Classes Open to All Congregations

Three classes which are open to all the congregations have been announced by local UU ministers.

So You Think You Can Preach! 

Offered by Rev. Krista Taves

Monday, April 1, 8, 29, & May 6   6:30 - 8:30 pm | at Eliot and online

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to stand at the pulpit offering a message, this is your chance. You will learn basic worship theory, sermon writing strategies, and how to craft a thematically unified worship service. You will end the series with a service ready to offer your congregation! You must attend all 4 sessions. Class Limit of 14. Register here.

Create Your Own Theology

Offered by Rev. Claudia Hall, Minister of the Metro East Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Monday, March 18 and 25 | 6-7:30 pm | on Zoom

Using material from "A House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion for the Twenty-first Century" by Revs. John Buehrens and Rebecca Parker, this class will help you walk through what you believe, why you believe it, and how all the parts of your beliefs come together to create a system of values and meaning for your life. 

Email Rev. Claudia at dr.claudia.hall@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Love @ The Center

Offered by Rev. Kim Mason, First Unitarian Church of St. Louis

Wednesday, February 7 & 21, March 6 & 20 | 6:30-8:00 pm | online and in-person

Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Bylaws, Principles and Purposes, is the foundation for all the work of our UUA and its member congregations and covenanted communities. Most remember Article II as our 7 Principles and 6 Sources, which articulate our denominational agreements and name our spiritual and religious foundations. UUA Bylaws require that we revise Article II on a regular schedule. The 2023 proposed revision of Article II is a radical re-visioning that invites us into dialogue with one another about the values of our shared faith community.

We are in a one year discernment period, after which delegates to General Assembly 2024 will vote to accept or reject the proposed Article II revision. Want to learn more? Interested in being a 2024 GA delegate? Wrestling with how this will shape the future of our faith communities? Join Rev. Kim for a four-session small group exploration of the proposed Article II.

This four-session program engages you in the Purposes, Values and Covenant, Inspiration, Inclusion and Freedom of belief of the proposed Article II which will be voted on at General Assembly 2024. Sessions are 90-minutes, every other Wednesday, February 7 & 21, March 6 & 20, online AND in-person, 6:30-8:00 pm. This is a covenant-based program that requires participants attend all four sessions. The Zoom link for the sessions will be emailed the week before Session 1. 

Register online.