We hope the following information will make you feel comfortable attending a service or other activity soon.
Q: Where are you located? Where do I park? Can I get there by bus or TRAX? Where do I go when I get to church?
A: You can find and print maps, bus and TRAX schedules, and a campus diagram here. You can enter either door on 1300 S. One leads to the main sanctuary and one to the Eliot Hall, where there is overflow seating. Many people choose to sit in Eliot Hall, where the service is projected, if they are late, have children, or have special seating needs.
Q: What are your services like?
A: We hold two nearly identical, fairly traditional services on Sunday morning, from September to June, at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Services begin with music, followed by the lighting of the chalice, readings, singing, meditation, and sermon. We invite you to join our adult or our children’s choir. We frequently have guest speakers and musicians.
After the sermons, coffee and conversation are served in the adjacent social hall.
Q: Will you take up a collection?
A: An offering is part of our service. Paper money and checks placed in the offering baskets go into the church’s budget. If we know who the money has come from, we apply it to the person’s pledge account. These donations amount to about $
You may place a contribution in the basket if you wish, but are not expected to.
Once a month, the offering is given to a charity selected by our Social Justice Committee. Recipients have included the International Rescue Committee and Womenade. This has been a very successful program, with donations totaling thousands of dollars a month.
Q: What do people wear to church?
A: Some people wear dressy casual clothes to church, others their cycling or skiing outfits (in SLC churches are in competition with the outdoors). Take a clue from ourt children’s choir and wear your tiaras and cowboy boots, or your club tie and cargo pants.
Q: Can I bring my kids?
A: Religious education for both youth and children is an important part of our mission. Go here for Sunday school information. Babies and toddlers have professional caregivers, and teams of volunteers lead older children’s programs. You’ll find what you need at the R.E. table in Eliot Hall on Sundays.
Because of space limitations in the chancel, we encourage children to be with their peers (the R.E. building is behind the main church, and is accessible through Eliot Hall or from doors on the north and south sides of the building). Or you can sit with them in Eliot Hall, where their wiggles and whispers won’t disrupt services.
Q: Is anyone going to pressure me?
A: other than inviting you to return many times, absolutely not! Some newcomers jump right in after a few visits, while others admit to being shy about getting attention. If you choose to explore, ask for information at the Welcome Table in Eliot Hall, check out our Book Table or our ten Thousand Villages coffee.
When you’re comfortable, fill out a pew card and leave it at the Welcome Table or in the Administration Office, and someone will contact you with a personal greeting. You can also sign our guest book and subscribe to The Torch newsletter.
Q: Is it true you’re okay with gays and lesbians?
A: We have committed ourselves to be actively welcoming to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered folks. That has earned us a Welcoming Congregation designation from UUA.
GLBT support groups have been started from time to time, but congregants within this community feel well-integrated, we don’t have one at present.
Q: Is your building handicapped accessible?
A: Most of our campus, and the first floor of the main and R.E. buildings are wheelchair accessible, with ramps on the outside and restrooms inside. We also have hearing-assistance.
