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Unitarian Universalist Community Church

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61 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2015–2022 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/unitarian-universalist-community-church.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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2022Week of Oct 10, 2022 · 60 sermon(s) · 0.9 topics/min · 4 known, not yet transcribed2021202020192018201720162015Week of Oct 12, 2015 · 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 2 of 366 weeks across the span (1%).

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 narrower
Its sermons travel somewhat narrower in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and somewhat narrower than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensitysomewhat lower
The peaks run somewhat lower than peers, somewhat lower than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #164 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it uses a more distinctive, less typical vocabulary for its tradition.

Most-preached topics

Faith & Civic Life 22Unitarian Universalist Identity 17Grief & Lament 16Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion 15Creation Care 14Fear & Anxiety 14Humanism 13Reason & Free Inquiry 12

Recurring themes across the archive

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

United States 4Book John 2York 2Israelites 2Vietnam 1Humanist Movement 1Boston 1Joyce 1Web Existence 1Direct Experience 1

Themes they appear in

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

United States
Immigration & Refuge
4 sermons
Book John
John
2 sermons
York
Faith & Civic Life
2 sermons
Israelites
The Exodus
2 sermons
Vietnam
Peace & Nonviolence
1 sermons
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Humanist Movement
Humanism
1 sermons
Boston
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Joyce
Grief & Lament
1 sermons
Web Existence
Interdependence & Nature
1 sermons
Direct Experience
Reason & Free Inquiry
1 sermons
Homeless Shelter
Poverty & Compassion
1 sermons
Montgomery
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Congress
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Europe
Reformation Sunday
1 sermons
Religious Community
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Rhode Island
God the Father / Creator
1 sermons
Universal Salvation
Salvation & Grace
1 sermons
Chris
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
China: Faith & Evangelism
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Northern Hemisphere
Earth-Centered Spirituality
1 sermons
Social Justice Committee
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Seek Kingdom
The Kingdom of God
1 sermons
Memorial
Peace & Nonviolence
1 sermons
Promised Land
Lent & Holy Week
1 sermons
Makes Sense
Reason & Free Inquiry
1 sermons
Mind Heart
Reason & Free Inquiry
1 sermons
Trying Figure
Identity & Worth
1 sermons
Lost Loved Ones
Grief & Lament
1 sermons
Use Reason
Reason & Free Inquiry
1 sermons
Brian
Earth-Centered Spirituality
1 sermons
Inherent Worth
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Secular Society
Humanism
1 sermons
Original Blessing
The Fall
1 sermons
Hanukkah
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
Christmas Eve Service
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
Liberal Religious
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
City David
Joseph
1 sermons
Book Genesis
Genesis
1 sermons
Rights Movement
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Africa
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Association General Assembly
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Religious Secular
Humanism
1 sermons
Germany: Faith & Reformation
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Luther King Junior
Racial Justice
1 sermons
High School
Parenting & Children
1 sermons
Longest Night
Earth-Centered Spirituality
1 sermons

Sermons that reach across topics

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

Hospitality - Space People Stranger. Room Needs, Them. Stranger
appears in 3 different topics
Track - Person Love You, Darkness Time Winter That,
appears in 3 different topics
Disconnected - People Dream World. Military Kind War Connect
appears in 3 different topics
Channing - Sermon Divine Moral Religious God, Time Human
appears in 2 different topics
Speak Truth - Evil People Evil. Evil Evil, World,
appears in 2 different topics
Spiritual Littering - Away. Things Sort Throw Time Piece
appears in 2 different topics

