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
10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 11, 2025
All-Ages Worship – "Flower Ceremony"
Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon
and DRE Jamila Batchelder
Join us for our beloved annual all-ages Flower Ceremony, a Unitarian Universalist celebration that dates back to 1923 Prague. Bring a flower with you to share in our common bouquet, and you’ll go home with a different flower brought by one of your fellow UU Churchers. We’ll also have beautiful music from our choir.
Livestream options: Zoom • Facebook
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.
May 4 sermon video
On May Day Sunday, May 4, 2025, Rev. Molly's sermon was "Stop and Smell the Roses." She said the "Bread and Roses" textile workers strike in Lawrence, Mass. in 1912 "...showed our nation that multi-racial, multi-gender solidarity wins, and that what it seeks to win is the fullness of the earth and all that is therein."
Full Sunday Schedule
May 11, 2025
9 a.m. - Forum Discussion Group
9 a.m. - Mindfulness Meditation
10:30 a.m. - Worship Service
10:30 a.m. - Youth R.E. - No Classes - All-Ages Worship
11:30 a.m. - Coffee Hour
Noon - 20s-30s Group
Noon - Middle School D&D
Noon - YRUU
Calendar
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
S
M
T
W
T
F
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10:15 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
12:00 PM - YRUU
6:00 PM - Gentle Yoga
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8:00 AM - Kappa Chi
10:00 AM - Planned Giving Work Group
10:30 AM - UU Life Writers
1:30 PM - Kaleidoscope
10:15 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
12:00 PM - Potluck Lunch
12:00 PM - YRUU
1:30 PM - Social Action Team
3:00 PM - UUJME Film
6:00 PM - Gentle Yoga
10:00 AM - Gentle Yoga
12:00 PM - MOSW-PBS
12:00 PM - Finding a Way Forward
2:30 PM - Minister's Office Hours
8:30 AM - Men's Group
9:00 AM - Family Play Space Work Day
10:00 AM - SIJT Meeting
2:00 PM - Writing/Reading for Spiritual Sustenance
9:00 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
9:00 AM - Forum Discussion Group
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 - YRUU
3:00 PM - Book Discussion Group
4:00 PM - Chalice Circle-2nd Sundays
10:00 AM - Gentle Yoga
12:00 PM - Finding a Way Forward
2:30 PM - Minister's Office Hours
7:00 PM - Chalice Circle-2nd & 4th Tuesdays
7:00 PM - Swing Dance Group
10:00 AM - Gentle Yoga
11:30 AM - Minister's Office Hours
6:30 PM - Art GroUUp
6:30 PM - Work that reconnects worshop
9:30 AM - Work that reconnects workshop
10:30 AM - UU Life Writers
2:30 PM - Chalice Circle Facilitators Meeting
6:00 PM - YRUU Service Rehearsal
9:00 AM - Mindfulness Meditation
9:00 AM - Forum Discussion Group
10:15 AM - Youth Religious Education
10:30 AM - Worship Service
11:30 AM - Coffee Hour
12:00 PM - UUCC Annual Meeting
12:00 PM - YRUU
2:00 PM - LGBTQ Collective
4:00 PM - Loaves & Fishes
12:00 AM - Newsletter Submissions Deadline
6:00 PM - Gentle Yoga
7:00 PM - Chalice Circle-3rd Monday
10:00 AM - Gentle Yoga
10:00 AM - Jobs with Justice
12:00 PM - Finding a Way Forward
2:30 PM - Minister's Office Hours
7:00 PM - Swing Dance Group
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8:30 AM - Men's 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
12:00 PM - YRUU
6:00 PM - Gentle Yoga
10:00 AM - Gentle Yoga
12:00 PM - Finding a Way Forward
2:30 PM - Minister's Office Hours
7:00 PM - Chalice Circle-2nd & 4th Tuesdays
7:00 PM - Swing Dance Group
7:00 PM - Chalice Circle-2nd & 4th Wednesdays
8:30 AM - Men's Group
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.
YRUU is our high school youth group that meets weekly meeting in the YRUU room on the lower level.
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...
Planning for activism in view of November 2024 election results.
Our minister, the Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon, holds office hours: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at church. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays 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 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...
Our minister, the Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon, holds office hours: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at church. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays at...
regular meeting, new date for May
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...
Kaleidoscope will meet at 1:30 p.m.
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...
YRUU is our high school youth group that meets weekly meeting in the YRUU room on the lower level.
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...
Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East will show the film Where Olive Trees Weep at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 4, in the Sanctuary....
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...
Planning for activism in view of November 2024 election results.
Our minister, the Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon, holds office hours: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at church. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays at...
The team and UUCC staff meet to discuss maintenance of the church building.
Conversations, Etc., the UUCC senior women’s group, meets via Zoom and telephone at 3 p.m. on the first Wednesday each month. We gather together to...
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...
This Chalice Circle meets at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday each month in members' homes.
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...
Our minister, the Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon, holds office hours: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at church. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays at...
The Junior Youth Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Friday each month, September-May. For the final Junior Youth meeting of the program year...
