View of church from street
UU participants at social justice rally downtown
Singing a hymn during worship
Our three settled ministers pictured in 2016, from left: Rev. William Haney (1989-2010); Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon (2012-present); and Rev. Gertrude Lindener-Stawsky (1980-1986).
Connections fair in fall 2024
The UUCC Band performing during worship
Rally in front of church in support of immigrants
Picnic at start of church year in September
Social event at church
Interactive worship service
Singing UUCC's unique closing benediction
Dedication of the new church sign in 2012
Service trip to Honduras
Full sanctuary after Nov. 5, 2024 general election
First Sunday Potluck serving line
Potluck seating in sanctuary
UUCC youth at Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly
Ourdoor worship service in the Memorial Garden behind the church
Drone view of the church
UUCC participants in fall 2024 Pride parade downtown
Christmas Eve 2024 candlelight worship service
Thirteen new members joined UUCC on Feb. 2, 2025
The UU Choir performing during worship
Next Worship Service
July 20, 2025
The Sermon-in-YOU Series
"Flying Through Space on a Rock"
Steve Scott
Astronomers estimate there are between 100 billion and 200 billion galaxies in the observable universe. Our Sun – one of an estimated 100 billion to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way Galaxy – orbits the center of the galaxy at a speed of 483,000 miles per hour along with its planets, including Earth. We are literally flying through space on a rock. What do these facts imply about how puny humanity should behave?
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In the spirit of courageous love,
we forge a community of radical
welcome and deep connection that
moves us together to heal the world.
We invite you to join us.
July 13 worship video
Our worship service on July 13, 2025 was all about singing together. Music Director Violet Vonder Haar brought her "Sacred Songs in Sacred Spaces" singing circle into the sanctuary to engage the congregation after gathering folks weekly since May 21 in beautiful places around Columbia to learn and sing heart-centered songs of hope and solidarity.
Full Sunday Schedule
July 20, 2024
9 a.m. - Mindfulness Meditation
10:30 a.m. - Worship Service
10:30 a.m. - Youth Religious Education -
R.E. at the Park
11:30 a.m. - Coffee Hour
Noon - LGBTQ Collective
4 to 6:15 p.m. - Loaves & Fishes
Calendar
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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M
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W
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9:00 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
10:15 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
6:00 PM - Gentle Yoga
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6:30 PM - Jazz Rep Lab
9:00 AM - Work that reconnects workshop
10:30 AM - UU Life Writers
1:15 PM - Threshold Singers Rehearsal
9:00 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
10:15 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
12:00 PM - Potluck Lunch
1:30 PM - Social Action Team
4:00 PM - Social Change Now Book Club
8:15 AM - Columbia Art League Summer Camp
10:00 AM - Gentle Yoga
7:00 PM - Chalice Circle-2nd & 4th Tuesdays
7:00 PM - Swing Dance Group
8:15 AM - Columbia Art League Summer Camp
10:00 AM - Chalice Circle-2nd Wednesday
3:00 PM - Conversations, Etc
8:30 AM - Men's Group
10:00 AM - Planned Giving Work Group
1:15 PM - Threshold Singers Rehearsal
2:00 PM - Writing/Reading for Spiritual Sustenance
9:00 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
10:15 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
12:00 PM - Middle School D&D
12:00 PM - 20s-30s Group
12:00 PM - UUJME
12:00 PM - R.E. Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
1:00 PM - Social Change Now
1:30 PM - Sanctuary & Immigrant Justice Team
8:15 AM - Columbia Art League Summer Camp
6:00 PM - Gentle Yoga
6:30 PM - UUCC Book Discussion
6:45 PM - Women's Chalice Circle
8:15 AM - Columbia Art League Summer Camp
10:00 AM - Gentle Yoga
12:00 PM - MO SW PBS
7:00 PM - Swing Dance Group
8:00 AM - MO SW PBS
8:15 AM - Columbia Art League Summer Camp
6:00 PM - Gentle Yoga
7:00 PM - Board of Trustees
9:00 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
10:15 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
12:00 PM - LGBTQ Collective
4:00 PM - Loaves & Fishes
12:00 AM - Newsletter Submissions Deadline
8:15 AM - Columbia Art League Summer Camp
6:00 PM - Gentle Yoga
8:15 AM - Columbia Art League Summer Camp
10:00 AM - Gentle Yoga
7:00 PM - Chalice Circle-2nd & 4th Tuesdays
7:00 PM - Swing Dance Group
9:00 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
10:15 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
12:00 PM - Middle School D&D
12:00 PM - Milestones Circle
12:15 PM - Disability Group Gathering
Mindfulness Meditation takes place at 9 a.m. every Sunday. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. If the outside temperature is 55° F. or higher and...