Sermons included

Oct 12, 2022
Spiritual GrowthGender & Sexuality / InclusionHumanism
“That's the rule, this religious community to reawaken us to the possibilities through which we can be transformed.”
Oct 12, 2022
Creation & EdenGod the Father / CreatorCreation Care
“The people of remember for thousands of years The opening sentence of the book of genesis, Which is, You know, there's a quiz that you, In the beginn…”
Oct 12, 2022 · community better world common good
Loneliness & IsolationHumanismIdentity & Worth
Oct 12, 2022
Palm Sunday / Triumphal Entry
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityThe Kingdom of GodSpeaking in Tongues
“You know, seek ye first the kingdom of heaven.”
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareLoneliness & IsolationThanksgiving & Harvest
“And so, in that spirit, with some music by Brian dunning and jeff johnson, they're setting of the Him in the bleak midwinter.”
Oct 12, 2022
Lent & Holy WeekFaith & Civic LifeJoy & Gratitude
Oct 12, 2022
Loneliness & IsolationParenting & ChildrenGod the Father / Creator
“But I think it also has particular reason to be brought up Among unitarian universalist, Because I think we suffer From the strange liberal religious…”
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Oct 12, 2022
The ExodusCreation & EdenGod the Father / Creator
“Now that we know there's a story which is that they get off by the red sea and at this point the egyptian of sorry realize they made a big mistake an…”
Oct 12, 2022
New Year & Watch NightIdentity & Worth
Oct 12, 2022
God the Father / CreatorCreation CareCrucifixion & Atonement
“We therefore, the representatives of the united states of america in general congress, assembled appealing to the supreme judge of the world for the…”
Oct 12, 2022
Suffering & PerseveranceFaith & DoubtFriendship & Belonging
Oct 12, 2022
Racial JusticeCalling & PurposeIdentity & Worth
“He taught people about how to go on marches of peace and marcus for economic equality and mark has a racial equality, because that was more important.”
Oct 12, 2022
Thanksgiving & HarvestGrief & LamentEarth-Centered Spirituality
“12 china Festivals of lights in almost every direction In the northern hemisphere here, Combined with Very special holidays and many of our tradition…”
Oct 12, 2022
Grief & LamentReason & Free InquiryCreation Care
“Theoharis too, and developing of the ability to see and appreciate the beautiful, The pure and the lovely and everything and everybody.”
Oct 12, 2022 · meaning of life
Faith & DoubtReason & Free InquiryGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Oct 12, 2022
Poverty & CompassionJosephSpiritual Growth
“It is christmas eve And the time set aside by a story, A story, this toilet and scripture Story, this to land song.”
Oct 12, 2022 · liberal religion
Fear & AnxietyCrucifixion & AtonementNames & Titles of God
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietyParenting & ChildrenSuffering & Perseverance
Oct 12, 2022
Names & Titles of GodSalvation & Grace
Oct 12, 2022
Grief & LamentUnitarian Universalist Identity
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & Civic LifePeace & NonviolencePoverty & Compassion
“Of course it takes in the united states, Of course it takes in england and france and Germany takes in China Accident, But it leaves out About three-…”
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityPluralism & InterfaithAdvent & Christmas
“You know in the hebrew scriptures There's that story of the exodus And it's the story of people Coming out to the edge of the waters, Trembling in fe…”
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & Civic LifeChurch Life & Membership
“There were motions and bill to congress that rose up and even got an attitude With this as the focal point of the business of the united states.”
Oct 12, 2022
The TrinityFaith & Civic LifeChurch Life & Membership
Oct 12, 2022
Creation & EdenFaith & DoubtReason & Free Inquiry
“It is the experience that paves the way for all the other understandings they might have: The direct experience Of something That often cannot be red…”
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & DoubtCreation & Eden
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & DoubtBible & ExpositionRacial Justice
Oct 12, 2022 · meaning of life
Unitarian Universalist IdentitySalvation & GraceCreation Care
“The woman smoking in front of the homeless shelter and sold at- Look at this picture- my love Avalanche.”
Oct 12, 2022
Loneliness & IsolationGender & Sexuality / InclusionGod the Father / Creator
Oct 12, 2022 · peacemaking war peace conflict understanding
Sin & RepentanceGender & Sexuality / InclusionCrucifixion & Atonement
“So this sunday Which follows after a day which we call here veterans day- Some countries call memorial day, Father's car remembrance day- I like that…”
Oct 12, 2022 · government freedom elections civil rights
Faith & Civic LifeNoah & the FloodRacial Justice
Oct 12, 2022
Thanksgiving & HarvestBible & Exposition
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Unitarian Universalist IdentitySalvation & GraceFriendship & Belonging
“We are faced with the issue of orthodox believe coming from the fundamentalist branch of various religions, Orthodoxy that threatens to take over gov…”
