Visitor Information

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, Missouri is a welcoming congregation. Whatever the faiths you have known, or the flags of your heritage, you are welcome here. Whoever you are, and whomever you love, you are welcome here. And, whether you arrived by a short or a long route, you are welcome here.

For a compact overview of our church, see our Church Handbook (PDF).

We heartily welcome all visitors. You will find us at 2615 Shepard Boulevard, directly across the street from Shepard Boulevard Elementary School.

Visitors should plan to dress casually and comfortably. We are an active church with an informal style. Our church is centrally heated and cooled. More about our facilities.

When you arrive, you will find a church where no revealed truths are promoted and no scripture or human being is accepted as infallible. This is a place for searching for truth. But we are believers. We believe in intellectual freedom; we believe in justice; we believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person; we believe in compassion and concern for each other and the whole world. We believe in commitment to those ideals which make us caring and active in the struggles for human dignity.

We conduct a worship service year-round at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday. Also, our Forum Adult Discussion Group and our Spirituality Adult Discussion Group meet at 9:00 a.m. every Sunday year-round.

From September through May, we also offer children's religious education classes at 10:30 a.m. During those months we have one lay-led service per month, and our minister is in the pulpit on the other Sundays. Also, we have a potluck lunch after the worship service on the first Sunday of each month, to which visitors are cordially invited whether or not they have brought food.

From June through August all worship services are lay led.

When visitors arrive, we invite them to sign the Guest Book in the Greeting Area adjacent to our Sanctuary. Signing the Guest Book will ensure that visitors are added to our Newsletter mailing list. Also, a name tag can be prepared for visitors, which they will find on the name tag wall rack the next week. We ask that name tags be returned to the basket in the Greeting Area before leaving the church.

We invite all visitors to join us after the worship service for coffee and conversation in the Greeting Area. See photo below.

For more information about what visitors can expect, see the topic "What Visitors Can Expect" on the Worship page.

Visitors should feel free to ask questions of any member about who/why/where/how things are, or they can call the Church Administrator, Kathie Bergman, at 573-442-5764, or send her an email.

Visitors interested in becoming members of our church can find information about the process on the How to Join page.

Coffee, conversation and treats after worship on September 11, 2011