During the church program year from September through May, youth religious education is offered at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday. Except for occasional "all-ages worship services"...
In-person worship services are at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday year-round. Services are also life-streamed on Zoom and Facebook. Worship service details for the Sunday coming...
After worship services, congregants enjoy coffee, tea, other beverages and conversation in the Greeting Area.
Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
Rental for swing dancers.
The Jazz Rep Lab meets in the UUCC Sanctuary on the first Thursday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.. All are welcome, at...
Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
The Healing Web: Finding Strength in Community and Connection
The Healing web: Finding Strength in Community and Connection
The UU Life Writer’s Group meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon on the first and third Saturdays of the month to write and share at...
Julie Youmans
Mindfulness Meditation takes place at 9 a.m. every Sunday. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. If the outside temperature is 55° F. or higher and...
During the church program year from September through May, youth religious education is offered at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday. Except for occasional "all-ages worship services"...
In-person worship services are at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday year-round. Services are also life-streamed on Zoom and Facebook. Worship service details for the Sunday coming...
After worship services, congregants enjoy coffee, tea, other beverages and conversation in the Greeting Area.
A potluck lunch takes place after worship on the first Sunday each month. Please bring a main dish, side dish or dessert if you are...
The Social Action Team meets at 1:30 p.m. on the first Sunday each month via Zoom. All are welcome to participate. For more information, email...
This event will be held over zoom.
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Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
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Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
Crystal Buffaloe is the facilitator of the Chalice Circle that meets on second Tuesdays (and sometimes fourth Tuesdays).
Rental for swing dancers.
Renter
This Chalice Circle meets at 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday each month and is facilitated by Jeanne Murphy and Lisa Fritsche.
Conversations, Etc., the UUCC senior women’s group, will meet via Zoom at 3:00 p. m. Wednesday, July 9. We gather together to enjoy the...
Renter
Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
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Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
The UUCC Men’s Group meets online via Zoom on the second, fourth, and fifth Saturdays of each month. For more information, contact Wiley Miller at...
The Planned Giving Work Group, a sub-group of the Stewardship Team, meets on the second Saturday each month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the...
Julie Youmans
Join us monthly from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on the second Saturday each month to listen to the “still small voice within” and to write...
Mindfulness Meditation takes place at 9 a.m. every Sunday. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. If the outside temperature is 55° F. or higher and...
During the church program year from September through May, youth religious education is offered at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday. Except for occasional "all-ages worship services"...
In-person worship services are at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday year-round. Services are also life-streamed on Zoom and Facebook. Worship service details for the Sunday coming...
After worship services, congregants enjoy coffee, tea, other beverages and conversation in the Greeting Area.
Middle schoolers gather on second and fourth Sundays to play Dungeons and Dragons.
The 20s-30s Group meets on the second Sunday each month after worship. All UUs and visitors in their 20s and 30s are warmly welcomed. Please...
Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME) is a UUA-related Social Justice Organization. Are you concerned about what is going on in Israel...
Live interview with way forward team
The Sanctuary and Immigrant Justice Team was formed in 2016 in response to an administration that was threatening to deport any and all migrants, including...
Renter
Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
The group will meet via Zoom on Monday, July 14 at 6:30pm to discuss books briefly each has read. For information contact Pam Springsteel at...
The Women's Chalice Circle meets via Zoom at 6:45 p.m. on the second Monday each month.This chalice circle is offered to marginalized genders including cis...
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Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
Rental for swing dancers.
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Scheduled by Ruth Milledge
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Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
The UUCC Board of Trustees meets at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday each month in the Greeting Area at church and also via Zoom....