Oct 12, 2022
Advent & Christmas
“Between christmas eve and christmas morning, We heard a lot of clouds and then other silence, They giving up, The sounds of people, A people out upon…”
Oct 12, 2022
HumanismCreation CareStewardship & Giving
Oct 12, 2022
Friendship & BelongingGender & Sexuality / InclusionUnitarian Universalist Identity
Oct 12, 2022
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeBeloved Community
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & Civic LifeGender & Sexuality / InclusionGod the Father / Creator
Oct 12, 2022 · humanist human think rational
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionHumanismThe Cost of Discipleship
“Adventure lands in early twentieth-century, squarely in the humanist movement, With his vision, The centrality not just of human possibility But of h…”
Oct 12, 2022
Service & Spiritual GiftsMarriage
Oct 12, 2022
Crucifixion & AtonementFear & AnxietyGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“For the other hand, aren't we the ones who still Try the maturing in the dealing with the questions of the mirror self they don't want to see?”
Oct 12, 2022 · standing on the side of love
Friendship & BelongingThe Fall
“Whether it's in a concept like karma, Or original sin, or original blessing or divine covenant, Many religions Remind us that it often seems as if we…”
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietyFaith & Civic LifeBaptism & Communion
Oct 12, 2022 · feelings grief fear love
Grief & LamentFear & AnxietyBeloved Community
“Her daughter, erica, graduated from high school and entered yale.”
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & Civic LifeReason & Free InquiryIndigenous Justice & Land
“If the reality is that new york has just discovered Illinois, Then the focus is on the explorers and their discoveries and all of their assumptions a…”
Oct 12, 2022 · divine spiritual beings
HumanismCreation CareGod the Father / Creator
“Now, picture that experience Arising when it did, In the first decade of the newly-independent confederation of colonies Which would buy channing's 9…”
Oct 12, 2022 · meaning of life
Thanksgiving & HarvestWorship & PraiseUnitarian Universalist Identity
“I've seen martin luther king junior walking his warrior steps along hostile streets Where racism, woodfire like artillery and hatred poison the air.”
Oct 12, 2022 · our church family
Faith & Civic LifeImmigration & RefugeUnitarian Universalist Identity
“They were both in the united states.”
Oct 12, 2022
Bible & ExpositionJoy & GratitudeProphecy & End Times
“And then, from the christian scriptures, the book of john, This recounting of a familiar story.”
Oct 12, 2022
Reason & Free InquirySalvation & GraceHumanism
“These are the people who said: wait a minute, There's another way to see all existence, And this is what makes sense if we use our reason And if we a…”
Oct 12, 2022 · peacemaking war peace conflict understanding
Fear & AnxietyCreation CareFaith & Civic Life
“Remember how the vietnam conflict spread its divisiveness until we unitarian-universalist, we're at war with one another Over the draft sanctuary, pe…”
Oct 12, 2022
Noah & the FloodAdvent & ChristmasFear & Anxiety
Oct 12, 2022 · divine spiritual beings
Unitarian Universalist IdentityPoverty & CompassionInterdependence & Nature
“It may not be a piece to put together ours, but if we truly believe in the interdependent web of all existence, They're finding their peace.”
Oct 12, 2022 · our church family
Reformation SundayIdentity & WorthPrayer & Devotion
“At the same point in our tradition- just to put it in perspective- Miguel cervantes of navarro and what is now spain began to argue a prototypical un…”
Oct 12, 2022 · inherent worth and dignity
Unitarian Universalist Identity1st Principle: Inherent Worth & DignityHumanism
“Let me share with you one position that is often asserted by unitarian universalist as a theological position.”
Oct 12, 2022
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeHumanism
“Actions and inactions with rise to the level of evil are not targeted to achieve some positive end As much as to destroy or eliminate someone or some…”
Oct 12, 2022
God the Father / CreatorLoneliness & IsolationAdvent & Christmas
Oct 12, 2022
Parenting & ChildrenFear & AnxietyLoneliness & Isolation
Oct 12, 2015 · uu spiritual principles

How this website compares

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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
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LGBTQ+ affirming
64%
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Creation care / climate
42%
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Anti-racism / racial justice
41%
Economic justice & mutual aid
39%
Open to people of all faiths
34%
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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
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 6 — behind 62% 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: 23 churches7 values: 19 churches8 values: 21 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: 6
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