We Belong, Together.
We are building a community of hope with a joyful, wide embrace.
Join us as we seek to follow where love calls us next.
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Sunday Worship
Sunday, February 15
This Sunday: Two services
9 a.m. – in person
11 a.m. – in person and livestreaming
Families with children and youth: This is a Common Ground Sunday! Children and youth will begin the service in the sanctuary with their families, and then all ages will move together to the Cummins Room for programming.
All in!
February Community Dinner
Menu:
- Butternut Squash Soup
- Broccoli Cheddar Soup
- Vegetable Minnestrone (Vegan/Gluten Free)
- Grilled Cheese Sandwiches (A specialty item – available for kids who don’t like soup)
Dinner 6-6:45; Breakout Groups 7-8:15 p.m.
Swing by church for a delicious home-cooked meal at 6 p.m. in the Social Hall. After dinner, choose a drop-in breakout group to connect with others and learn about opportunities to get involved at church this season. Childcare will be available for younger kids (ages 6 months-Grade 5), and youth groups will meet for older kids and teens.
Community Care
Pancake Breakfast for Trans & Gender Expansive Folx
Join us at a pancake breakfast open to individuals and families with trans and gender expansive identities. This is an opportunity to see how large and varied our community is. We build community by being together. You may even make some new connections! We will eat, have a short program, and then create breakout groups.
Commit to Community
Winter/Spring Membership Classes
In community, participants explore the practical and spiritual sides of what relevant, sustainable church membership means to them. Even if you’re a lifelong UU interested in membership, we ask that you take the membership class at First Universalist as it helps orient folks to this congregation and helps build community.
We are offering the following classes:
Class 1: Thursday, February 12 and Thursday, February 19, 6:00-8:00 pm, RSVP
Class 2: Saturday, March 21, 9:00am-1:30 pm (potluck), RSVP
Class 3: Tuesday, April 21 and Tuesday, April 28, 6:00-8:00 pm, RSVP
Coming up at First Universalist
Latest Updates
The Weekly Liberal, February 5, 2026
February 6, 2026
“When Your Joy Meets Your Power” | Winter/Spring Program Guide Launch | Mid-Year Congregational Meeting Feb. 8
Where your joy meets your power: Spiritual growth programs at church
February 5, 2026
Beloveds, Where do your joy and your power meet the needs of our communities right now? It’s a question many of us at First Universalist are quietly holding—especially as so many in our congregation are showing up again and again in resistance to state violence, surveillance, and occupation. The work…
Rev. Ashley in Mother Jones news video
January 31, 2026
Rev. Ashley Harness, Assistant Minister at First U, along with Rev. Ashley Horan, a First U member and Vice President for Programs and Ministries at the Unitarian Universalist Association, were interviewed by Mother Jones Magazine while offering chaplaincy at the Whipple Building.