Renter
Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
The UU Life Writer’s Group meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon on the first and third Saturdays of the month to write and share at...
Julie Youmans
Mindfulness Meditation takes place at 9 a.m. every Sunday. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. If the outside temperature is 55° F. or higher and...
During the church program year from September through May, youth religious education is offered at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday. Except for occasional "all-ages worship services"...
In-person worship services are at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday year-round. Services are also life-streamed on Zoom and Facebook. Worship service details for the Sunday coming...
After worship services, congregants enjoy coffee, tea, other beverages and conversation in the Greeting Area.
The LGBTQ Collective meets after worship on the third Sunday each month.
Our Social Action Team organizes volunteers to provide the evening meal at the Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen on the third Sunday each month. Go...
Submissions for the next monthly edition of our newsletter, The Searchlight, are due today. Submissions may be hand-delivered in writing or emailed to the Church...
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Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
Renter
Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
Crystal Buffaloe is the facilitator the the Chalice Circle that meets on second Tuesdays (and sometimes fourth Tuesdays).
Rental for swing dancers.
Renter
Scheduled by Ruth Milledge.
Renter
Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
Renter
Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
The UUCC Men’s Group meets online via Zoom on the second, fourth, and fifth Saturdays of each month. For more information, contact Wiley Miller at...
Julie Youmans
Mindfulness Meditation takes place at 9 a.m. every Sunday. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. If the outside temperature is 55° F. or higher and...
During the church program year from September through May, youth religious education is offered at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday. Except for occasional "all-ages worship services"...
In-person worship services are at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday year-round. Services are also life-streamed on Zoom and Facebook. Worship service details for the Sunday coming...
After worship services, congregants enjoy coffee, tea, other beverages and conversation in the Greeting Area.
Middle schoolers gather on second and fourth Sundays to play Dungeons and Dragons.
The Milestones Circle is an open, drop-in small group for older adults to meet, share thoughts and concerns, and receive support and friendship in a...
At church and on Zoom 12:15pm to 1:45 pm UUCC is restarting and revamping the Disability Justice and Inclusion Team (DJIT). The group...
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Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
Renter
Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
Rental for swing dancers.
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This Chalice Circle meets at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month and is facilitated by Gretchen Maune.
Renter
Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
Renter
Gentle Yoga with Karen Dwyer is offered: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (except the first...
The UU Life Writer’s Group meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon on the first and third Saturdays of the month to write and share at...
Julie Youmans
Kaleidoscope will meet at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, in the Greeting Area.
Events on July 6, 2025
06
Jul
6 Jul 25 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
06
Jul
6 Jul 25 @ 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Lower Level
06
Jul
6 Jul 25 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sanctuary
06
Jul
6 Jul 25 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Greeting Area
06
Jul
6 Jul 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Greeting Area and Sanctuary
06
Jul
6 Jul 25 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
06
Jul
6 Jul 25 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Events on July 13, 2025
13
Jul
13 Jul 25 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
13
Jul
13 Jul 25 @ 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Lower Level
13
Jul
13 Jul 25 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sanctuary
13
Jul
13 Jul 25 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Greeting Area
13
Jul
13 Jul 25 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-Latimer Classroom
13
Jul
13 Jul 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lower Level-Forum Room/Library
13
Jul
13 Jul 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
13
Jul
13 Jul 25 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-Centering Room
13
Jul
13 Jul 25 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Sanctuary
13
Jul
13 Jul 25 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Events on July 20, 2025
20
Jul
20 Jul 25 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
20
Jul
20 Jul 25 @ 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Lower Level
20
Jul
20 Jul 25 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sanctuary
20
Jul
20 Jul 25 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Greeting Area
20
Jul
20 Jul 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Sanctuary
20
Jul
20 Jul 25 @ 4:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Events on July 27, 2025
27
Jul
27 Jul 25 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
27
Jul
27 Jul 25 @ 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Lower Level
27
Jul
27 Jul 25 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sanctuary
27
Jul
27 Jul 25 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Greeting Area
27
Jul
27 Jul 25 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-Latimer Classroom
27
Jul
27 Jul 25 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-Forum Room/Library
27
Jul
27 Jul 25 @ 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Lower Level-Centering Room
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