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Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie – Exploring faith. Practicing inclusivity. Living justice.

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193 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2016–2024 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/unitarian-universalist-church-of-muncie-exploring-faith-prac.html

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2024Week of Dec 9, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min20232022Week of Feb 28, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 3, 2022 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 10, 2022 · 150 sermon(s) · 1.1 topics/min · 3 known, not yet transcribed20212020Week of Dec 30, 2019 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 6, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 13, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 20, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 27, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 24, 2020 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.8 topics/minWeek of Mar 2, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 30, 2020 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Apr 13, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 20, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 4, 2020 · 3 sermon(s) · 0.9 topics/minWeek of Jun 8, 2020 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Aug 3, 2020 · 3 sermon(s) · 0.8 topics/minWeek of Aug 31, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 7, 2020 · 3 sermon(s)2019Week of Dec 31, 2018 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 7, 2019 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 18, 2019 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Feb 25, 2019 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 11, 2019 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 25, 2019 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 1, 2019 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 23, 2019 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 7, 2019 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 14, 2019 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 21, 2019 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 28, 2019 · 1 sermon(s)2018Week of Dec 10, 2018 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 17, 2018 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 24, 2018 · 2 sermon(s)20172016Week of Sep 19, 2016 · 1 sermon(s)2015Week of Oct 12, 2015 · 1 known, not yet transcribed
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 33 of 430 weeks across the span (8%).

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 rangenoticeably wider
Its sermons travel noticeably wider in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and noticeably wider 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, somewhat higher than the site.
site avg 0.45
lowerpeer avghigher
Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #15 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it reads as characteristically uu.

Most-preached topics

Friendship & Belonging 92Fear & Anxiety 62Unitarian Universalist Identity 62Creation Care 50Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion 47Racial Justice 46Marriage 35Identity & Worth 31

Recurring themes across the archive

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

Social Justice 17United States 14High School 11Sense Belonging 9Web Existence 8Social Justice Committee 8Spiritual Practice 7Pay Attention 6Weeks Ago 5Seventh Principle 4

Themes they appear in

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

Social Justice
Friendship & Belonging
17 sermons
United States
Immigration & Refuge
14 sermons
High School
Parenting & Children
11 sermons
Sense Belonging
Friendship & Belonging
9 sermons
Web Existence
Interdependence & Nature
8 sermons
Show all 60 themes
Social Justice Committee
Unitarian Universalist Identity
8 sermons
Spiritual Practice
Friendship & Belonging
7 sermons
Pay Attention
Friendship & Belonging
6 sermons
Weeks Ago
Unitarian Universalist Identity
5 sermons
Seventh Principle
Interdependence & Nature
4 sermons
Feelings Shame
Shame & Guilt
4 sermons
Climate Change Conference
Creation Care
4 sermons
Religious Education Program
Unitarian Universalist Identity
4 sermons
Existence Apart
Interdependence & Nature
4 sermons
Brothers Sisters
Bible & Exposition
4 sermons
Brown
Shame & Guilt
4 sermons
Supremacy Culture
Racial Justice
4 sermons
Sitting Table
Baptism & Communion
3 sermons
Inherent Worth
Unitarian Universalist Identity
3 sermons
High School Students
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
3 sermons
Loved Ones
Thanksgiving & Harvest
3 sermons
Lgbtq Community
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
3 sermons
Mental Illness
Faith & Mental Health
3 sermons
Illness Disability
Disability & Belonging
3 sermons
Researcher Brene Brown
Shame & Guilt
3 sermons
Religious Community
Unitarian Universalist Identity
3 sermons
Hold Tightly
Hope & Encouragement
3 sermons
Felt Shame
Shame & Guilt
3 sermons
Annual Stewardship Campaign
Stewardship & Giving
3 sermons
Interdependent Web
Creation Care
3 sermons
Honoring Inherent
1st Principle: Inherent Worth & Dignity
2 sermons
Social Justice Issues
Racial Justice
2 sermons
Joy Sorrow
Grief & Lament
2 sermons
Supreme Court Decision
Faith & Civic Life
2 sermons
Jim Crow
Prison & Restorative Justice
2 sermons
Seven Principles
Unitarian Universalist Identity
2 sermons
Joy Gratitude
Thanksgiving & Harvest
2 sermons
Feeling Shame
Shame & Guilt
2 sermons
Civil Rights Movement
Racial Justice
2 sermons
Embrace: Th & Nd
4th Principle: Free & Responsible Search
2 sermons
Christmas Eve Service
Advent & Christmas
2 sermons
Feel Bad
Shame & Guilt
2 sermons
Christmas Tree
Advent & Christmas
2 sermons
Souls
Racial Justice
2 sermons
Santa
Advent & Christmas
2 sermons
Equity Compassion
1st Principle: Inherent Worth & Dignity
2 sermons
Liberal Religious Community
Friendship & Belonging
2 sermons
Rights Movement
Racial Justice
2 sermons
Social Media
Fear & Anxiety
2 sermons
Health Issues
Faith & Mental Health
2 sermons
Spiritual Growth
4th Principle: Free & Responsible Search
2 sermons
Stages Grief
Grief & Lament
2 sermons
Chris
Advent & Christmas
2 sermons
Religious Education
Joy & Gratitude
2 sermons
Teach Kids
Parenting & Children
2 sermons
African
Racial Justice
2 sermons
Respect Interdependent
Interdependence & Nature
2 sermons
Food Table
Baptism & Communion
2 sermons
Pain Sorrow
Grief & Lament
2 sermons
Environmental Issues
Creation Care
2 sermons

