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Unity Unitarian

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60 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2019–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/unity-unitarian.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 Dec 29, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Jan 19, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Feb 9, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Apr 6, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Apr 20, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of May 11, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Aug 17, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Aug 24, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Aug 31, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min2025Week of Dec 30, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Feb 3, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Feb 10, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Feb 17, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Feb 24, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Mar 17, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Apr 7, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Apr 21, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Jun 23, 2025 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Aug 4, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Sep 8, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Sep 29, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Oct 6, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Oct 20, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Oct 27, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Nov 10, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min2024Week of Jan 29, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Feb 19, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Mar 4, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Mar 11, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.5 topics/minWeek of Apr 22, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jun 3, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jul 22, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Aug 26, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Nov 4, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 25, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/min2023Week of Jul 24, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Oct 16, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Oct 30, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Dec 18, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/min202220212020Week of Dec 30, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jan 6, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Jan 13, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Jan 20, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jan 27, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min2019Week of Jun 3, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Jun 10, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Jun 17, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Jun 24, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Jul 1, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Jul 15, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Oct 14, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Oct 21, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Oct 28, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Nov 4, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Nov 11, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Nov 18, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Nov 25, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Dec 2, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Dec 9, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Dec 23, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min
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 59 of 379 weeks across the span (16%).

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, noticeably higher than the site.
site avg 0.45
lowerpeer avghigher
Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #4 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it reads as characteristically uu.

Most-preached topics

Grief & Lament 30Racial Justice 24Friendship & Belonging 23Joy & Gratitude 21Immigration & Refuge 21Faith & Civic Life 20Unitarian Universalist Identity 20Thanksgiving & Harvest 19

Recurring themes across the archive

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

Harm 5Spiritual Practice 4Christmas Tree 3Social Justice 3Senior Minister 3Climate Change Conference 3Martin Luther 2Beloved Community 2High School 2Lgbtq Plus Community 2

Themes they appear in

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

Harm
Disability & Belonging
5 sermons
Spiritual Practice
Friendship & Belonging
4 sermons
Christmas Tree
Advent & Christmas
3 sermons
Social Justice
Friendship & Belonging
3 sermons
Senior Minister
Unitarian Universalist Identity
3 sermons
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Climate Change Conference
Creation Care
3 sermons
Martin Luther
Poverty & Compassion
2 sermons
Beloved Community
Unitarian Universalist Identity
2 sermons
High School
Parenting & Children
2 sermons
Lgbtq Plus Community
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
2 sermons
Multicultural: Racial & Pluralism
Racial Justice
2 sermons
Our Lives
Grief & Lament
2 sermons
Santa
Advent & Christmas
2 sermons
Man Named Saul
Acts
2 sermons
Genesis Says
Genesis
2 sermons
Stonewall
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
2 sermons
Advent Season
Advent & Christmas
2 sermons
Ninevites
Jonah
2 sermons
Set Aside
Joy & Gratitude
2 sermons
Service Committee
Unitarian Universalist Identity
2 sermons
United States
Immigration & Refuge
2 sermons
Civil War
Faith & Civic Life
2 sermons
Memorial
Peace & Nonviolence
2 sermons
Holiday Season
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
Social Justice Committee
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Matthew Chapter
Matthew
1 sermons
York
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Financial Support
Stewardship & Giving
1 sermons
Existence Apart
Interdependence & Nature
1 sermons
Bisexual Transgender
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
1 sermons
Annual Pledge Drive
Stewardship & Giving
1 sermons
Prague
Baptism & Communion
1 sermons
Getting Ready
New Year & Watch Night
1 sermons
Cemetery
Grief & Lament
1 sermons
Herod
The Nativity
1 sermons
Islam: Pluralism & Humanism
Pluralism & Interfaith
1 sermons
Christmas Eve Service
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
Set Table
Baptism & Communion
1 sermons
Christian Communion Service
Baptism & Communion
1 sermons
Valley Shadow
Suffering & Perseverance
1 sermons
Rights Movement
Racial Justice
1 sermons
This Christmas Season
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
Civil Rights Movement
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Association General Assembly
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Jim: Church & New
Church Life & Membership
1 sermons
Easter
Lent & Holy Week
1 sermons
Rights Activist
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Lamp Stand
Sermon on the Mount / Beatitudes
1 sermons
Poor Man
Poverty & Compassion
1 sermons
Weeks Ago
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Climate Action Team
Creation Care
1 sermons
Virtual Coffee Hour
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham & Isaac
1 sermons
King Jews
The Nativity
1 sermons
City Hill
Sermon on the Mount / Beatitudes
1 sermons
British
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Flower Communion Ceremony
Baptism & Communion
1 sermons
Johnson
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Homeless Shelter
Poverty & Compassion
1 sermons
Deep Grief
Grief & Lament
1 sermons

