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

We are delighted to launch our new website as we move forward in the search process for our new senior minister. This new site will allow visitors to find us easily, and to learn about all the ways they can connect with this congregation. We are using a custom WordPress theme (or template) built by … Continue reading We Have a New Website!

We are happy to announce that we have several new ways to donate to your church community. You can now donate using your mobile phone, using an app called GivePlus, available from the Google Play Store or the Apple Store for Android and iOS devices. You can also text to donate! Simply text the word … Continue reading New Ways to Donate

We were featured on the front page of the UU World’s website for our action in hosting the Ochsner healthcare workers’ childcare program at our building during the Covid-19 crisis. As of this writing, the church campus is still occupied by the childcare program, so please continue to stay home and stay safe.

March 29, 2020 was our first service conducted fully online, with all staff and congregants watching from their own houses. We streamed over Zoom, and simultaneously streamed on our YouTube channel. Despite the challenges and the distance, we had about 120 viewers on YouTube, and about 20 viewers on Zoom. Rev. Nathan Ryan led the … Continue reading Successful Online Service

Last Friday I closed the church building after a symptomatic (but not diagnosed) person had been in it for some time. On Saturday, after consulting with staff and Board President David Hawley and Vice-President Donna Yelverton, I agreed to rent the church building for daycare for children of Ochsner Health employees. Ochsner’s daycare started last … Continue reading Church Campus Closed Until Further Notice