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Hope Unitarian Church's Podcast

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119 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2020–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/hope-unitarian-churchs-podcast.html
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Sermons over time

Every audio sermon week across the years we have — a filled cell is a week with an upload, darker blue means richer topics. A steady weekly cadence shows as a solid band across years.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2026Week of Jan 5, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 12, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 19, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 2, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 9, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 16, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 23, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 2, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 16, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Mar 23, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 13, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 20, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 27, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 4, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 18, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 25, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 8, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 15, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 22, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jul 13, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 27, 2026 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 3, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribed2025Week of Jan 6, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 27, 2025 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Feb 10, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 10, 2025 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Mar 17, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 24, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 31, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Apr 7, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 14, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 28, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 5, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 26, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 2, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 9, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 16, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 23, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 7, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 21, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 28, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 4, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 11, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 18, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 25, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 8, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 22, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 6, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 27, 2025 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Nov 3, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 10, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 17, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 8, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 22, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)2024Week of Jan 1, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 5, 2024 · 3 sermon(s)Week of Feb 19, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 15, 2024 · 3 sermon(s)Week of Apr 22, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 29, 2024 · 2 sermon(s)Week of May 6, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 20, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 27, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 10, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 8, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 15, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 12, 2024 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Aug 19, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 26, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 2, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 16, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 23, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 30, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 7, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 14, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 21, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 4, 2024 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Nov 11, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 18, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 25, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 2, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 16, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)2023Week of Sep 18, 2023 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Oct 2, 2023 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Oct 9, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 16, 2023 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Oct 23, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 30, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 6, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 13, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 20, 2023 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Nov 27, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 4, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 11, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 18, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 25, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)202220212020Week of Jan 6, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Jan 13, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Jan 27, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Feb 3, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Feb 10, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Feb 17, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Feb 24, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Mar 2, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Mar 9, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 16, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 30, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 6, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 20, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 27, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 4, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 11, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 18, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)
LessMore·no upload·known, not transcribed
Each cell is one week · darker blue = richer topics (clean, sermon-only audio scores higher) · pale = thin, faint = no upload · gold outline = known, not yet transcribed · red outline = broken/failed file · uploaded in 105 of 343 weeks across the span (31%).

How this church compares

Against other uu and against every sermon on the site. Signals are approximate and grow more reliable as more of the archive is scored.

●this church┃peer average┃site average
Emotional rangeabout the same
Its sermons travel about the same in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and about the same than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensityabout the same
The peaks run about the same than peers, about the same than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Dynamic deliverynoticeably higher
In the voice itself, energy runs noticeably higher than peers, noticeably higher than the site.
site avg 0.45
lowerpeer avghigher
Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #124 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it uses a more distinctive, less typical vocabulary for its tradition.

Most-preached topics

Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion 33Faith & Civic Life 29Fear & Anxiety 25Poverty & Compassion 24Creation Care 24Unitarian Universalist Identity 24Racial Justice 23Joy & Gratitude 22

Recurring themes across the archive

Where this church’s sermons land on the site’s emergent topic map.

Lgbtq Community 6Rights Movement 5United States 4Bear Witness 4Civil Rights Movement 4Pride Month 3Jim Crow Laws 3Stonewall 2African 2Liberation 2

Themes they appear in

The recurring topics across the whole archive where this church shows up most.

