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.

Celebrating our 175th Anniversary Year 

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The Revs. Nan and James Hobart
Chosen Words

Angry at human arrogance and ambition, God, in the biblical tale of the Tower of Babel, establishes multiple languages among the people, sowing confusion and helplessness. We still struggle, in the pluralisms of our faith and our world, to build trust and to make meaning.  Words are the medium of a relational, covenantal way of life.  Can we make ourselves understood?  How seriously are our words taken?

In 2001 James and Nan Hobart returned to Chicago after spending 18 years in Colorado. Jim served First Unitarian Church of Denver and Nan served the Unitarian Fellowship of Boulder until 1991 when they became co-ministers at First Unitarian. Since returning, Jim has served a series of interim ministries in the Chicago area and Nan has been Chaplain at Meadville Lombard (2001-2009) where Jim also teaches.  Nan, a native Chicagoan, and Jim, a Southern Unitarian by birth, are the parents of five children and grandparents of two.