Welcome!

The Unitarian church of Underwood is a welcoming community of diverse people where our celebration of life and common search for meaning bind us together. - Unitarian Church of Underwood Mission Statement

We are a welcoming congregation that is a spiritual home to all people regardless of race, color, gender, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, socioeconomic status, physical or mental ability.

Please join us Sundays for Services, Community and Connection! 10 a.m. in church AND on Zoom.

We look forward to seeing you each week whether at the church or on-line.

Come early to chat and connect.

When joining us on Zoom: you can arrive starting at 9:45 a.m. Arriving early will give you time to check your sound and internet connection.

For those of you on the UCU email list, Friday afternoon you will receive information for these virtual services, about the week's speaker and the UCU Weekly news. If you would like to be added to our email list please send an email request to ucofu@ucofu.org.

Zoom link:

bit.ly/UCUSunday
Meeting ID: 970 8841 4602
Passcode: 424091

Call this number to hear the service on your phone: +1 312 626 6799
When you join the Service by phone, please share your name with the congregation so we know who you are. In the Zoom meeting participants can only see your phone number unless we add your name.

Newcomers Welcome!

We are glad you are here! When you attend the Unitarian Church of Underwood in-person or on Zoom, you will find a warm and welcoming community. People of all ages are welcome. Families begin the Sunday Service together, and then the children leave to attend their religious education class.

We invite you to join us for conversation during our social time following the service. Very often the conversation from the sanctuary continues during our social time. Although we also use that time to get to know one another and to simply visit.

Dress at our church is always eclectic and informal. Dress comfortably and come as you are. If you are comfortable with jeans in the winter and shorts in the summer then feel free to wear them.

Sunday Speakers

December 1 - Ellen Eastby
Christmas: Lessons of Hope and Transformation
We are a richly diverse community and many celebrate Christmas, a holiday that is rich with hope. Our hope lies in the UU value of “Transformation. We adapt to the changing world.”  Christmas reminds us of a life brought into this world who believed in love, peace, and social justice. Can we find the lessons in Christmas transformative? Can we adapt to this changing world? Are we up to the challenge it brings? Christmas just might be the inspiration we need.

UU Principles:

Third: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;

Fourth: A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;

Sixth: The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;

UU Value: Transformation

Ellen Eastby is busy. She cares for her three grandchildren and her 94-year-old mother. She is a celebrant and has the awesome privilege to speak during Sunday services. She also officiates weddings, celebrations of life, child dedications, and other ceremonies. She is always a little surprised that she is a published author and that she writes a monthly column in the Fergus Falls Daily Journal. Ellen is always in the middle of some creative project or another and has a long list of projects she wants to complete - if and when she finds the time. You can find her blog at elleneastby.com

Dec 8 - tbd
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December 15
Traditional Carol Sing with Susan Groff

December 22 - Larry Peterson
Creating and Celebrating Community: Same Sex Dancing in the late Twentieth Century

December 24 - Christmas Eve Service at 4:30 pm
Ellen Eastby

December 29
The Very Image of You - Intergenerational service

Giving to Unitarian Church of Underwood

Give to Unitarian Church of Underwood by mail:
Mail a check to: UCU, PO Box 58, Underwood, MN 56586 Thank you!

Give to Unitarian Church of Underwood electronically using Givelify.com:
How?
1. Click here giv.li/mog475 and follow the steps to give.
2. Using your phone: download the free Givelify mobile giving app from the Apple store or Google Play store.

LEARN MORE: Watch the video: How to Make Your First Donation with Givelify youtu.be/8RVHos0lvi4

Thank you for your generosity!

We Are Unitarian Universalists

This is a three minute video describing Unitarian Universalism. Please follow the link below to watch.

www.uua.org/beliefs/who-we-are/video

Unitarian Church of Underwood Affiliation

The Unitarian Church of Underwood is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association and MidAmerica Region.