Lgbtq Community
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
6 sermons
Rights Movement
Racial Justice
5 sermons
United States
Immigration & Refuge
4 sermons
Bear Witness
Evangelism & Mission
4 sermons
Civil Rights Movement
Racial Justice
4 sermons
Show all 60 themes
Pride Month
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
3 sermons
Jim Crow Laws
Racial Justice
3 sermons
Stonewall
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
2 sermons
African
Racial Justice
2 sermons
Liberation
Racial Justice
2 sermons
Santa
Advent & Christmas
2 sermons
Climate Change Conference
Creation Care
2 sermons
Pride Parade
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
2 sermons
Weeks Ago
Unitarian Universalist Identity
2 sermons
Nelson
Psalms
2 sermons
Mental Health
Fear & Anxiety
2 sermons
Mythologist Joseph Campbell
Joseph
2 sermons
Liberal Religious Community
Friendship & Belonging
2 sermons
Equity
Pluralism & Interfaith
2 sermons
York City
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
1 sermons
Teach Children
Parenting & Children
1 sermons
Lgbtq Plus Community
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
1 sermons
Saving Paradise
Heaven & Hell
1 sermons
Multicultural: Racial & Pluralism
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Universe Long
Noah & the Flood
1 sermons
Our Lives
Grief & Lament
1 sermons
Women Rights
Health & Temperance
1 sermons
Pledge Allegiance
Stewardship & Giving
1 sermons
Shared Values
Pluralism & Interfaith
1 sermons
Depends Principle
David & Goliath
1 sermons
Reconciliation Commission
Forgiveness & Reconciliation
1 sermons
Sorrow Joy
Grief & Lament
1 sermons
Annual Pledge Drive
Stewardship & Giving
1 sermons
Joshua
Noah & the Flood
1 sermons
Spiritual Journey
Friendship & Belonging
1 sermons
Dying Cross
Crucifixion & Atonement
1 sermons
Revival Service
Revival & Renewal
1 sermons
Relationships Interdependence
Interdependence & Nature
1 sermons
Washington
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Luther King
Noah & the Flood
1 sermons
Islam: Pluralism & Humanism
Pluralism & Interfaith
1 sermons
Ask Forgiveness
Forgiveness & Reconciliation
1 sermons
Feel Free
Worship & Praise
1 sermons
Christmas Eve Service
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
George
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Jordan River
Noah & the Flood
1 sermons
Valley Shadow
Suffering & Perseverance
1 sermons
Norbert
Baptism & Communion
1 sermons
Association General Assembly
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Loved Ones
Thanksgiving & Harvest
1 sermons
Memorial Service
Grief & Lament
1 sermons
Spiritual Practice
Friendship & Belonging
1 sermons
Southern Border
Immigration & Refuge
1 sermons
Special Needs
Disability & Belonging
1 sermons
Germany: Faith & Reformation
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Bread Wine
Baptism & Communion
1 sermons
Bears Witness
Evangelism & Mission
1 sermons
Small Groups
Friendship & Belonging
1 sermons
Luther King Junior
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Substance Abuse
Faith & Mental Health
1 sermons

Sermons that reach across topics

These touch the widest range of themes — often the richest listening.

Bearing Witness As An Act of Love
appears in 7 different topics
1.21.24 Liberating Love Part 2. Throwing Stones Redux
appears in 6 different topics
Freedoms Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose
appears in 6 different topics
It's Okay if You Don't Know What to Do Right Now
appears in 5 different topics
Beyond Inconvenience
appears in 5 different topics
Exploring UU Values: Justice and Equity
appears in 4 different topics

