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 2025 Pride parade downtown
Christmas Eve 2025 candlelight worship service
Thirteen new members joined UUCC on Feb. 2, 2025
The UU Choir performing during worship
Next Worship Service
Feb. 1, 2026
"75 Years of UUCC"
Founders' Day Sunday
Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon
and UUCC Members
Join us to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the UU Church of Columbia!
We will share reflections about our last 75 years and hope for the next 75 in this service postponed from Jan. 25 due to winter weather.
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.
Jan. 25 worship video
Due to winter weather our Jan. 25 worship service was online only. The service featured reflections from Intern Minister Monica Clark-Robinson, who represented UUCC in the resistance to ICE in Minneapolis. She said the situation "...is so much worse than we can understand.... And if we don't care and demand change in big numbers, it is coming for all of our cities."
Full Sunday Schedule
Feb. 1, 2026
9 a.m. – Forum Discussion Group
9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation
10:30 a.m. – Worship Service
10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education
After Worship – Coffee Hour
Noon – First Sunday Potluck
Noon – YRUU
1 p.m. – Diverse Economies Workshop
1:30 p.m. – Social Action Team
Calendar
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
8:00 AM - CAL Summer Camp
9:00 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
10:30 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
11:45 AM - Philosophy Club
12:00 PM - Milestones Circle
12:00 PM - Finding Our Way Forward
12:15 PM - Disability Justice & Inclusion Team
8:00 AM - CAL Summer Camp
8:00 AM - CAL Summer Camp
8:00 AM - CAL Summer Camp
10:30 AM - UU Life Writers
1:15 PM - Threshold Singers Rehearsal
2:00 PM - Kaleidoscope
8:00 AM - CAL Summer Camp
9:00 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
10:30 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
12:00 PM - First Sunday Potluck
1:30 PM - Social Action Team
8:00 AM - CAL Summer Camp
8:00 AM - CAL Summer Camp
8:30 AM - Men's Group
8:30 AM - Alpha Kappa
9:00 AM - Work That Reconnects
10:00 AM - Planned Giving Work Group
1:15 PM - Threshold Singers Rehearsal
2:00 PM - Writing/Reading for Spiritual Sustenance
8:00 AM - CAL Summer Camp
9:00 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
10:30 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
12:00 PM - Sanctuary & Immigrant Justice Team
12:00 PM - 20s-30s Group
12:00 PM - UUJME
12:00 PM - Reserved for Youth events
8:00 AM - CAL Summer Camp
8:00 AM - CAL Summer Camp
9:00 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
10:30 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
12:00 PM - Care Team Meeting
4:00 PM - Loaves & Fishes
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7:00 PM - Board of Trustees
10:00 AM - Gentle Yoga
9:00 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
10:30 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
11:45 AM - Philosophy Club
12:00 PM - Milestones Circle
6:00 PM - Gentle Yoga
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10:00 AM - Gentle Yoga
9:00 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
10:30 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
6:00 PM - Gentle Yoga
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Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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.
Philosophy Club, led by Michael Davis, is a group for anyone interested in discussing a topic more deeply with others. No philosophical training is needed;...
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...
with the FOWF Team
At church and on Zoom - 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. fourth Sundays UUCC has restarted and revamped the Disability Justice and Inclusion Team (DJIT). The...
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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...
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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.
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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...
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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
with Barbara Carter
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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...
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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...
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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.
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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...
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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...
with Monica (Renter)
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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...
with Monica (Renter)
An extension of the training group with Caya Tanski
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...
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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 Sanctuary and Immigrant Justice Team was formed in 2016 in response to an administration that was threatening to deport any and all migrants, including...
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...
Middle schoolers gather on second and fourth Sundays to play Dungeons and Dragons. Reserved for their future use.
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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...
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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.
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
Columbia Art League (Renter) Lower-level spaces and centering room
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 group has several areas we are focusing on: Meals; After a birth, surgery or illness, etc. Rides; To church, medical appointments, etc. Memorial Services;...
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...
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 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....
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...
An extension of the training by Caya Tanski
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.
Philosophy Club, led by Michael Davis, is a group for anyone interested in discussing a topic more deeply with others. No philosophical training is needed;...
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...
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.
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.
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...
Events on July 26, 2026
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Jul
26 Jul 26 @ 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Lower Level
26
Jul
26 Jul 26 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
26
Jul
26 Jul 26 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Lower Level
26
Jul
26 Jul 26 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sanctuary
26
Jul
26 Jul 26 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Greeting Area
26
Jul
26 Jul 26 @ 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Sanctuary
26
Jul
26 Jul 26 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-Forum Room/Library
26
Jul
26 Jul 26 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-Barton Classroom
26
Jul
26 Jul 26 @ 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Lower Level-Centering Room
Events on August 2, 2026
02
Aug
2 Aug 26 @ 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Lower Level
02
Aug
2 Aug 26 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
02
Aug
2 Aug 26 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Lower Level
02
Aug
2 Aug 26 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sanctuary
02
Aug
2 Aug 26 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Greeting Area
02
Aug
2 Aug 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Greeting Area and Sanctuary
02
Aug
2 Aug 26 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Events on August 8, 2026
08
Aug
8 Aug 26 @ 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Lower Level
08
Aug
8 Aug 26 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am
08
Aug
8 Aug 26 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Greeting Area and Sanctuary
08
Aug
8 Aug 26 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Lower Level-Centering Room
08
Aug
8 Aug 26 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Lower Level-Forum Room/Library
08
Aug
8 Aug 26 @ 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Lower Level-Centering Room
08
Aug
8 Aug 26 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Greeting Area
Events on August 9, 2026
09
Aug
9 Aug 26 @ 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Lower Level
09
Aug
9 Aug 26 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
09
Aug
9 Aug 26 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Lower Level
09
Aug
9 Aug 26 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sanctuary
09
Aug
9 Aug 26 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Greeting Area
09
Aug
9 Aug 26 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-Forum Room/Library
09
Aug
9 Aug 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Sanctuary
09
Aug
9 Aug 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lower Level-Centering Room
09
Aug
9 Aug 26 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-Latimer Classroom
Events on August 16, 2026
16
Aug
16 Aug 26 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
16
Aug
16 Aug 26 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Lower Level
16
Aug
16 Aug 26 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sanctuary
16
Aug
16 Aug 26 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Greeting Area
16
Aug
16 Aug 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lower Level-Centering Room
16
Aug
16 Aug 26 @ 4:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Events on August 23, 2026
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Aug
23 Aug 26 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
23
Aug
23 Aug 26 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Lower Level
23
Aug
23 Aug 26 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sanctuary
23
Aug
23 Aug 26 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Greeting Area
23
Aug
23 Aug 26 @ 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Sanctuary
23
Aug
23 Aug 26 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-Forum Room/Library
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