The move constitutes an official change to GGIC’s location, however, GGIC may have moved to the United Church of Gainesville earlier, as they changed the address on their website a few months back. The exact date their website address changed from ILC to the United Church of Gainesville is unclear, but internet archive shows it was sometime between September 9, 2025, and October 13, 2025.
GGIC is headed by Lauren Poe, the former mayor of Gainesville…