Sermons included

Jul 28, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityBible & ExpositionCrucifixion & Atonement
“And you might hear Echoes In very straight utilization of the theology in modern Christian, that we do not do good ourselves, that we are incapable o…”
Jul 17, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentAdvent & ChristmasCreation Care
“I may not ever get to go to a Christmas Eve service with my grandmother again, but I will be here on Christmas Eve and I will need a service that I f…”
Jun 23, 2026 · families and relationships
Parenting & ChildrenThanksgiving & HarvestGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“One major example of this complication involves the lgbtq community, not because queer relationships are inherently more complicated, but due to Amer…”
Jun 18, 2026 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeFriendship & BelongingChurch Life & Membership
Jun 11, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionFaith & Civic LifeShame & Guilt
“In 1999, Bill Clinton would declare June gay and lesbian pride month, and in 2011, Barack Obama would name an lgbtq pride month.”
May 26, 2026 · power between ideas
Suffering & PerseveranceCalling & PurposeSalvation & Grace
May 21, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityIdentity & WorthGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“You make hope what it is, because hope is not just the congregational meeting.”
May 5, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Hope & EncouragementProphecy & End TimesFear & Anxiety
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Apr 28, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Stewardship & GivingCreation & EdenUnitarian Universalist Identity
Apr 14, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Sin & RepentanceProphecy & End TimesStewardship & Giving
“At the time all I could reflect on was one specific feeling: there's a lot going on and I'm sitting trying to write a sermon for the pledge drive and…”
Mar 24, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Evangelism & MissionImmigration & RefugeNoah & the Flood
“But while these Stones bear witness so that the history will not be forgotten, we also bear witness to things so that they will.”
Mar 17, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Loneliness & IsolationFriendship & BelongingBaptism & Communion
“I was going to talk about how spiritual practice, creativity and attention look different to different people, especially those who are not.”
Mar 3, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Shame & GuiltFaith & Civic LifeRacial Justice
“Well, in 1969, they had seen lots of sit-ins, lots of protest, you know, with line up and sit together and Link arms, especially like on the baddest…”
Feb 25, 2026 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeDivorce & Broken RelationshipsCreation Care
Feb 17, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Racial JusticeShame & GuiltFaith & Civic Life
“It's not appropriate to walk into a good faith negotiation and pick a fight on in the history of the Civil Rights Movement, where fights were picked…”
Feb 11, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Identity & WorthFaith & DoubtAdvent & Christmas
Feb 4, 2026 · connected common experience
Racial JusticeGrief & LamentBible & Exposition
“This community is a place to courage that it takes.”
Jan 21, 2026 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Bible & ExpositionMarriageGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“The SCLC would go on to lead the work to Stamp Out Jim Crow in in its culmination, to bring forward the voting, they came back together to plan the M…”
Jan 15, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & DoubtIdentity & WorthImmigration & Refuge
“I was a stranger, and this is just one of the many stories in the United States right now of people being shipped off to prisons in El Salvador, a pr…”
Jan 8, 2026 · uu spiritual principles
Bible & ExpositionEvangelism & MissionIdentity & Worth
Dec 23, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Thanksgiving & HarvestFear & Anxiety
Dec 9, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Loneliness & IsolationCreation CareHope & Encouragement
Nov 18, 2025 · connected common experience
Thanksgiving & HarvestInterdependence & NatureJoy & Gratitude
“I was thinking of you in the commitment you made to helping and as I stood there I felt my gratitude evolved to piece, and from that piece it turned…”
Nov 11, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeThanksgiving & HarvestUnitarian Universalist Identity
Nov 4, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Forgiveness & ReconciliationCreation & EdenPluralism & Interfaith
Oct 29, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Suffering & PerseverancePoverty & CompassionMarriage
Oct 29, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Joy & GratitudeAdvent & Christmas
Oct 7, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Civic LifeSuffering & PerseverancePoverty & Compassion
Sep 23, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Thanksgiving & HarvestStewardship & GivingImmigration & Refuge
“We fight for that, even with our green, or we fight for that, and we have that green Sanctuary designation saying that we believe we are at church th…”
Sep 9, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Service & Spiritual GiftsRacial JusticeGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“In Prior sermons I even talked about how open and how Progressive the country was towards the lgbtq community, including Transit non-binary people.”
Aug 27, 2025 · families and relationships
Parenting & ChildrenRacial JusticeGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“The essay focuses on sexism, but if you extrapolate it out, it's not hard to see how this works on the scale of all forms of Oppression.”
Aug 19, 2025 · connected common experience
Evangelism & MissionJoseph
“In fact, if I were to align the story with Joseph Campbell's monomyth, I think that I would say that we are in the abyss right now.”
Aug 14, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareFaith & Mental HealthReason & Free Inquiry
“It's about the belief that if we love God enough that they will take care of our mental health and we don't need.”
Aug 5, 2025 · families and relationships
Fear & AnxietyGender & Sexuality / InclusionFaith & Civic Life
“I'm making this allusion to the Preamble of the Constitution, which we, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union establ…”
Jul 29, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Pluralism & InterfaithHumanism
“And this, along with generosity, interdependence, Justice, transformation and Equity, grew from both sides of the family tree, branches intertwining…”
Jul 22, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingBible & ExpositionLoneliness & Isolation
Jul 8, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareSuffering & PerseveranceFriendship & Belonging
“I have but real understanding, or real love understands that walk through the valley of the shadow of.”