Sermons that reach across topics

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

Pc - Love Justice Kind Love, People You. Love
appears in 9 different topics
Community Generosity Church Generosity People Community. Generosity. Muncie
appears in 7 different topics
Edited - Church Community Generosity Community. Generosity People Muncie
appears in 6 different topics
Expectations Expect Life People Things Said: Yes, Time
appears in 6 different topics
Power Power, Power. Power Members Justice Woman People
appears in 6 different topics
Feel Love Moments Midst Time Child Allowed Lot
appears in 6 different topics

Sermons included

Dec 13, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Advent & ChristmasImmigration & Refuge
“I was on the committee, the program Comm, and we were trying to come up with, you know, fun stuff to do at Christmas and I said: well, you know, ther…”
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & Belonging
Oct 12, 2022 · our church family
Stewardship & GivingFriendship & BelongingReason & Free Inquiry
“We did not know when we came here that we wanted to be a part of a welcoming congregation For church that influence the naming of martin luther king…”
Oct 12, 2022
Loneliness & IsolationFaith & DoubtHumanism
Oct 12, 2022 · feelings grief fear love
MarriageShame & GuiltGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityThanksgiving & HarvestPluralism & Interfaith
“And I believe it is in that threshold space between night and day that we choose To come together, to be and religious community when we choose to ga…”
Oct 12, 2022
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionMarriageHope & Encouragement
“The hold on tightly to the ways of making, meeting and understanding the worldFowlerr's ideal religious community.”
Oct 12, 2022
Friendship & BelongingIdentity & WorthHumanism
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Oct 12, 2022 · divine spiritual beings
Friendship & BelongingEarth-Centered SpiritualitySpiritual Growth
“I call each of us to practice reliable habits, But keep are spiritually well-tuned, Especially during this extraordinary time or social distancing An…”
Oct 12, 2022
HumanismGrief & LamentCreation Care
“I'm incredibly grateful for the many people who have helped me on my own journey of growth and healing, And 3 years of therapy and 12 years of spirit…”
Oct 12, 2022
God the Father / CreatorCreation CareBaptism & Communion
Oct 12, 2022
Addiction & RecoverySpiritual GrowthForgiveness & Reconciliation
“As-built work with the other members of the group that became alcoholics anonymous, they adopted a 12-step program Of recovery that involve recognizi…”
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietyUnitarian Universalist IdentityRacial Justice
“It is a privilege That our mostly white, mostly middle to upper class faith rishon hat That we are not forced to address the difficult stuff in our l…”
Oct 12, 2022
Noah & the FloodFear & AnxietyLoneliness & Isolation
Oct 12, 2022 · sexual orientation gay rights gender identity
Shame & GuiltIdentity & WorthFear & Anxiety
Oct 12, 2022
Hope & EncouragementAll SaintsMarriage
Oct 12, 2022 · standing on the side of love
Fear & AnxietyChurch Life & MembershipFriendship & Belonging
“Even the phrase we use, standing on the side of love, Which is based in the unitarian universalist association's national social justice campaign, St…”
Oct 12, 2022
Racial Justice4th Principle: Free & Responsible SearchPeace & Nonviolence
“We try sharing our truth, we try reason and logic, We try passing laws And too often Not enough The truth.”
Oct 12, 2022 · church membership welcome sunday
Church Life & MembershipStewardship & GivingImmigration & Refuge
“But in this day and age we need the talents of a music director to make consistently excellent music happen on a weekly basis.”
Oct 12, 2022 · sexual orientation gay rights gender identity
Parenting & ChildrenRacial JusticeStewardship & Giving
“Much of what we talked about so far is in the public sphere: Finding and creating safe space in our own lives.”
Oct 12, 2022 · community better world common good
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist IdentityMarriage
Oct 12, 2022
Friendship & Belonging4th Principle: Free & Responsible SearchPeace & Nonviolence
“And the fourth principle that unitarian, universalist Affirm and promote is a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.”
Oct 12, 2022
Baptism & CommunionIdentity & WorthNew Year & Watch Night
“Behold the flower communion service at the end of june to signify the end of the church year, and this water coming in now to signified the beginning…”
Oct 12, 2022
Thanksgiving & HarvestWorship & Praise
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & Belonging4th Principle: Free & Responsible Search
“If it's not welcome in our children's religious education programs.”
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietyAdvent & ChristmasAddiction & Recovery
“Coping with a loss Or with Past, trauma or abuse, suffering from an addiction, Struggling with a mental or physical illness or limitation, Dealing wi…”
Oct 12, 2022