Sermons that reach across topics

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

Love the Guest, Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs, December 15, 2019
appears in 7 different topics
On the Wisdom of Eating Lizards, Rev. KP Hong, June 23, 2019
appears in 6 different topics
On the Road with a Hidden God, Rev. Lara Cowtan, December 17, 2023
appears in 5 different topics
The Narrow and Crooked Path to Reverence, Rev. Lisa Friedman, December 1, 2019
appears in 5 different topics
Forgive Us Our Debts, Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs, October 27, 2019
appears in 4 different topics
Because They Were No More, Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs, December 29, 2019
appears in 4 different topics

Sermons included

Sep 6, 2026 · uu spiritual principles
MarriageIdentity & WorthWorship & Praise
“Because it is, in fact, well, there are many favorites, but one of them is our closing hymn this morning.”
Aug 30, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeImmigration & RefugeIdentity & Worth
Aug 23, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Baptism & CommunionFriendship & BelongingJoy & Gratitude
May 17, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Baptism & CommunionGod the Father / CreatorGrief & Lament
“The flower communion service was created by who founded the Unitarian Church in Prague, Czech, while seeking a ritual that would forever foster Unity…”
Apr 26, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Sermon on the Mount / BeatitudesUnitarian Universalist IdentityImmigration & Refuge
“How can we understand this call to be the light of the world when the world is, we are a long way from being a shiny, shining City on a Hill, whether…”
Apr 12, 2026 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentFaith & DoubtResurrection & Easter
“This past week, I was in a training for grief workers and we did an exercise in which we each individually had to identify the grief epicenters of Ou…”
Feb 15, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Pluralism & InterfaithFriendship & BelongingImmigration & Refuge
Jan 25, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Spiritual GrowthEvangelism & MissionFaith & Civic Life
“Support for mental health care, for Logistics, not to mention, and I cannot put to find a point on this one.”
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Jan 4, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasJoy & GratitudeGrief & Lament
“I had just wrapped up my first Christmas season as a solo Minister and had very confidently scheduled two months of Parental leave, starting at the e…”
Nov 16, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Lent & Holy WeekSpiritual GrowthJoy & Gratitude
“We do it at Lakewood Cemetery once a month.”
Nov 2, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityGrief & Lament
Oct 26, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Hope & EncouragementFaith & Civic LifeService & Spiritual Gifts
“There are other ways to donate and at the end of November will gather these boxes back and send them to the service committee as part of our commitme…”
Oct 12, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeSin & Repentance
“In his work, Covenant economics, Richard Horsley describes the of American history and the liberal tradition this way for the founders at the time of…”
Oct 5, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Creation CareStewardship & GivingExodus
“Robert Kennedy said: each time a person stands up for an ideal or acts to improve a lot of others they send forth a tiny Ripple of, and Martin Luther…”
Sep 14, 2025 · power between ideas
Revival & RenewalRacial JusticeSin & Repentance
“And- and this isn't new at this- in the obituary for her husband, Rob Unity, minister of America, Jan Eller Isaac said of him he believed in the inte…”
Aug 10, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Fear & AnxietyChurch Life & MembershipFaith & Civic Life
Jun 29, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionFaith & Mental HealthFaith & Doubt
Jun 26, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityDanielPoverty & Compassion
“Take, for example, one of Jeremiah's typical acts of is: the Babylonian Army under Nebuchadnezzar is besieging and Jeremiah, ever the Diplomat, procl…”
Apr 21, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeLent & Holy WeekThe Creed (Apostles'/Nicene)
“I thought about how Jesus rising on a donkey on Palm Sunday and the crowds, the public, gather together saying: Hosanna, save us, Deliver us, because…”
Apr 9, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeGrief & LamentFriendship & Belonging
“She finally described, as it felt, I think, something like maybe lying on the Parish Hall floor with 9th GR play.”
Mar 23, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityIdentity & WorthPluralism & Interfaith
“On the day of the movies released in 2016, I was at a special event in New York's Community Church, hosted by The Producers, Ken Burns and Artemis ja…”
Mar 2, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Suffering & PerseveranceRacial JusticeChurch Life & Membership
“Iowa has become the first state in history to resend protections granted by a State Civil Rights Act eliminating protections for Trans folks from Sta…”
Feb 23, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareFriendship & BelongingImmigration & Refuge
“This is not a hypothetical question for much of the last 20 years high and has been at the Forefront about thinking about the implications of climate…”
Feb 16, 2025 · unitarian universalism
“In fact, the very image of the Garden of Eden is meant to convey our Blue Planet as the model of what the Creator intended in the Genesis story.”
Feb 9, 2025 · families and relationships
The ExodusImmigration & RefugeSpiritual Growth
“That needed us to understand the truth of what Baltimore Police Department is, not the Fergus.”
Jan 5, 2025 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeImmigration & RefugeGrief & Lament
“Congresswoman Jackson Lee quickly established herself as a fierce advocate for women and minorities and a leader for house Democrats on many social j…”
Dec 1, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Fear & AnxietyIdentity & WorthFaith & Doubt
Aug 29, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & RefugeUnitarian Universalist Identity
Jul 28, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionRacial JusticeMarriage
