Unitarian Universalist Society of Greater Springfield

What are services like?
Our liturgy is mostly consistent week to week, providing an accessible, uplifting form of spiritual practice geared to help you find and keep your balance. Music varies, but is generally excellent and inclusive. Messages are always timely and relevant, and our Minister regularly collaborates with lay leaders. The 11AM service features a Time for All Ages, usually in the form of a story. Families with school-aged children are encouraged to begin each service together, before the children recess for age-appropriate programming.

What is the community like?
Visitors often describe us as welcoming and engaging. We have volunteer Greeters and Ushers, as well as professional staff whose job it is to make sure everyone feels welcome and connected to the extent they wish to be. If you wish to be known, we would be most happy to meet you. If you would like to try us out anonymously, that's totally OK, too. The congregation is multigenerational and growing, and includes people and programming across a wide spectrum of ages and identities. People's lives are dramatically different than they were even just a few years ago, and our goal is to be responsive to the demands placed upon modern, busy families and individuals.

What if I'm not a Christian?
It's all good! "Know God" or "No God" - it's up to you! Many Unitarian Universalists do not consider themselves to be Christian. Some are agnostic; some are atheist; some simply prefer to keep an open mind. Truly, we believe our community's diversity of belief is a strength, affording individuals like you the ability to explore your individual spirituality in a safe, supportive community... while also participating in group worship services that bring together a variety of perspectives grounded in common values. As the Unitarian Francis David said in the 16th century: "we need not think alike to love alike."