Advent & ChristmasChurch Life & MembershipStewardship & Giving
“If you go to a nuke lemberg, a new member class, maybe six months or nine months after you first start attending, you find out there that the chalice…”
Oct 12, 2022 · feelings grief fear love
Joy & GratitudeFriendship & BelongingGrief & Lament
“Ancient israelites have written, and probably song Some of the most tragically compelling laments in the psalms of the hebrew bible, Verse after vers…”
Oct 12, 2022 · standing on the side of love
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionShame & GuiltJoy & Gratitude
“So this is why we sing, standing on the side of love, And that's why our national social justice campaign is called: Standing on the side of love.”
Oct 12, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeBeloved CommunityFaith & Civic Life
“According to the 2010 us census, The people most impoverished Are black people in the south And indigenous people living on reservation.”
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityCreation Care
Oct 12, 2022 · forgiveness working through pain conflict
Forgiveness & ReconciliationHope & EncouragementGrief & Lament
“Forgive For good, For your own good and for the good of the people in your life, Because holding onto the pain, hurt, anger, resentment and bitternes…”
Oct 12, 2022
Advent & ChristmasSpiritual GrowthUnitarian Universalist Identity
“A couple of weeks ago, at a unitarian universalist congregation that was holding a rehearsal for a multi-generational service featuring the story of…”
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareFaith & Civic LifeUnitarian Universalist Identity
Oct 12, 2022 · racism race justice black lives matter
Unitarian Universalist IdentityRacial JusticeBible & Exposition
“General assembly, this past june, the national gathering of unitarian universalist from across the country, but really across the world as well, Took…”
Oct 12, 2022
Friendship & BelongingDisability & BelongingGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“And then what does it mean to belong to yourself when the culture around you tells you that you don't belong?”
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & Civic LifeChurch Life & MembershipUnitarian Universalist Identity
“And the point that seems especially relevant, given that the trump administration has a republican-controlled congress enabling it to use the power o…”
Oct 12, 2022
Shame & GuiltIdentity & WorthStewardship & Giving
“He knows, and his head now, that he had, he grew up with a learning disability, But it still has that.”
Oct 12, 2022
Forgiveness & ReconciliationDanielSabbath & Rest
“Initially, there was only one type of jews, but the jews were dispersed After the land of Israel was conquered by the romans, the babylonians, the ot…”
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
HumanismFriendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist Identity
“No, I'm not necessarily saying we should go all the way to every social justice event in muncie wearing bright yellow standing on the side of love t-…”
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Racial JusticeSalvation & GraceUnitarian Universalist Identity
“It is a foundational strand of our lives, liberal religious Movement, And informs several principal components of our modern uu theology.”
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityJamesRacial Justice
“4: to despair is to lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy.”
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareThanksgiving & HarvestJoy & Gratitude
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareHope & EncouragementGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Oct 12, 2022 · standing on the side of love
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionPoverty & CompassionInterdependence & Nature
“Happy song last week, sermon on the new jim crow.”
Oct 12, 2022 · feelings grief fear love
Grief & LamentFriendship & BelongingInfertility & Child Loss
“Grief is a unique emotion, and that it's a special name for a feeling that already has a name: Sadness, Sorrow, many names and facts.”
Oct 12, 2022 · community better world common good
Unitarian Universalist IdentityStewardship & GivingImmigration & Refuge
“Every single Australia also hosted and help outreach, put on the equality prom so that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer teenagers in mun…”
Oct 12, 2022
Suffering & PerseveranceDating & Godly RelationshipsWork & Vocation
Oct 12, 2022 · humanist human think rational
HumanismSuffering & PerseveranceReason & Free Inquiry
“You said today, today, today I consider myself myself The luckiest man, man, man On the face of the earth.”
Oct 12, 2022
MarriageInterdependence & NatureFear & Anxiety
Oct 12, 2022 · forgiveness working through pain conflict
Forgiveness & ReconciliationGrief & LamentShame & Guilt
“I felt shame because I helped him Unknowingly, but I helped him doing the bullying.”
Oct 12, 2022 · sexual orientation gay rights gender identity
Dating & Godly RelationshipsIdentity & WorthFaith & Doubt
“Ethan labine was sexually assaulted in high school by a friend of someone he was casually dating.”