Jun 25, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeGender & Sexuality / InclusionFaith & Civic Life
“As our faith teaches, Liberation begins as an inside job.”
Jun 17, 2025 · families and relationships
Parenting & ChildrenFaith & Civic LifeCreation & Eden
Jun 3, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Racial JusticeGender & Sexuality / InclusionShame & Guilt
“For obvious reasons, it is pride month and we'll have a pride service at the end of it's also the month that comes with Juneteenth, the commemoration…”
May 27, 2025 · more than it appears
Faith & Civic Life
May 6, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeCreation CareGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“It's easy to say those were the good old days while my father labored every day at work, while we hit, wow, African-Americans experience still contin…”
Apr 17, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeBaptism & Communion
Apr 8, 2025 · families and relationships
Grief & Lament
“Just recently I've lost the college friend.”
Apr 2, 2025 · families and relationships
Work & VocationAdvent & Christmas
Mar 18, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Poverty & CompassionFear & AnxietyUnitarian Universalist Identity
Mar 11, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Mental HealthGrief & LamentJoy & Gratitude
“A few weeks ago I attended the Southwest Unitarian Universalist ministers Association Retreat.”
Mar 11, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Pluralism & InterfaithHope & EncouragementBeloved Community
Jan 29, 2025 · families and relationships
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionParenting & ChildrenFear & Anxiety
Jan 28, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionSuffering & PerseveranceFaith & Civic Life
“True healing would cost billions of dollars and for many reasons, the dream that we love to talk about, that we highlighted, that we quote over and o…”
Jan 8, 2025 · power between ideas
JosephRacial JusticeBible & Exposition
“But Joseph Campbell, in looking at many myths and stories in the past, saw that the hero's journey in these stories functioned as a great human mytho…”
Dec 17, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
PsalmsExodusUnitarian Universalist Identity
“He connects to complicated and litigious with the banal in phrases like Mrs Nelson.”
Dec 3, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasEarth-Centered Spirituality
“It's humid longer there and I used to joke when I lived in Mississippi that I would celebrate Christmas time in shorts and if I ever get a wild hair,…”
Nov 27, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Immigration & RefugeThe Kingdom of GodInterdependence & Nature
“It is only where your merciful glands and the tradition of the Sikh people has interesting parallels to Christian stories of 21, 31 - 35 collectors w…”
Nov 20, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Thanksgiving & HarvestGrief & Lament
“I can think of Tuesday some weeks ago, where I couldn't muster any gratitude or thanks, except maybe for the big piece of cheesecake that I got to co…”
Nov 7, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Identity & WorthUnitarian Universalist IdentityGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“My story is very different than the stories of the lgbtq community, whose life had been affected by bad actor in, by those whose lives have been affe…”
Nov 5, 2024 · power between ideas
Faith & Civic LifeParenting & ChildrenPoverty & Compassion
Oct 22, 2024 · connected common experience
Faith & Civic LifeRacial JusticeBible & Exposition
“In fact, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade, it was not uncommon to see women dressed as handmaids from Atwood's book protesting silen…”
Oct 16, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingShame & Guilt
“The first thing they said was: we're going to break up into small groups and tell a story and work on listen, but we have to commit to ourselves and…”
Oct 8, 2024 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Shame & GuiltReason & Free InquiryBible & Exposition
Oct 3, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingFaith & Civic LifeService & Spiritual Gifts
Sep 26, 2024 · connected common experience
Unitarian Universalist Identity
Sep 19, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeFear & Anxiety
Sep 4, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Stewardship & GivingBible & ExpositionFear & Anxiety
Aug 27, 2024 · human moral beliefs
Peace & NonviolenceUnitarian Universalist IdentityCreation Care
Aug 23, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
MarriageFriendship & BelongingPluralism & Interfaith
“However, the value of the ties all these values together and if you look at the front page of your order of service, in the center of it is love, the…”
Aug 14, 2024 · human moral beliefs
Forgiveness & ReconciliationFaith & Civic LifePrison & Restorative Justice
“We are the ones who can choose this forgiveness as well as the one who can choose to ask for forgiveness.”
Aug 14, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Salvation & GraceGender & Sexuality / InclusionFriendship & Belonging
“In theology, we Covenant to learn from one another in our free and responsible search for truth.”
Jul 17, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeThe Cost of DiscipleshipGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“He would go to Sunday dinner with his fellow and he would have learned that different parts of the government in various organizations around Germany…”
Jul 10, 2024 · more than it appears
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionLoneliness & IsolationBible & Exposition
“Giving and receiving our different aspects of the flow of energy in the universe and in our willingness to give that which we seek, we keep the abund…”
Jun 12, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Mental HealthPoverty & Compassion
May 28, 2024 · power between ideas
Pluralism & InterfaithFaith & Civic Life
May 24, 2024 · more than it appears
Reason & Free InquiryFaith & Civic LifeImmigration & Refuge
“Compare him with the congregational where the Baptist Temple Hymnal, and you'll see many old hymns have language that has changed for one reason or a…”
May 12, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Baptism & CommunionCreation CareJoy & Gratitude
“We have the opportunity, during the flower communion, to reflect on the creator of the flower.”
May 5, 2024 · unitarian universalism
HumanismSin & RepentancePluralism & Interfaith
“These, these, these op, he describes as on the same side, as two total, because pluralism is something that transcends Creed in confession, especiall…”
May 5, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Mental HealthParenting & ChildrenLoneliness & Isolation
“Moving on to Mental Health, clinical depression and and high rates of suicidality are very common in this community- people living with HIV.”
Apr 28, 2024 · power between ideas
