April 17, 2021, 2-3:30 pm Join us for this special retreat for current and prospective Branches leaders. We will be joined by special facilitators Lillian Drab-Braddick and Tyler Coles of the UUA’s Southern Region leadership team. We will meet on Zoom. Please register using the form below to receive the Zoom link. Let’s renew, revitalize, … Continue reading Branches Leaders Retreat
Saturday, February 20, 10-11:30 am We are excited to have a virtual rhythm retreat this spring! This year, we will have a special guest with us. UU musician and percussionist Matt Meyer will be joining us for a 90 minute workshop just for UCBR. If you’d like to learn more about Matt, you can visit … Continue reading Spring Rhythm Retreat
For over a year, the Covid-19 pandemic and its many implications have been ever-present in our minds. As a community we want to acknowledge the lives that have been lost during this time due to the virus. Similar to the stones ritual during Sunday worship, to represent what is on our minds we will place … Continue reading Covid Memorial Project
Tuesday, December 1 at 9:30 am Church staff will be decorating our fabulous Christmas tree on Tuesday morning, December 1 (safely, with pandemic precautions!). Join the fun by Zoom. Share a joke, tell a story, make us laugh! We will listen to some Christmas carols while we work. Click here to watch the party on … Continue reading Christmas Tree Decorating Watch Party
By an overwhelming positive vote of the congregation today, Rev. Nathan Ryan has been called as the next Senior Minister of the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge. His tenure in this new role begins January 7, 2021 (the day after Epiphany). Congratulations to our Senior Minister-Elect, and to the Ministerial Search Committee for their diligent … Continue reading We Have Called Our Senior Minister
Update (11/14/20)To download the meeting agenda and instructions for attending and voting on this important issue, please visit the member only page of this website. If you need the password, please contact the church office. Wondering how to cast your vote for calling our new senior minister? Please be sure to attend the congregational meeting … Continue reading How to Vote for Your Next Senior Minister
Thanks to the hard work of the Covid Safety Team, we now have guidelines in place to move forward with a limited version of in-person worship. If East Baton Rouge Parish has remained in the green or yellow risk level on CovidActNow.org for six days prior, a gathering may be held. For example, for a … Continue reading In-Person Worship Gatherings
The Search Committee is excited to present Rev. Nathan Ryan as our candidate for the Senior Minister position at UCBR. Now YOU get a chance to “interview” or just chat with him about any topic you want. He is waiting to hear what’s on your mind, what you expect of him, and where you want … Continue reading Candidating Week Schedule Announced
Dear UCBR Congregation, We have exciting news! The Senior Minister Search Committee has named the Rev. Nathan Ryan as our candidate to be our new Senior Minister. The Committee came to its decision after careful discernment of the surveys, cottage meetings, focus groups, and the two-part interview conducted with Rev. Ryan. Reverend Ryan is a … Continue reading Candidate for Senior Minister Named
We’re excited to welcome Leslie Runnels as our new part-time ministerial intern. She will be with us for the next two years, fulfilling part of her divinity degree through Meadville Lombard Theological Seminary in Chicago. She will be joining us in creating our virtual Sunday services, and you may see her in online church meetings … Continue reading Welcoming Our New Intern