Oct 12, 2022
Baptism & CommunionWorship & PraiseHope & Encouragement
“Can you let your open heart lead you Where you need to go?”
Oct 12, 2022
Shame & GuiltEvangelism & MissionFriendship & Belonging
“She calls it our vulnerability armor, But she's talking about the same thing.”
Oct 12, 2022
Worship & PraiseFear & AnxietyGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Oct 12, 2022
MarriageIdentity & WorthService & Spiritual Gifts
“It's really hard to overcome some of, Until it really matters so much what we teach our kids and what we have learned in our family apart, For men an…”
Oct 12, 2022 · church membership welcome sunday
Stewardship & GivingFriendship & BelongingHope & Encouragement
“More to the point, think of the ways that a successful stewardship campaign will strengthen and empower this church community.”
Oct 12, 2022
Racial JusticeSalvation & GraceHoly Spirit
Oct 12, 2022
Advent & ChristmasThanksgiving & HarvestParenting & Children
Oct 12, 2022 · church membership welcome sunday
Worship & PraiseBaptism & CommunionWork & Vocation
Oct 12, 2022 · gifts giving gratitude
Joy & GratitudeThanksgiving & HarvestSpiritual Growth
“The flowers that we see on our walks, Beautiful sunsets, The woods, The changing colors of the leaves in autumn, The quiet and stillness of admiring…”
Oct 12, 2022
Grief & LamentGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & DoubtFriendship & BelongingPoverty & Compassion
“But the united states is now on the verge of events that will demonstrate the need for a catholic leadership.”
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietyUnitarian Universalist IdentityCreation Care
Oct 12, 2022
Forgiveness & ReconciliationParenting & ChildrenMarriage
“Pharaoh and the whole Egyptian world collapsed for such a joseph.”
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Unitarian Universalist IdentityInterdependence & NatureCreation Care
Oct 12, 2022
Sin & RepentanceSpiritual GrowthSuffering & Perseverance
“We honor and respect the inherent worth and dignity of every person, Not just people we consider to be good people- The inherent dignity and worth Ev…”
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietyParenting & ChildrenJoy & Gratitude
Oct 12, 2022
Reason & Free InquiryShame & GuiltDisability & Belonging
“And when we pay attention to mother earth, when we go outside and slow down and take it all in, We are often reminded of those humble beginnings: The…”
Oct 12, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentitySpiritual GrowthRacial Justice
“Mark morrison reads: excellence Excellent book Soma awakening How the civil rights movement tested and changedUnitariann universalism Really Is a ver…”
Oct 12, 2022 · community better world common good
Creation CareGender & Sexuality / InclusionSin & Repentance
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Unitarian Universalist Identity4th Principle: Free & Responsible SearchSpiritual Growth
“Our concept of universalism has evolved over the last 200 years toward broader principles, Such as our belief in the inherent worth and dignity of ev…”
Oct 12, 2022
Hope & Encouragement
“Question isn't whether To let go Because We either let go or whatever it is that we're trying to Hold on to changes.”
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & Civic LifeParenting & ChildrenCreation Care
“And, as we saw in our second reading this morning, david Suzuki's declaration of intertek- interdependence are false sense of independent agency has…”
Oct 12, 2022
Shame & GuiltFear & Anxiety
“The goal is to own our own feelings so that our feelings don't own us Certainly wouldn't work for everyone.”
Oct 12, 2022 · standing on the side of love
Racial JusticeFear & AnxietyIdentity & Worth
“It began, as most movements do right now, primarily on social media, people posting real pictures of their unairbrushed Human body with a hashtag.”
Oct 12, 2022
Thanksgiving & HarvestCreation CareFriendship & Belonging
“This holiday season, pre-christmas, before the presents are open springs, reminders in our house with three young children of the immense joy to be f…”
Oct 12, 2022
Shame & GuiltMarriage1st Principle: Inherent Worth & Dignity
“Here in this church, in this faith community, we believe and honoring the inherent worth and dignity of every person Including ourselves, We believe…”
Oct 12, 2022 · inherent worth and dignity
Suffering & PerseveranceSpiritual GrowthStewardship & Giving
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist IdentityPoverty & Compassion
“If it's not welcome in our children's religious education programs.”
Oct 12, 2022
Reason & Free InquiryUnitarian Universalist IdentityDisability & Belonging
“And when we pay attention to mother earth, when we go outside and slow down and take it all in, We are often reminded of those humble beginnings: The…”
Oct 12, 2022 · our church family
Immigration & RefugeFaith & DoubtSpiritual Growth
Oct 12, 2022
Church Life & MembershipReason & Free Inquiry
Oct 12, 2022 · community better world common good
4th Principle: Free & Responsible SearchFaith & Civic LifeFriendship & Belonging
