The Search Committee is excited to announce that their website is now live at search.unitarianbr.org! Check it out to to hear more about the members of the search committee, the timeline of the search process, and the results of cottage meetings and focus groups. Learn about how you can get involved in searching for the … Continue reading Search Committee Website Is Live
Join us on Zoom for Music Bingo! We will gather online on the 3rd Friday of the month at 7 pm on Zoom. Mike Cavell will lead us as we play music bingo. Each month will have a new theme, so check back every month for new musical fun. All ages are welcome! The Zoom … Continue reading Friday Night Fun
The Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge will be holding its first ever virtual Roots class in August. Roots is a three session introduction to Unitarian Universalism in general, UCBR specifically, and how you can get more involved in this church community. Roots will be held entirely on Zoom on August 6, 13, and 20, from … Continue reading First Virtual Roots Class
This week is the UUA General Assembly. All are invited to watch the worship service on Sunday, June 28, at 9 am (central time). Please note that you DO NOT have to be registered for GA to attend. During that time, live-streaming video and chat will be available here. The service will also be posted … Continue reading General Assembly Worship Service
Dear Members and Friends of UCBR: I am so pleased to have been part of your congregation’s great ministries this past year. We began some great work together, especially with the Holy Why conversations that became the three Holy Why statements (and a fun song) of the church. In July I will be on my … Continue reading Rev. Joel’s Drive-By Goodbye
UCBR is pleased to announce that our new interim senior minister will be the Rev. Eric Posa. He is currently serving at the UU Church of Boulder, Colorado. His website has a brief hello video to UCBR. He will begin his ministry in Baton Rouge on August 1, 2020.
Rev. Nathan Ryan has published a letter in The Advocate urging the people of Baton Rouge to continue wearing masks and staying home when possible. Keeping our distance is difficult, and no one likes wearing masks, but let’s continue to keep our fellow humans safe.
Church has become a “virtual” experience as we stay with a healthy distancing during this pandemic. I’m grateful we have this technology to keep connected, supporting each other, and find new ways to show up for justice work. I’m also grateful to the church’s staff for being so adaptable and creative while we are a … Continue reading Update from Rev. Joel
Your church staff knows how challenging it can be to stay at home with active and inquisitive children. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are not holding in-person RE activities and classes at this time. However, we are excited to be working on a library of digital resources and ideas for families to connect and … Continue reading RE Digital Resources for Staying at Home
Church historian Rebecca Cureau has spent her Covid-19 stay-at-home time working to update her documentation of the church’s history. She has brought her history up to the present with Rev. Crump’s retirement and arrival of the two interim ministers we’ve worked with since: Rev. Beth Miller and Rev Joel Miller (no relation). To read her … Continue reading UCBR Church History Updated