Jun 7, 2024 · power between ideas
Joy & GratitudePrayer & DevotionCrucifixion & Atonement
“The attacks on reproductive freedoms and human rights and democracy in this country are Joy is an act of resistance, has been embraced by activists a…”
Apr 28, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Mar 14, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Interdependence & NatureCreation CareFaith & Civic Life
“In the second, is we honor our own pain and grief for the world, seeing things with new eyes, finding something and then the fourth, going back out i…”
Mar 6, 2024 · families and relationships
Joy & GratitudeChurch Life & MembershipGrief & Lament
“Just a little side note: we are doing this Pulpit exchange this morning, so Reverend Kathleen is preaching at first Universalist and Reverend Jim Cro…”
Feb 25, 2024 · families and relationships
HumanismImmigration & RefugeParenting & Children
“Kate Cox and her family found themselves in between several rocks and the agonizing decision to terminate the desire to stay in Texas and the ruling…”
Feb 4, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Peace & NonviolenceFriendship & BelongingGrief & Lament
Dec 22, 2023 · church god jesus gospel spirit
The NativityJosephBible & Exposition
“In Matthew Chapter 2, the story unfolds about how the wise men, on their journey following the star, stopped to see King Herod on their way and asked…”
Nov 1, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Pluralism & InterfaithGender & Sexuality / InclusionUnitarian Universalist Identity
“I watch amazed and shocked faces as people listen to us talk about the fact that even then, we had more women than Ministry, in that we not only welc…”
Oct 22, 2023 · power between ideas
Sin & RepentanceUnitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & Belonging
Jul 28, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentFaith & Civic LifeReason & Free Inquiry
“It is constantly changing, as Octavia Butler said in her parable of the sower God is.”
Jan 27, 2020 · connected common experience
Peace & NonviolenceRacial JusticeSin & Repentance
“Be with us in the quiet of this hour so that we might find our way back to our sacred stories and maybe follow the Deep storylines of Our Lives which…”
Jan 23, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticePoverty & CompassionProphecy & End Times
“The crucial fulcrum of that Awakening are own, flawed and imperfect sinful selves, our hunger for forgiveness and our compassion for each other.”
Jan 13, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingRacial JusticeHope & Encouragement
“After about 10 years into our marriage, my spouse, Ruth, decided that Sunday was not Sunday without going to church.”
Jan 6, 2020 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentJamesFriendship & Belonging
“Civil rights activists in our first African American city council member, Bill Wilson, who co-founded and co-directed Higher Ground Academy Charter S…”
Dec 30, 2019 · families and relationships
JosephGrief & LamentPoverty & Compassion
“And as the ball pass from his hands into hers, the beggar said in Resident towns, because then the poor man's voice had changed.”
Dec 23, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Immigration & RefugeAdvent & ChristmasStewardship & Giving
“For the past four months, our church has been home to the Capital City Grill Interfaith grief group that provides community support for those making…”
Dec 9, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Evangelism & MissionFaith & Civic LifeUnitarian Universalist Identity
“I played High School football.”
Dec 2, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasPoverty & CompassionStewardship & Giving
“And the Advent season revitalash to prepare a place for the creative mystery they can hold.”
Nov 25, 2019 · power between ideas
Thanksgiving & HarvestBaptism & CommunionFriendship & Belonging
“Jan Richardson's welcoming blessing is a reflection on her emergence from Deep grief following the Unexpected death of her beloved husband.”
Nov 18, 2019 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingBible & ExpositionRacial Justice
“That once Jesus perceived in spirit that they were discussing these questions among themselves and he said to them: why do you raise is easier to say…”
Nov 11, 2019 · unitarian universalism
Bible & ExpositionEvangelism & MissionJoy & Gratitude
Nov 4, 2019 · families and relationships
Thanksgiving & HarvestImmigration & RefugeDisability & Belonging
Oct 28, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Immigration & RefugePeace & NonviolenceFaith & Civic Life
“For them, America represented the promise of a fresh start and escape from religious persecution and Liberation from the constraints imposed on Jews…”
Oct 21, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Forgiveness & ReconciliationCreation CareCrucifixion & Atonement
Oct 14, 2019 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyGrief & LamentBaptism & Communion
Jun 28, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
“As the association, and on this weekend of the Twin Cities Pride Festival and the upcoming commemoration of 50 years since Stonewall Uprising, we hol…”
Jun 19, 2019 · unitarian universalism
“Or we pray for our neighbors in, for those who care for family members in and those who are struggling to stay afloat in the midst of our lives, are…”
Jun 11, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community

How this website compares

What this church’s own website says, compared with other churches. See every church in the Church values report, or what this means for your church.

This website vs. UU churches
Found on this church’s websiteOther UU churchesAll churches

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
42%
✓
Anti-racism / racial justice
41%
✓
Economic justice & mutual aid
38%
✓
Open to people of all faiths
34%
Radical hospitality & accessibility
30%
✓
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
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.
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 10 — ahead of 77% 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: 27 churches10 values: 27 churches11 values: 16 churches12 values: 6 churches13 values: 7 churches14 values: 8 churches15 values: 3 churches16 values: 1 churches17 values: 2 churches051015this church: 10
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