“Sometimes We plan to welcome people of all ages, races, genders and sexual orientations, And most of the time we do We clean to embrace a broad varie…”
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityIdentity & WorthParenting & Children
“To create a country and a culture where we not only recognize but truly honor, uplift and respect the worth and dignity of every person, Have to incr…”
Oct 12, 2022 · community better world common good
Poverty & CompassionThanksgiving & HarvestGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“In june, Thursday morning, june 6th, I meant to people who were homeless- Not on my schedule that day, But in my attempt to find services, Especially…”
Oct 12, 2022
Baptism & CommunionForgiveness & Reconciliation
Oct 12, 2022 · meaning of life
Faith & DoubtSin & RepentanceSpiritual Growth
“It asks us to pay attention.”
Oct 12, 2022
Friendship & BelongingRacial JusticeHumanism
“It could seem easier sometimes To live fearful of losing our loved ones, Fearful of being alone, Fearful of not accomplishing enough, Especially in o…”
Oct 12, 2022
Advent & ChristmasFaith & Mental HealthPoverty & Compassion
“And I mean it's a sign of some sort of mental health issue if you wear the same outfit everyday, right?”
Oct 12, 2022
Identity & WorthStewardship & GivingPeace & Nonviolence
“As learners and teachers, Annie community, We gather around with one another to reflect on and Probe The great mysteries: Birthin life-and-death, Jus…”
Oct 12, 2022 · sexual orientation gay rights gender identity
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionDating & Godly RelationshipsShame & Guilt
“And Nonchalantly told her: you know, hey, by the way, I'm going to start hormones So I can train and just transition from female to male.”
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietyMarriage1st Principle: Inherent Worth & Dignity
“A sister 80s to like can look the pervasive cruelty and human existence, Whether it's the continued racism in our country, The pervasive sexism, Mayb…”
Oct 12, 2022 · racism race justice black lives matter
Racial JusticeUnitarian Universalist IdentityFaith & Civic Life
“We must, with love, continue to push to move our faith towards a truly beloved community, where all souls actually matter, where marginalized voices…”
Oct 12, 2022
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeSuffering & Perseverance
“Celebrate life's joys and sorrows with and to Wrap its arms around me and times of sorrow and concern Encourages me To embrace all of my life, Knowin…”
Oct 12, 2022
Gun Violence & SafetyStewardship & GivingFriendship & Belonging
“We desperately need to begin to find our way Solutions, Whether it's suicides or crime or mass shootings, are gang violence, have a gun problem.”
Oct 12, 2022
Disability & BelongingIdentity & WorthBeloved Community
“In arthur frank s book titled the wounded storyteller, He suggests there are two narratives about disease, illness and disability.”
Oct 12, 2022 · forgiveness working through pain conflict
Forgiveness & ReconciliationPeace & NonviolenceFear & Anxiety
Oct 12, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityAdvent & ChristmasHoly Spirit
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & Mental HealthParenting & ChildrenChurch Life & Membership
“And so if you're sitting there wondering how this is relevant to you, This is how it's rella, Because if there is no one in your, in your circle of i…”
Oct 12, 2022
Creation & EdenEvangelism & MissionHeaven & Hell
Oct 12, 2022 · meaning of life
Racial JusticeDivorce & Broken RelationshipsEvangelism & Mission
Oct 12, 2022 · our church family
Friendship & BelongingGender & Sexuality / InclusionCreation & Eden
“The fight for social justice and a smallest of context In about largest arenas Characterize her path in life.”
Oct 12, 2022
Friendship & Belonging
“The enduring sense of belonging comes from shared experiences and values, even though we have lived out our lives geographically separated from each…”
Oct 12, 2022
Addiction & RecoveryFaith & Civic LifeWorship & Praise
“Brother, we are working for marriage equality, Reproductive justice, Or for green living and protection of the earth, Upon upon which all life depend…”
Oct 12, 2022 · sexual orientation gay rights gender identity
Shame & GuiltFriendship & BelongingBible & Exposition
“If we think it is, though, when we experience these awkward moments, It can lead to feelings of shame or create pain within, Which brings us to miss…”
Oct 12, 2022 · meaning of life
Addiction & RecoveryUnitarian Universalist IdentityCreation Care
Oct 12, 2022 · community better world common good
Peace & NonviolenceDating & Godly RelationshipsHope & Encouragement
“I'm all avoided putting that statement on my own profile back when I was hanging out in the online dating pool because it was overused in cliche 10 y…”
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Friendship & BelongingInterdependence & Nature4th Principle: Free & Responsible Search
“I challenged us to make time to connect with people.”
Oct 12, 2022
Grief & LamentAdvent & ChristmasEvangelism & Mission
