Sincere thanks to all who participated in the September Fall FROLIC auction fund raiser. Your generous contributions exceeded $20,000.00

Beginning of the church year pastoral message…

The UUA, Side With Love, and UU Ministry for Earth have joined as partners with the Global Climate Strike on Sept. 20th and we’re inviting you to #StrikeWithUs. On September 20, three days before the UN Climate Summit in NYC, young people and adults will strike all across the US and the world to demand … Continue reading CLIMATE STRIKE SEPT. 20

The chancel expansion project is underway with a completion target date of 9/27/19 (FROLIC).  John Redemske and Mike Trefry are coordinating the effort. The final result will be a significant enlargement of the raised chancel floor area.  A ramp will make the expanded chancel accessible to all.  The project provides a variety of satisfying service … Continue reading Chancel Expansion Underway

MIAMI, FL (August 3 2019) – The last migrant children in the detention center in Homestead, FL have left. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) – a Quaker organization that has worked for immigrant and refugee rights for over 100 years – has led a campaign along with organizations in Florida and across the country to shut down the detention center and work to end the practice of detaining migrant … Continue reading Homestead Child Detention Center Shut Down! 

On NPR’s White Lies, two Alabama journalists take on one of the most notorious murders of the civil rights era – a long dormant cold case – and they solve it. The story begins on March 9, 1965, when James Reeb, a white Unitarian Minister from Boston, arrived in Selma, Alabama, to join a march on … Continue reading NPR Investigates the Murder of Rev. James Reeb

On a recent Facebook post, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray states: “It was wonderful to reconnect with fellow activist and Fortification podcast host, Caitlin Breedlove. We talked about some of the harder moments of justice work and how my spiritual practices sustain me in those times. I hope you’ll listen and find something of sustenance for your … Continue reading Fortification Podcast

July 12-14, 2019 This year’s guest minister was Rev. Jake Morrill.  Rev. Morrill grew up in the Tennessee Valley near Knoxville, Tennessee, before graduating from Harvard Divinity School in 2003.  He was called as minister to Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church that same year. He earned a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from East … Continue reading 4 Corners UU Retreat at Pine Song

A video invitation from Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray

“The powerful, active hope that my faith offers is found in the fact that despite the reality of our circumstances, we still have some choice in how we will show up, how we will act, where we will give, and how we will love.” Rev. Susan Frederick-gray I hope you’ll find some sustenance, too, in … Continue reading Sojourners publishes commentary by Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray