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
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!
Donna Yelverton, April 15, 2020 As you know, our interim minister Joel Miller will be leaving us for family reasons at the end of July 2020. Your Board of Trustees has begun working to find a replacement effective August 1, 2020 through the end of July 2021. The board has appointed a five-member task force … Continue reading Finding Our Next Interim Minister
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