“As much as you welcome everything else As part of the wonder that is waiting for the messy, loud birth of a child Who will so loved the world, But he…”
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareInterdependence & NatureJoy & Gratitude
“Another of our principals calls honest respect, the interdependent web of all existence Which were apart And to take care of our planet.”
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CarePoverty & Compassion
Oct 12, 2022 · community better world common good
Stewardship & GivingUnitarian Universalist IdentityDating & Godly Relationships
“Any kind of injustice Is that are out there Here locally In the united states and sometimes worldwide.”
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietyGender & Sexuality / InclusionPluralism & Interfaith
“The population of the united states is growing, and so we're shrinking, as a face tradition in terms of our percentage of the population.”
Oct 12, 2022
Friendship & BelongingHumanismThanksgiving & Harvest
Oct 12, 2022 · climate justice global warming crisis
Creation CareGrief & Lament
“We will all experience The feelings of grief, Disbelief, sadness, Anger and so on.”
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareJoy & GratitudePoverty & Compassion
“I hope that, instead of feeling fear, we can embrace the mystery And the unknown.”
Oct 12, 2022 · meaning of life
Advent & ChristmasGender & Sexuality / InclusionGrief & Lament
Oct 12, 2022 · church membership welcome sunday
Church Life & MembershipUnitarian Universalist IdentitySermon on the Mount / Beatitudes
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareHumanismCreation & Eden
“How do we say yes to all the african-american parents who say I shouldn't have to have the talk with mike?”
Oct 12, 2022
God the Father / CreatorSalvation & GraceBible & Exposition
“Here we stand facing an uncertain Future of global climate change, Economic hardship, The prospect of being perpetually at war, And not enough resour…”
Oct 12, 2022 · peacemaking war peace conflict understanding
Faith & Civic LifeAdvent & ChristmasRacial Justice
“Because while the us has consistently the engaged and more of some sort for a very long time, With the exception of pearl harbor and maybe 911, there…”
Oct 12, 2022
Friendship & BelongingReason & Free InquiryBeloved Community
“If you've not read those Documents carefully, I'd recommend doing so, Or reading them again And read them with an open mind and heart, Trusting that…”
Oct 12, 2022
Immigration & RefugeAbraham & IsaacStewardship & Giving
“Perhaps our greatest political poet of populism, Abraham Lincoln, said it best What he exhorted us to rededicate ourselves To that proposition: The g…”
Oct 12, 2022
Crucifixion & AtonementDoctrines of Grace (TULIP)Identity & Worth
“It's the interdependent web of which we are all a part.”
Oct 12, 2022 · government freedom elections civil rights
Racial JusticeGod the Father / CreatorCreation Care
“He pretty much been doing whatever we want, doing whatever we want to the environment, Regardless of the consequences, regardless of the incredibly n…”
Oct 12, 2022
Poverty & CompassionReason & Free InquiryHumanism
Oct 12, 2022
Service & Spiritual GiftsImmigration & RefugeFaith & Civic Life
“A better way, the primary shelter here in muncie for people looking to escape from situations of domestic violence.”
Oct 12, 2022 · divine spiritual beings
Faith & DoubtFriendship & Belonging
Oct 12, 2022 · sexual orientation gay rights gender identity
Friendship & BelongingStewardship & GivingFaith & Civic Life
“We start sending and teaching our kids the wrong message about consent and their own control over their body, Beginning at a very early age, Sometime…”
Oct 12, 2022
4th Principle: Free & Responsible SearchAdvent & ChristmasFriendship & Belonging
Oct 12, 2022 · racism race justice black lives matter
Racial JusticeInterdependence & NatureGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“We are all part of the interdependent web of existence.”
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietyWorship & PraiseGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Oct 12, 2022
Friendship & BelongingSpiritual GrowthForgiveness & Reconciliation
“I let those harmonies and that poetry of amazing grace Envelop me in the sense of belonging and connection that I don't always understand.”
Oct 12, 2022
Poverty & CompassionFriendship & BelongingJoy & Gratitude
“Child tugs on the arm, Asking What happens at night To that homeless man when it gets cold.”
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietyThanksgiving & HarvestMarriage
“A parent dies and there's a hole in the world That can never be Speer laid off or fired at work, and our life of financial stability and relative com…”
Oct 12, 2022 · meaning of life
Friendship & BelongingRacial JusticeUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Climate change affecting our world in greater and greater ways, violence and homes and streets and cities and schools, poverty and lack of access to…”
Oct 12, 2022 · families and relationships
Creation CareHumanismInterdependence & Nature
