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.
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 1 of 1 weeks across the span (100%).
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 rangesomewhat wider
Its sermons travel somewhat wider in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and somewhat wider than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
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Emotional intensitysomewhat lower
The peaks run somewhat lower than peers, somewhat lower than the site.
site avg 0.64
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Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #89 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it reads as characteristically uu.
“For me, that means we are called to be compassionate, To show that we mean it when we say that we affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every pers…”
“The line you are a child of the universe, you have a right to be here was especially meaningful to those of us in the 60s who were sensing that human…”
“After the civil war, douglas remained active in the united states struggle to reach his potential as the land of the free actively supported women's…”
“Respect for the interdependent web of all Existence, of which we apart, Is little place in stories with lessons On how we all are part of a neighborh…”
Poverty & CompassionSuffering & PerseveranceParenting & Children
“Let us praise the style of the english language, which is magnificent in its help enrichment by unashamedly taking words from any and all other langu…”
“Intentionally extending this simplest blessing to each person, Ian from ayodhya, firm the worth and dignity of all, I practice equity and compassion…”
“They helped to create the unitarian universalist service committee, which saves more than 3,000 lives from political activists to help us children du…”
Oct 22, 2020 · racism race justice black lives matter
Racial JusticePoverty & CompassionMarriage
“I have a dream: oration Ruston himself, Although perfectly capable of public leadership, always had to stay a step back Because he did not conceal th…”
“Oscar Romero, Martin luther king For the united states, Bonhoeffer kimball and many others invite you and me and everyone to become more conscious, m…”
“Unseasonable weather in maspeth storm systems Are becoming the norm in many regions of the earth And there's little doubt Things will get worse befor…”
“After 250 years of slavery, there's a flash of hope and then the forces of white supremacy Rise and discrimination, degradation, burning churches, pr…”
“Among him, nugent early innovations for things like curb cuts, Ramps that allow people in wheelchairs to travel across the street, Accessibility ramp…”
Fear & AnxietyParenting & ChildrenProphecy & End Times
“Since the time she was ordained in 1994 she has served uu congregations all over the country, from manhasset, new york, to San Diego, California, Hou…”
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This church
LGBTQ+ affirming
64%
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Creation care / climate
43%
Anti-racism / racial justice
41%
Economic justice & mutual aid
39%
Open to people of all faiths
34%
Radical hospitality & accessibility
30%
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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: 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.
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 7 — behind 53% of UU churches (the typical one states 7).
LGBTQ+ affirmingsourceA welcoming congregation that honors our differences.
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Radical hospitality & accessibilitysourceAccessibility We have large print hymnals available on our hymnal cart, located just inside the door to the sanctuary.
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Not found on the pages we checked: Anti-racism / racial justice, Open to people of all faiths, Immigrant & refugee welcoming, Creation care / climate, Economic justice & mutual aid
Belonging & practical
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Children & youthsourceOur Whole Lives (OWL) is a comprehensive, age-appropriate sexual education program.
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Online worshipsourceChurch of Vancouver Home for the liberal religious spirit Facebook Twitter Instagram Sunday Worship: 9:15 & 11:00 AM Worship Join us on Sunday mornings at 9:15 and 11 am both in-person or livestream (details in our weekly newsletter ).
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Small groupssourceChurch of Vancouver Home for the liberal religious spirit Facebook Twitter Instagram Sunday Worship: 9:15 & 11:00 AM About Us “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world;
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Not found on the pages we checked: Languages / interpretation
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