Learn about the accomplishments and struggles of a courageous group of women Unitarian ministers in the late 1800s. Not welcome to serve congregations in the Eastern U.S., these ministers built and served congregations on the Western frontier. As Unitarianism expanded west with the nation, so did the interest in religious freedom, causing a controversy regarding … Continue reading The Iowa Sisterhood & Unitarianism in the late 1800s

What can the life of Mohandas Gandhi tell us about the interconnection between compassion and non-violence? Find out how Gandhi took the religious principle of ahimsa (doing no harm) and turned it into a non-violent tool for mass action. What does the practice of compassionate non-violence mean for us today?

Carrie Newcomer and the Spirituality of Belonging. Come learn about the spiritually grounded singer and songwriter, Carrie Newcomer, and her philosophy of belonging. In her songs, essays, and interviews, she portrays belonging not as an exclusive club, but as a “permeable” state of being—a connection to other people, the natural world, and a spiritual current … Continue reading The Spirituality of Belonging

(Special Musical Guest: Becca Darling)Coined by philosopher Albert Schweitzer, the ethic of Reverence for Life states that the only thing we can be sure of is that we live and want to go on living and we share life with everything else that lives, from elephants to blades of grass. Reverence for Life invites us to respond to the … Continue reading Reverence for Life

Did you know that approximately 31% of adults in the U.S. will be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder during their lifetime? Based on the book by Jennifer Shannon, LMFT, let’s learn about stopping the cycle of anxiety, fear, and worry that so many are experiencing.

As Unitarian Universalists, we trust in the development of each individual conscience—a belief that such development is possible for each of us, as well as a commitment to cultivate our own conscience. Why is the right of conscience important in our spiritual lives, congregational lives and beyond?