“A big blue marble of astronomical wonder, A source of divinity, Immoral and social justice, passion, A goddess, Creative and spiritual inspiration, O…”
Oct 12, 2022
Friendship & BelongingGrief & LamentHumanism
Oct 12, 2022 · our church family
Church Life & MembershipEvangelism & MissionMarriage
Oct 12, 2022 · meaning of life
Faith & DoubtGender & Sexuality / InclusionCreation Care
“It asks us to pay attention.”
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareSpiritual GrowthEpiphany
“All things require A willingness to deal with uncertainty, Not only deal with it but to embrace it.”
Oct 12, 2022
Racial JusticeService & Spiritual GiftsHope & Encouragement
Oct 12, 2022 · community better world common good
Baptism & CommunionSpiritual GrowthPeace & Nonviolence
Oct 12, 2022
1st Principle: Inherent Worth & DignityCreation CarePluralism & Interfaith
“Sentra spec teach other search for meaning that for their search for meaning that is truthful And truth that is meaningful.”
Oct 12, 2022 · meaning of life
HumanismBible & ExpositionShame & Guilt
Oct 12, 2022
Baptism & CommunionFear & AnxietyPeace & Nonviolence
Oct 11, 2022
Gun Violence & SafetyFear & AnxietyPoverty & Compassion
“We have created global warming- all reasonable science and braces this- and yet we are led by climate change deniers.”
Oct 11, 2022
Racial JusticeJoy & Gratitude
Mar 1, 2022
Fear & AnxietyChurch Life & MembershipThanksgiving & Harvest
“A parent dies and there's a hole in the world That can never be Speer laid off or fired at work, and our life of financial stability and relative com…”
Sep 11, 2020 · uu spiritual principles
Friendship & BelongingRacial Justice
“I'll reflect on teams of shared Ministry and on ways of working and walking together at 5- libation or a Ministry on these themes because, in additio…”
Sep 11, 2020 · power between ideas
Grief & LamentFriendship & BelongingFaith & Civic Life
“I've determined I'm here on this planet for human relationship and connection and to help facilitate that for others, even across differences, even a…”
Sep 11, 2020 · families and relationships
Advent & ChristmasCreation CareJesus: Life & Teachings
“I couldn't come home, so I asked her to give letter to ride to the Unitarian Unitarian Universalist Church Christmas Eve service.”
Aug 31, 2020 · church god jesus gospel spirit
HumanismReason & Free Inquiry
“Not believing has always had risks and is perhaps why many atheist self-identify as being secular advantages of most Believers or agnostic.”
Aug 5, 2020 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Salvation & GraceBible & ExpositionBaptism & Communion
Aug 5, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingBaptism & CommunionEvangelism & Mission
Aug 5, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Thanksgiving & HarvestPoverty & CompassionFaith & Mental Health
Jun 9, 2020 · power between ideas
Pluralism & InterfaithPoverty & CompassionInterdependence & Nature
“The United States is now on the verge of events that will demonstrate the need for a thick leadership, even under the best case scenario.”
Jun 9, 2020 · uu spiritual principles
Fear & AnxietyBaptism & CommunionParenting & Children
“I had a moment yesterday morning after we had finished breakfast, with the dishes still sitting on the table on.”
May 10, 2020 · power between ideas
Forgiveness & ReconciliationGrief & Lament
May 10, 2020 · power between ideas
Forgiveness & Reconciliation
May 10, 2020 · uu spiritual principles
Fear & AnxietyBaptism & CommunionEvangelism & Mission
“I had a moment yesterday morning after we had finished breakfast, with the dishes still sitting on the table and the kids had run off and we're playi…”
Apr 26, 2020 · community better world common good
Evangelism & MissionParenting & ChildrenInterdependence & Nature
“I had a moment yesterday morning after we had finished breakfast, with the dishes still sitting on the table on, the kids had run off and we're playi…”
Apr 17, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Forgiveness & ReconciliationChurch Life & MembershipFaith & Civic Life
“In the 1940s, he also created America's black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee, which he helped run for nearly 20 years until his death in 2006.”
Apr 5, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingCreation CareFear & Anxiety
Apr 5, 2020
Health & TemperanceForgiveness & ReconciliationFaith & Civic Life
“He also created america's black holocaust museum in Milwaukee.”
Mar 8, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Addiction & RecoveryForgiveness & ReconciliationMarriage
“They attributed their new-found sobriety to the spiritual experience of a higher power after spending her life taking care of Bill when he he was too…”
Mar 1, 2020 · power between ideas
Interdependence & NatureDoubt & DeconstructionRacial Justice
“Now more than ever, we are witnessing the impacts, are actions, are having a cross the planet.”
Mar 1, 2020 · power between ideas
Interdependence & NatureDoubt & DeconstructionThanksgiving & Harvest
“Cuz I know I'm when we trust that we have something to learn from them, from the resilience they have come to know after generations of Oppression, a…”