Interdependence & NatureRacial JusticeCreation Care
Apr 21, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Forgiveness & ReconciliationBible & Exposition
Apr 18, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareFaith & Civic LifeParenting & Children
“It's not just the habitat loss, it's climate change, it's all the loss of the.”
Apr 18, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Creation & EdenLoneliness & IsolationFriendship & Belonging
Feb 11, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Poverty & CompassionSuffering & PerseveranceCrucifixion & Atonement
“Now our final hymn will be: will build a land, and I'll offer you the opportunity to rise and body your spirit.”
Feb 10, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Poverty & CompassionRacial JusticeGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“One example of this during the Civil Rights Movement was when many African-Americans registered to vote.”
Feb 9, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
MarriageFear & AnxietyDating & Godly Relationships
Jan 7, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Shame & GuiltCrucifixion & AtonementFaith & Doubt
“And if we continue on this side, where we don't worry as much about the horizontal relationship, in fact we don't utilize a horizontal relationship,…”
Dec 31, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityLoneliness & IsolationParenting & Children
Dec 24, 2023 · christmas and easter
Advent & Christmas
Dec 14, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasCreation CareJoy & Gratitude
“Feel free to come out and get your pictures taken, and I love to have you have your puppies and stuff up in the, so that's always fun too.”
Dec 6, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Service & Spiritual GiftsLoneliness & IsolationEvangelism & Mission
Dec 3, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
The ExodusFear & AnxietyCreation Care
Nov 26, 2023 · uu spiritual principles
Thanksgiving & HarvestAdvent & ChristmasDivorce & Broken Relationships
Nov 26, 2023 · more than it appears
Thanksgiving & Harvest
Nov 19, 2023 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Salvation & GraceBible & ExpositionHeaven & Hell
“Both you, you ministers, willing to look into Paul to see why we are and why see saving Paradise in a minute to bring it with me, but I never remembe…”
Nov 12, 2023 · more than it appears
Thanksgiving & Harvest
Nov 5, 2023 · more than it appears
Poverty & CompassionGrief & LamentShame & Guilt
Oct 29, 2023 · power between ideas
Spiritual GrowthJoy & Gratitude
Oct 22, 2023 · power between ideas
Peace & NonviolenceFaith & Civic LifeSalvation & Grace
“We were taught to kill and most of the Marines that I know have been in conflicts around the world, and conflict and war is something that is put on…”
Oct 22, 2023 · power between ideas
Sin & RepentancePoverty & CompassionHumanism
“Were Jews start to immigrate to Palestine in large numbers with the idea that they would build their own Jew.”
Oct 12, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionGenesisSuffering & Perseverance
“Though we are a liberal faith, we still struggle with the equity when we understand how much of our yuu history has been forgotten or left aside beca…”
Oct 4, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionWork & VocationRacial Justice
“We need more Martin Luther King Jr's who speak out against the racism and tries to include all of those who were not.”
Oct 4, 2023 · human moral beliefs
Unitarian Universalist IdentityCreation Care
Sep 22, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyGender & Sexuality / InclusionPoverty & Compassion
“Stopping systemic violence against historically marginalized communities does not happen without affecting the bottom.”
Sep 22, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentIdentity & WorthJoy & Gratitude
“I understand that over medication is a thing, but it sounds to me like they're often saying any medication, not to mention that most.”
May 23, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Creation CareSalvation & GraceUnitarian Universalist Identity
May 16, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingLoneliness & IsolationUnitarian Universalist Identity
“At a previous general assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association in Salt Lake City, I wore a different hat than his usual.”
May 10, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
MarriageWork & VocationGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
May 3, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Reason & Free InquiryMarriageAdvent & Christmas
“Our own, Ralph Waldo Emerson, the liberal religious prophet that he was, wrote this long ago: a person will worship something.”
Apr 26, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Unitarian Universalist IdentityPrayer & DevotionHope & Encouragement
“I express my thankfulness for all that I have and all that I have for the privilege of having another day in which to play on the world stage, for my…”
Apr 12, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionBible & ExpositionRacial Justice
“The final Cadence will find its comfortable resolution because the spirit of life.”
Apr 5, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Loneliness & IsolationBible & ExpositionUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Have you ever been so overwhelmed with rage, so overcome with feelings of isolation, alienation, rejection, loneliness, so overwrought by your lack o…”
Mar 22, 2020 · unitarian universalism
MarriageThanksgiving & HarvestRacial Justice
“But in case you were not paying attention in high school, which is when many of us were first introduced to Emerson, let me tell you just a bit about…”
Mar 15, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Fear & AnxietyJoy & GratitudeFaith & Doubt
Mar 8, 2020 · families and relationships
MarriageFear & AnxietyHope & Encouragement
“Elizabeth Cady Stanton had been involved in several causes, Abolition, temperance, and of course women's rights before her move to Seneca Falls.”
Mar 1, 2020 · uu spiritual principles
Spiritual GrowthFaith & DoubtRevival & Renewal
“In fact, the entire family started attending Fagan's revival services, all the while maintaining their own faith.”
Feb 23, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Marriage
Feb 16, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Evangelism & MissionSpiritual Growth
Feb 9, 2020 · school age stories
Work & VocationFear & AnxietyParenting & Children
Feb 2, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareImmigration & Refuge
“The inevitable refugee camps swell with humans on the brink of death, and we see our glimpse of our own future at the southern border.”
Jan 19, 2020 · spirit soul within us
Work & VocationFaith & Civic Life
Jan 12, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Beloved CommunityPoverty & CompassionImmigration & Refuge
“Have a distinguished speaker series, plant trees in downtrodden neighborhoods, conduct nature walks, protest current and evolving federal policies to…”

