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.
Sunday Worship
Sunday, August 23: Summer Camp Sunday and Backpack Blessing
One worship service at 10 a.m.
Are you smarter than a fifth grader…when it comes to our Unitarian Universalist Shared Values? Join us this week for our Summer Camp Sunday and Backpack Blessing worship led by our summer campers and camp staff. We’ll sing, share, and explore our shared values together. Don’t forget to bring your backpack, laptop case, purse, or fanny pack for our annual Backpack Blessing! We’ll send you home with a reminder that no matter what you’re carrying this time of year, we are holding it together – with Love at the Center.
Religious Education classes are on summer break. Children and youth are welcome and included in worship on Sundays. Childcare is available for ages six months-preK.
Deepening Spiritually, Deepening in Community
Submit a Program Idea for Fall
Host a small group or gathering between September 27 and December 20
Do you have an idea for a one-time or ongoing meetup or spiritual practice group that you would like to offer to the congregation? The Fall Program season at church is coming up soon! Small groups and gatherings are one of the most important ways that folks find connection and belonging at First U. If you have an idea that is fully formed, we invite you to submit it. If you have the seed of an idea and would like to talk it through, reach out to Rev. Laura (laura [at] firstuniv.org) or Cas Burr (cas [at] firstuniv.org) for support in planning a successful program at church.
We are accepting Program Submissions through September 30.
Honoring Our Commitments
Finish The Promise
For the past five years, we have carried a construction loan. Each year, $132,000 — nearly 10% of our annual operating budget — goes directly to loan payments. That is money going to a bank instead of to our programming, our community partnerships, and our shared ministry. If we pay off the remaining loan, we can free up $132,000 per year for ministry, justice work, and community building. Learn more, and help us Finish The Promise:
Coming up at First Universalist
Latest Updates
SmorgasBoard: How Did That Happen?
August 20, 2026
Board President Marc Gorelick writes about the decision-making process used by the First U Board, and the move to a single service beyond summer.
Finish The Promise
August 20, 2026
We can free up $132,000 per year in bank loans and put that money toward our life-affirming mission! The Finish The Promise Campaign Team shares what they’re up to and how you can help.
Rev. Jen & First U Board take part in press conference addressing DHS surveillance
August 18, 2026
Rev. Jen: “In times like these, silence is not an option. We can never become too scared to care for each other.”