Feb 2, 2020 · connected common experience
Identity & WorthDoctrines of Grace (TULIP)Fear & Anxiety
Jan 26, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Shame & Guilt
“Read Unitarian Universalist, affirm the inherent worth in Dignity of every person, an immensely powerful theological concept, and yet, most of the ti…”
Jan 19, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentCrucifixion & AtonementElijah
Jan 12, 2020 · uu spiritual principles
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionShame & GuiltThanksgiving & Harvest
“Amanda mishnah is actually a nickname, which means, for the sake of in modern times, rabbis and Judy- and Judy has an at-large- have interpret this t…”
Jan 5, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionIdentity & WorthPoverty & Compassion
“Looking for a real world example and just take a look at the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer 50 years ago and more.”
Nov 3, 2019 · reason and sound thinking
MarriageIdentity & WorthSpiritual Growth
“It really matters so much what we teach our kids and what we have learned in our for men and women and boys and girls.”
Oct 27, 2019 · unitarian universalism
Fear & AnxietyUnitarian Universalist IdentityRacial Justice
“It was actually part of the job of our religious Traditions to challenge us on this, for example in the Christian scriptures and the Book of John, ch…”
Oct 20, 2019 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingIdentity & WorthDisability & Belonging
“Been working really hard for the past few minutes to have a sense of gratitude for my eldest child, strong sense of belonging to me, so much so that…”
Oct 13, 2019 · families and relationships
Friendship & BelongingFaith & Civic LifeCrucifixion & Atonement
“And black panther, featuring some of the most badass women of color, some of whom are scientific Geniuses and some of whom are generals, became the h…”
Sep 29, 2019 · reason and sound thinking
Church Life & MembershipCreation CareHumanism
“I'll save for me that one of the key expectations that I sometimes she'll push about has our first principle in Aaron's worth: honoring inherent wort…”
Apr 7, 2019 · reason and sound thinking
Suffering & PerseveranceGender & Sexuality / InclusionForgiveness & Reconciliation
“Best understanding of the nature of selfhood is that wholeness mandates self inclusion.”
Mar 17, 2019 · reason and sound thinking
Addiction & RecoveryFear & AnxietyGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Mar 3, 2019 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingIdentity & WorthThe Exodus
“They know only that the destination is supposed to be worth the journey, or so they've been told that they are going to the so-called Promised Land,…”
Feb 24, 2019 · human moral beliefs
MarriageFaith & Civic Life6th Principle: World Community
“The second, Justice, equity and compassion in human relations.”
Feb 18, 2019 · families and relationships
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist IdentityFear & Anxiety
“Her fight for social justice and a smallest of context and in the largest Arenas, characterized her path.”
Jan 13, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentSalvation & GraceGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Jan 6, 2019 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyAdvent & ChristmasInterdependence & Nature
“Our seventh principle states that we respect the interdependent web and existence which we are all apart, and if any of you have ever been a part of…”
Dec 30, 2018 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingMarriageThe Nativity
“These are some of the ways in which astronomers have attempted to explain what might have been the source of the story of the Star of Bethlehem, the…”
Dec 25, 2018 · hope and light, the beloved community
Unitarian Universalist IdentityHope & EncouragementAdvent & Christmas
“This is the power and, of course, as we heard, a nicer beating the holiday at South.”
Dec 23, 2018 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasImmigration & RefugeUnitarian Universalist Identity
Dec 16, 2018 · reason and sound thinking
Church Life & MembershipCreation CareAdvent & Christmas
“The Voyage of the best ship- our high school us are aware of this- are used to record this year if they could revisit coming-of-age, which they just…”
Sep 25, 2016 · our church family
Evangelism & Mission

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LGBTQ+ affirming
64%
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Creation care / climate
43%
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
19%
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%
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Online worship
66%
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Small groups
57%
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Financial & governance transparency
37%
Child safety policy
10%
Languages / interpretation
4%
Website & sermons online
This church: site, no sermons — like 9% 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
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