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...
Join us outside to help prepare for and set up our play space.
Sanctuary and Immigrant Justice Team meeting
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...
The Forum Discussion Group meets at 9 a.m. most Sundays (except holiday weekends) from September through May in the Lower Level-Forum Room/Library. Program plans for...
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...
YRUU is our high school youth group that meets weekly meeting in the YRUU room on the lower level.
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 Book Discussion Group meets via Zoom at 3 p.m. on the second Sunday each month to briefly discuss books that each has read. For...
This Chalice Circle meets at 4 p.m. on the second Sunday each month at Lenoir Woods. The facilitators are Rosie Geiser and Rev. Dottie Mathews.
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 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...
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...
Planning for activism in view of November 2024 election results.
Our minister, the Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon, holds office hours: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at church. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays at...
Crystal Buffaloe is the facilitator the the Chalice Circle that meets on second Tuesdays (and sometimes fourth Tuesdays).
Swing dancers regular meeting, Renter
This Chalice Circle meets at 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday each month and is facilitated by Jeanne Murphy and Lisa Fritsche.
This Chalice Circle meets at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month and is facilitated by Gretchen Maune.
The Crafting Group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. every Thursday from September through May in the Greeting Area. The group is recruiting new members...
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....
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...
Our minister, the Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon, holds office hours: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at church. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays at...
If you love art and making connections, the Art GroUUp is looking for you! We will be meeting at the church from 6:30 to 8...
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...
YRUU prepares for their service Sunday.
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...
The Forum Discussion Group meets at 9 a.m. most Sundays (except holiday weekends) from September through May in the Lower Level-Forum Room/Library. Program plans for...
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.
Yearly meeting, open to all
YRUU is our high school youth group that meets weekly meeting in the YRUU room on the lower level.
Regular Meeting
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...
The third Monday Chalice Circle is facilitated by Julia Bonham-Hardy 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...
Renter
Planning for activism in view of November 2024 election results.
Our minister, the Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon, holds office hours: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at church. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays at...
Swing dancers regular meeting, Renter
The Crafting Group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. every Thursday from September through May in the Greeting Area. The group is recruiting new members...
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...
Our minister, the Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon, holds office hours: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at church. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays at...
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...
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...
YRUU is our high school youth group that meets weekly meeting in the YRUU room on the lower level.
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...
Planning for activism in view of November 2024 election results.
Our minister, the Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon, holds office hours: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at church. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays at...
Crystal Buffaloe is the facilitator the the Chalice Circle that meets on second Tuesdays (and sometimes fourth Tuesdays).
Swing dancers regular meeting, Renter
This Chalice Circle meets at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month and is facilitated by Gretchen Maune.
The Crafting Group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. every Thursday from September through May in the Greeting Area. The group is recruiting new members...
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...
Our minister, the Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon, holds office hours: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at church. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays at...
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...
Events on May 4, 2025
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May
4 May 25 @ 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Lower Level
04
May
4 May 25 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sanctuary
04
May
4 May 25 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Greeting Area
04
May
4 May 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Greeting Area and Sanctuary
04
May
4 May 25 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-YRUU Room
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May
4 May 25 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
04
May
4 May 25 @ 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sanctuary
Events on May 11, 2025
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May
11 May 25 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
11
May
11 May 25 @ 9:00 am - 10:15 am
Lower Level-Forum Room/Library
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11 May 25 @ 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Lower Level
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11 May 25 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sanctuary
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May
11 May 25 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Greeting Area
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May
11 May 25 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-Latimer Classroom
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May
11 May 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Sanctuary
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May
11 May 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lower Level-Centering Room
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May
11 May 25 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-YRUU Room
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11 May 25 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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11 May 25 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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11 May 25 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Off-Site
Events on May 18, 2025
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May
18 May 25 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
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May
18 May 25 @ 9:00 am - 10:15 am
Lower Level-Forum Room/Library
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18 May 25 @ 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Lower Level
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18 May 25 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sanctuary
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18 May 25 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Greeting Area
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May
18 May 25 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Greeting Area and Sanctuary
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May
18 May 25 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-YRUU Room
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May
18 May 25 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sanctuary
18
May
18 May 25 @ 4:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Events on May 25, 2025
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May
25 May 25 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
25
May
25 May 25 @ 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Lower Level
25
May
25 May 25 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Sanctuary
25
May
25 May 25 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Greeting Area
25
May
25 May 25 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-Latimer Classroom
25
May
25 May 25 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-Forum Room/Library
25
May
25 May 25 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lower Level-YRUU Room
Recent News
- Annual Congregational Meeting scheduled May 18
- Board approves contract to repave parking lot
- May messages from church leaders
- Newcomer Retreat scheduled June 8
- May report from the Social Action Team
- Our Board of Trustees issues public statement about our commitments in these times
- 2025-26 Faith-to-Action nominations now open
- 40 Missouri UUs attended first-ever Advocacy Day in Jeff City
- SIJT plans “rights training”
- Stewardship campaign was a big success
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