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The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

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55 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2019–2022 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/the-unitarian-universalist-church-rockford-il.html
Profile last refreshed Sep 14, 2026

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20262025202420232022Week of Jan 10, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 31, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 21, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 28, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 7, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 14, 2022 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Mar 21, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 28, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 4, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 11, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 18, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 2, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 9, 2022 · 2 sermon(s)Week of May 16, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 30, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 6, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 13, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 20, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 27, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jul 4, 2022 · 3 sermon(s)Week of Jul 25, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 1, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 8, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 15, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 22, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 29, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 5, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 19, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 26, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 3, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 24, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)2021Week of Sep 20, 2021 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min2020Week of Dec 30, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Jan 6, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Jan 20, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Jan 27, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Feb 3, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Feb 10, 2020 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Feb 17, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Feb 24, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min2019Week of Sep 16, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Sep 30, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Oct 7, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Oct 28, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Nov 11, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Nov 18, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Nov 25, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Dec 16, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Dec 23, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min2018
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 49 of 163 weeks across the span (30%).

Video released

Weeks with a video upload (YouTube or livestream). These aren't transcribed, so this only marks presence — no topic coloring.

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Each cell is one week · a filled cell is a week with a video upload (not transcribed) · video in 232 of 414 weeks across the span (56%).
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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 intensitysomewhat higher
The peaks run somewhat higher than peers, somewhat higher than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #134 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it reads as characteristically uu.

Most-preached topics

Worship & Praise 30Creation Care 21Identity & Worth 18Poverty & Compassion 15Grief & Lament 14Racial Justice 13Faith & Civic Life 13Friendship & Belonging 12

Recurring themes across the archive

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

Climate Change Conference 6United States 4Rise Body 3Offering Support 2High School 2Order Service 2Rich Man 2Religious Education Program 2Joyce 1Social Media 1

Themes they appear in

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

Climate Change Conference
Creation Care
6 sermons
United States
Immigration & Refuge
4 sermons
Rise Body
Worship & Praise
3 sermons
Offering Support
Stewardship & Giving
2 sermons
High School
Parenting & Children
2 sermons
Show all 47 themes
Order Service
Unitarian Universalist Identity
2 sermons
Rich Man
Abraham & Isaac
2 sermons
Religious Education Program
Unitarian Universalist Identity
2 sermons
Joyce
Grief & Lament
1 sermons
Social Media
Fear & Anxiety
1 sermons
Practice Gratitude
Thanksgiving & Harvest
1 sermons
Core Values
Interdependence & Nature
1 sermons
Democratic
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Web Existence
Interdependence & Nature
1 sermons
Pay Attention
Friendship & Belonging
1 sermons
Johnson
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Seat Table
Baptism & Communion
1 sermons
Religious Education
Joy & Gratitude
1 sermons
African
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Racial Economic
Economic Justice & Wealth
1 sermons
Isaiah Chapter
Isaiah
1 sermons
Service Committee
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Small Groups
Friendship & Belonging
1 sermons
Christmas Carols
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
Music Director Alex
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Interfaith Council
Pluralism & Interfaith
1 sermons
Senior Minister
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
White House
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Gratitude Practice
Thanksgiving & Harvest
1 sermons
Renaissance: Humanism & Reformation
Humanism
1 sermons
Climate Crisis
Creation Care
1 sermons
Gratefully Received
Stewardship & Giving
1 sermons
Hearts Minds
Joy & Gratitude
1 sermons
Rights Movement
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Africa
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Spiritual Practice
Friendship & Belonging
1 sermons
Teaching Kids
Parenting & Children
1 sermons
Feeding Hungry
Poverty & Compassion
1 sermons
Rights Activist
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Marriage Equality
Marriage
1 sermons
Lift Voice
Worship & Praise
1 sermons
Poor Man
Poverty & Compassion
1 sermons
Hold Hearts
Grief & Lament
1 sermons
Luther King Junior
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Stress Anxiety
Fear & Anxiety
1 sermons
Ukraine: Immigration & Peace
Immigration & Refuge
1 sermons
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham & Isaac
1 sermons

Sermons that reach across topics

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

Sept 19 2021: Faith and Climate
appears in 8 different topics
10/13/2019 "Engaging Our Neighbors: Building Democracy in Practice"
appears in 4 different topics
Homecoming
appears in 4 different topics
1/12/2020 "T'Challa, Rey, and Clark Kent"
appears in 4 different topics
2/23/2020 "The Case for Reparations"
appears in 3 different topics
2/9/2020 "Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief"
appears in 3 different topics

