Mission Statement
First Unitarian Church nurtures and challenges the spiritual and intellectual journey for all generations and actively engages in building a progressive and just world.
Are you
...looking for a home church?
...curious about Unitarian Universalism?
...thinking about joining but want a complete picture of our congregation?
You’ve come to the right place! Our website aims to reflect the friendliness of our congregation. When you do come to church, stay for coffee hour and look for more information at the Book, RE and Welcome tables in the social hall. Introduce yourself, sign the guest book, request a name tag, and be sure to come back again and again.
Who We Are.
Latest News for Members and Friends
Spring Highway Cleanup May 19th
Please set aside a couple of hours on Saturday morning, May 19, to keep Utah beautiful by joining our group of volunteers to remove litter along a 4-mile stretch of State Road 65 extending from Mountain Dell towards East Canyon. Meet at THE church at 9:00 AM to carpool, or at 9:30 AM at the Parleys Canyon UDOT maintenance facility adjacent to the Mountain Dell golf course. The state requires that participants be eleven years of age or older……BUT, there is no upper limit. Bring gloves and a positive attitude. We should be finished by 11:30 AM. For any questions, or to sign up, please contact Frank Steffey at 801-277-2509.
Church Governance Documents
At the May 20th Congregational Meeting, First Church's congregation will be voting on whether to adopt new bylaws that will change the governance structure of First Church to policy governance. A copy of the proposed bylaws can be found here. A copy of the proposed governing policies that outline policy governance can be found here. We encourage you to review these documents and give us your feedback. Please direct all comments, questions and concerns about this proposed governance change to a member of the Board of Trustees or Peter Grundfossen, special liaison to the Board on policy governance. We value your input and look forward to seeing you at the May 20th Congregational Meeting.
Requiem Sunday, May 20th and public performance on May 22nd
Congregational Meeting May 20th
Please join us for our annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, May 20th following the 2nd service. RE high school and junior high youth will be serving lunch before the meeting as part of their fundraising efforts.
Summer Forum 2012
Our excellent Summer Forum series is on for 2012! As many of you are probably aware, construction this summer will preclude us from using the church building. Fortunately we will be able to hold our Summer Forum series across the street at the McGillis School and we’ll be offering the same rich and exciting forum as always. More information on speakers and topics will be coming soon.
Annual Camping Trip
Our annual camping trip will be held July 20 - 23 this year. For more information, please click here.
Eco-Spirituality Workshop
This workshop, held August 14-19 in Centennial Valley, Montana is an extension of Rev. Goldsmith's ministry in the summer. Due to some generous sponsors for the Eco-Spirituality Workshop, the cost is now only $625. This covers comfortable accomodations for 5 nights, all food, and programs. To register and for more informaiton contact Mary Tull (mherdtull@gmail.com) or go directly to the EHEC website: www.ehec.utah.edu
