What does it look like to talk about Unitarian Universalism without slipping into the assumptions that make so many of us wary of religious outreach? Through story, reflection, and gentle practice, we’ll explore how to speak about Unitarian Universalism with clarity and warmth. Join us at 10:30AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home … Continue reading You are Welcome Here: Conversion Unnecessary
Laurie Anderson, a practicing environmental scientist and award-winning poet, discusses how engaging different ways of knowing is essential for motivating environmental stewardship and building a deeper connection with the non-human world. Join us at 10:30AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, or, attend online using this … Continue reading Thoughts for Earth Day #56: How Science and Poetry Can Save the Planet
Skepticism isn’t just doubt—it’s a spiritual practice of asking deeper questions and resisting easy answers. This Sunday Rev. Susan explores how healthy skepticism can resist fanaticism but also open us to and compassion. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, or, attend … Continue reading The Sacred Art of Skepticism
Join us for an Easter celebration of new life, in its variety, diversity, and joy, a service which seeks to answer the question: what does it mean to practice resurrection? Part of our service will include a flower celebration, where flowers are gathered together in communal vases and blessed by the minister. At the end … Continue reading Easter: So Many New Lives
Today we celebrate the the International Trans Day of Visibility, a day to acknowledge and honor trans people. Unitarian Universalists proclaim the complete worth and dignity of trans lives, and so today during the worship Rev. Susan joins with NUUC members to uplift and support the trans and nonbinary people in our lives, our congregations, … Continue reading Out and Proud: A Celebration of Trans Lives and Experiences
Spring beauties, trout lilies, Dutchman’s breeches, and other spring ephemerals will soon bloom – and just as quickly fade as the tree canopy closes. Though we often celebrate what is eternal, grand, and enduring, these delicate flowers offer a different kind of wisdom: that the fleeting can be profound. Director of Religious Exploration Morgan Patten … Continue reading Ephemeral: Loving What Doesn’t Last
Air is more than the stuff we breathe. Across cultures and centuries, it has been imagined as the medium of life, spirit, imagination, and moral connection — the invisible element that binds us to one another and to the wider world. This Sunday Rev. Susan will explore how paying attention to the air, both literal … Continue reading A Breath of Fresh Air
We are a denomination that likes to extend a welcome to people from many faiths and backgrounds, but sometimes it can be challenging to talk with strangers. What would it mean to be a radically inclusive church? Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley, today’s preacher, is the Lead minister at First UU in Columbus. She has been … Continue reading Radical Hospitality
This Sunday, several congregants will explain their connection to UU identity through a few different and playful phrases. Each slogan will be available in button form after the worship, to wear and share as you like. Join us at 10:30AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, … Continue reading Unitarian Universalism: In a Very, Very Few Words
What does it mean to be a self in a world that constantly pulls us between individuality and belonging? From religious debates about the soul to modern anxieties about identity reflected in the fears around group think, humans have long wrestled with the tension between standing apart and being held in community. Join us as … Continue reading The Joining