Sermons included

October 23, 2022: Accidental Davening
Oct 24, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Worship & PraiseAdvent & Christmas
“that excellent group was directed by the formidable Mary Witham a talented director who was famous for banging out Christmas carols on the church's C…”
October 2, 2022: They/them
Oct 3, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & DoubtChurch Life & MembershipWorship & Praise
Sept 25 2022: From Inclusion to Belonging
Sep 26, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & Belonging
Sept 18 2022: Attachment Theory
Sep 19, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Unitarian Universalist Identity
“laughs is Mexico foreign time <br> we come today to worship together to be together here in this Hall and across time and space welcome I'm Matthew J…”
Sept. 4th, 2022: Labor Day Weekend; Guest speaker State Rep. Maurice West.
Sep 5, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Shame & GuiltRacial JusticeFriendship & Belonging
August 28, 2022 "Empathy and Rage, part 2"
Aug 29, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Pluralism & InterfaithPoverty & CompassionShame & Guilt
August 21, 2022 "Empathy and Rage, part 1"
Aug 22, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Beloved CommunitySin & RepentanceGrief & Lament
August 14, 2022 "Radical Hospitality"
Aug 15, 2022 · power between ideas
Immigration & RefugeJoy & GratitudeLoneliness & Isolation
“good morning we come today to worship to be together here in this hall and across time and space welcome i'm joyce palmer and my pronouns are she her…”
Show all 55 sermons
August 7, 2022 "Questions, Answers, and Questions"
Aug 8, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Worship & PraiseBeloved CommunityHumanism
“unitarian universalist service of communion is different it is an open table which you'll find in other christian churches where anybody is welcome r…”
July 31, 2022 "Spiritual Imagination" Rev. Darrick Jackson
Aug 1, 2022 · power between ideas
Worship & PraiseBeloved Community
Test on Monday, July 25th 2022
Jul 25, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & Refuge
Just As I Am; Why Universalists Don’t Do Altar Calls
Jul 10, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityWorship & PraiseGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
July 10, 2022: Just As I Am; Why Universalists Don’t Do Altar Calls
Jul 10, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Worship & Praise
July 3, 2022: What's Next?
Jul 4, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Racial JusticeFriendship & Belonging
“good morning we come today to worship together to be together here in this hall and across time and space welcome i'm matthew johnson the senior mini…”
June 26, 2022: The Times We Live In
Jun 27, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Worship & Praise
June 19, 2022: Juneteenth
Jun 20, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Civic LifeJoy & Gratitude
June 12, 2022: Prophets and Profit
Jun 13, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Identity & WorthPoverty & Compassion
June 5, 2022: Flower Celebration
Jun 6, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Worship & PraiseIdentity & WorthFriendship & Belonging
May 29, 2022: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
May 30, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Church Life & MembershipJoy & Gratitude
“good morning we come today to worship together to be together here in this hall and across time and space welcome i'm rev joyce palmer assistant mini…”
May 15, 2022. Music Sunday: The Courage to Innovate
May 16, 2022 · power between ideas
IsaiahWorship & PraisePalm Sunday / Triumphal Entry
“so you can open your teal handle to 10 20 if you would like to follow along we will sing this through once and then we will repeat it so i invite you…”
May 9th Memorial Service for Grandon Tolstedt
May 10, 2022 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentParenting & Children
“so good morning we gather together to celebrate the life and honor the legacy of gordon tolstedt farmer storyteller soldier surgeon husband brother f…”
May 8 2022 : Courage to Heal
May 9, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingParenting & Children
May 1 2022 : Courage to Heal
May 2, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Sin & RepentanceDoxology & BenedictionSuffering & Perseverance
April 17 2022 :Easter and the Liberal Christians
Apr 18, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
The Lord's PrayerWorship & Praise
April 10 2022 : The Humanist
Apr 11, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Stewardship & GivingHumanism
“<br> with joy we claim the growing light advancing thought and widening view the larger freedom clearer sight which from the old unfold the new with…”
April 3 2022: The Arians
Apr 4, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
God the Father / CreatorWorship & Praise
March 27, 2022 "When Balance Betrays" Rev. Linda Slabon
Mar 28, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentIdentity & WorthCreation Care
March 20, 2022 "Yin and Yang"
Mar 21, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Worship & PraiseJoy & GratitudeDisability & Belonging
March 19, 2022 Memorial Service for Ann Haub
Mar 20, 2022 · families and relationships
Thanksgiving & HarvestFriendship & BelongingGrief & Lament
“m to start folding papers for his paper route she wanted him to thrive and new school was probably not exactly the way that was going to happen with…”
