Welcome!

Our congregation provides many opportunities for friendship and community fellowship, intellectual stimulation, spiritual growth, involvement in social justice and other important issues, and pastoral support and mutual support of one another.  Ours is a diverse community of life-long learning and growing. We have no creed, but are joined together in the spirit of love and the light of our mission and vision, and Unitarian Universalist principles , which you will find elsewhere on this web site

We are a congregation for children, youth and adults of all ages.  We are intentionally inclusive, embracing and appreciating people of every age, race, culture, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and economic circumstance. We welcome people from all religious backgrounds and beliefs and we support you in your seeking and growing.

“When We Talk About Race”
Rev. Barbara Gadon

It’s a fictional concept with no biological basis, and about the most touchy subject there is.  And isn’t it a bit passé, with an African American president?  So why talk about race?  Rev. Gadon will share some of her experiences, ideas and hopes for the conversation about race in America, but particularly at First Unitarian Church.  Fourth in our “living our mission” series, exploring diversity and unity

“Chicago’s Literacy Effort: What’s the Need, and How Can You Help?”
Presented by Literacy Works staff member Betsy Rubin and board officer Celina Chatman-Nelson, both residents of Hyde Park/Woodlawn
 
What would life be like if you had to struggle to read?  Many thousands of Chicago adults face this challenge, and some have a language barrier as well. In this interactive info session, you’ll learn about Chicago’s literacy crisis and ways that Literacy Works and other organizations are helping Chicagoans improve their skills to achieve their economic, family, personal, and even spiritual goals. Find out how you can take part in Chicago’s literacy effort!