Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations is Unitarian Universalism’s third principle.

Numerous times over the past month, I have felt enormous appreciation for UUCville. Interestingly, this often happened in meetings! In every gathering, each person brought their own diverse way of thinking and their own unique wisdom. We listened to each other, built on each other’s understanding and we got to...

Together We Build our Commitment to Social Justice AT LEFT: Nik Skaggs Co-Founder of UUCville Food Pantry The second principle of Unitarian Universalism, Justice, Equity and Compassion in Human Relations, many call it Social Justice, is one in which the congregation of UUCville truly lives its belief.You may be surprised,...

Due to COVID infection levels dropping significantly in our local community, the UUCville Building Use Task Force has recommended that we modify our masking policy and the Board of Trustees has voted to approve these modifications.  While it remains safer for congregants to wear high quality masks, current COVID infection rate data enables us to...

This year’s IMPACT work has been tremendously exciting: we’re tackling some thorny, systemic problems, and we’re able to do it because our organization keeps growing! We now have 26 member congregations with healthy internal networks, and we’re proud to say that this is one of the most deeply interfaith projects...

Initiation December 8, 2022; 80th Birthday December 3, 2022 Ritual Introduction: Gerry Seedyke On Edith Good’s 90th birthday her sister-in-law gave her a cheerful tissue-paper bouquet. It stood on her counter for a couple of years as she wondered what could be done with it. In September 2021 when Greta...

HOW DO WE BUILD COMMUNITY? LET US COUNT THE WAYS.   Pledge Drive co-chairs Hayley Owens & Bob Brett with Rev. Leia hear from the children about the promise of pledging! By hearing the comments of so many about how lovely it is to be together again in church! By...

Pledge Drive co-chairs Hayley Owens & Bob Brett with Rev. Leia hear from the children about the promise of pledging. It seemed like there were hundreds of UUCvillers filling the Social Hall yesterday after church! Was it the yummy soups or the yummy cakes that were the draw? Actually, it...

Dear UUCville Members & Friends, [yotuwp type=”videos” id=”tQm4ywyOaog” ]   Together We Build! That’s the theme for the 2023 Pledge Drive and it certainly fits all that is going on at the UU Congregation of Charlottesville. Through our many programs and ministries, we are shining a beautiful light of love...

UUCville now has a women’s spirituality and ritual group, called WomenSpirit. The WomenSpirit group will gather 8 times a year, to celebrate the 8 Sabbats: the seasonal festivals comprising the Wheel of the Year. Our ritual gatherings take place from 6:30pm-8:30pm, at the UU Congregation of Charlottesville at 717 Rugby...