How this website compares

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of UU sites
This church
LGBTQ+ affirming
64%
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Creation care / climate
42%
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Anti-racism / racial justice
41%
Economic justice & mutual aid
38%
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Open to people of all faiths
34%
Radical hospitality & accessibility
31%
Immigrant & refugee welcoming
18%
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Reproductive justice
13%
Indigenous relations / land acknowledgment
12%
Peace & nonviolence
10%
Prison ministry & restorative justice
8%
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Disability justice
6%
Mental health
5%
Children & youth
80%
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Online worship
67%
Small groups
58%
Financial & governance transparency
37%
Child safety policy
10%
Languages / interpretation
4%
Website & sermons online
This church: video only — like 38% of UU churches.
Audio + videoAudio onlyVideo onlySite, no sermonsFeed without audioJS-only siteBlocked / timeoutDead or hijackedNo website
Website completeness, all churches: a rough score of how complete and easy-to-navigate the church’s own website is.
5 to 10: 4 churches10 to 15: 32 churches15 to 20: 3 churches20 to 25: 2 churches25 to 30: 24 churches30 to 35: 7 churches35 to 40: 28 churches40 to 45: 13 churches45 to 50: 20 churches50 to 55: 22 churches55 to 60: 28 churches60 to 65: 34 churches65 to 70: 72 churches70 to 75: 209 churches75 to 80: 88 churches80 to 85: 2317 churches85 to 90: 27 churches90 to 95: 51 churches95 to 100: 31 churches255075This church: 80
Among the 3,012 churches with a readable, rated website (scores of 0 and 100 left out), this one scores higher than about 58%.
Values stated, within UU churches: how many of the 29 values we track each church’s website states. This one states 8 — ahead of 55% of UU churches (the typical one states 7).
0 values: 32 churches1 values: 9 churches2 values: 6 churches3 values: 7 churches4 values: 11 churches5 values: 15 churches6 values: 24 churches7 values: 19 churches8 values: 20 churches9 values: 27 churches10 values: 28 churches11 values: 16 churches12 values: 6 churches13 values: 7 churches14 values: 8 churches15 values: 3 churches16 values: 1 churches17 values: 2 churches051015this church: 8
What their website says
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Belonging & practical
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