March 13, 2022 "Wu-Wei"
Mar 14, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Fear & Anxiety
March 6, 2022 "The Tao"
Mar 7, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Worship & PraiseFaith & Doubt
Kanwal Prashar Memorial
Mar 6, 2022 · families and relationships
Pluralism & Interfaith
“good afternoon everybody thank you for coming today to this auspicious occasion where we celebrate the life of kanwal darshan prasher a beloved membe…”
February 20, 2022 "Omnipotence and other Theological Mistakes"
Feb 21, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Worship & PraiseAttributes of God
January 30, 2022
Jan 31, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Evangelism & MissionHope & EncouragementJesus: Life & Teachings
“org or find us on social media i'd love to connect with you over coffee and hear your story and try to answer any questions you might have you can fi…”
Heart Goes "boom boom boom"
Jan 10, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Church Life & MembershipJoy & Gratitude
Sep 22, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeFaith & Civic LifeSpiritual Growth
“80% of what we collect today will go to support Justice for our neighbors, which is a organization, a faith-based organization that works with immigr…”
Sep 22, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareFaith & Civic LifeWorship & Praise
“80% was collected today will go to the Unitarian Universalist service committee, the uusc, uusc of the nonprofit non-sectarian organization advancing…”
Mar 1, 2020 · uu spiritual principles
Forgiveness & ReconciliationMarriageHope & Encouragement
Feb 23, 2020 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeGod the Father / CreatorHumanism
“It's wrong emotionally, it's wrong neural, biologically, it's wrong spiritually and it's wrong when it comes to just whether we're talking about clim…”
Feb 16, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Poverty & CompassionRacial Justice
Feb 13, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareFriendship & BelongingIdentity & Worth
Feb 9, 2020 · gifts giving gratitude
Poverty & CompassionHumanismEconomic Justice & Wealth
“Here's my reading of the end, saying: I've just told you that the rich man goes to hell, the poor man is fed the water of Heaven, the beggar man is s…”
Feb 2, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & DoubtForgiveness & ReconciliationSin & Repentance
Jan 26, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Prayer & DevotionReason & Free InquiryIdentity & Worth
Jan 12, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Stewardship & GivingSin & RepentanceWorship & Praise
“If you look in, lift up your voice.”
Jan 5, 2020 · uu spiritual principles
Faith & Civic LifeEvangelism & MissionSin & Repentance
“It matters that we do it with deep breath, clear Hearts, wise Souls.”
Dec 29, 2019 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeParenting & ChildrenRacial Justice
“In 1848, United States takes a huge piece of Mexico and now rules over at Spanish-speaking citizens.”
Dec 22, 2019 · reason and sound thinking
Poverty & Compassion
Dec 1, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentEconomic Justice & WealthHoly Spirit
“When Black and Latino people, when transgender people, when poor people when they were at State, the questions of racial and economic Justice percent…”
Nov 24, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Thanksgiving & HarvestHumanismGrief & Lament
“Gratitude for the complexity of our minds are Consciousness, the ways in which we are capable of such deep intellectual understanding and spiritual u…”
Nov 17, 2019 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFaith & DoubtMarriage
Nov 3, 2019 · uu spiritual principles
Identity & WorthHumanismMarriage
Oct 13, 2019 · connected common experience
Racial JusticeCreation CareGun Violence & Safety
“But if some of that- someone in Southern Illinois- pointed out, the Civil Rights activist in the 1960s training before they tempted radical actions l…”
Oct 6, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionPoverty & CompassionFaith & Doubt
“Maybe it's caring for babies and teaching them to love.”
Sep 22, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
MarriageShame & GuiltParenting & Children

How this website compares

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This website vs. UU churches
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The percentage is how many UU churches’ websites state that value; the bar turns orange where this church’s website states it too.

of UU sites
This church
LGBTQ+ affirming
64%
✓
Creation care / climate
43%
Anti-racism / racial justice
41%
✓
Economic justice & mutual aid
39%
Open to people of all faiths
34%
✓
Radical hospitality & accessibility
31%
Immigrant & refugee welcoming
18%
✓
Reproductive justice
13%
Indigenous relations / land acknowledgment
12%
Peace & nonviolence
10%
Prison ministry & restorative justice
9%
Disability justice
6%
Mental health
5%
Children & youth
80%
✓
Online worship
67%
Small groups
58%
Financial & governance transparency
36%
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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 9 — ahead of 65% 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: 21 churches9 values: 26 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: 9
What their website says
Justice & social positions
Belonging & practical

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