Welcome to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Stillwater

We invite you to come in, look around and get a feel for our church. We are a Welcoming Congregation. You will not be pressured into conversation or membership. We welcome you just as you are. Our members, friends, and guests include Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Pagans, humanists, atheists, agnostics, skeptics, seekers, singles, couples, families, heterosexuals, gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people, of different races, ethnic backgrounds, national origins and socio-economic circumstances. As we say at the beginning of the Sunday Service, "Come, Come whoever you are..."

If you're not currently a member of our church - we'd like to take this opportunity to invite you to one of our weekly services and/or group activities. You can view a streamed service on our YouTube Channel. click on this link  https://www.youtube.com/@uuchurchstillwater9753/live

 Mike Smolen

Board President

Sunday Service 

Sunday services begin at 10:30 and conclude before noon. Services are followed by socializing and a potluck smorgasbord, arranged with minimal planning. If you prefer to watch the service online, we share it on YouTube at  https://www.youtube.com/@uuchurchstillwater9753/live. Our live stream does not allow you to see the Trail Markers portion of the service or to interact with others, but everything else is the same.

Sunday, February 15 - Rev. Susan Ross, "Joy to You and Me"

Really? In the middle of all this craziness and downright evil? How? Why?

Reverend Ross, ordained as a United Methodist minister, is our pastoral care minister and speaks on the third and fifth Sundays of the month. She also works for the Stillwater Public Library.

Sunday, February 22 - Rev. Mark Christian, "Fulfilling Our Vision"

As we prepare to kick off our annual fundraising drive, I’m thinking of the ways to make our visions real and prepare our future.

Reverend Christian is a third generation Unitarian Universalist and speaks to us on the fourth Sundays and alternate first Sundays. He has served congregations in OKC and in Las Cruces NM, prior to moving to Stillwater. Before his career in ministry he had a career in radio broadcasting.

Announcements & Events

Information about upcoming special events can be found under the "What's Happening" section. See Upcoming Events. 

Second Annual UUCS Chili Cook Off - Saturday, February 14
Test your favorite chili recipe against your UU friends! Bring a pot of chili and compete for ribbons for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. $15.00 per person. Kids under 12 eat free. All proceeds go to the Church. The signup sheet is in the church social room. Chili entries need to be at the church by 5:00, tasting begins at 5:30. Plan to stay for KARAOKE! 

New! Hiking Covenant Group, Saturdays

This is a hiking covenant group that will meet weekly on Saturdays mornings at 9:00.. Our home-base is the Boomer Lake Loop (about 3 miles). This walk will be alternated with destination hikes selected by the group. Hikes will get progressively more challenging. The meetings will always start with a (digital) chalice lighting, check-in, and readings. Contact Donna Sinnes if you’re interested in joining this physical, mental, and spiritual journey! 

Spirit of Life: an Adult Religoius Education Program - Thursday Evenings - Starting Feb. 19th 

Each session will explore a different aspect of Unitarian Universalist spirituality, framed by the song we sing every Sunday, “Spirit of Life.” Like the song, the workshops are designed to be welcoming to Unitarian Universalists of many spiritual and theological persuasions. For more info talk to Susan Bullard or Linda Smolen. 

Congregational Meeting - February 15
A congregational meeting will be held Sunday, February 15th, immediately after the morning service. This meeting will finish the business that was deferred from the Annual Congregational Meeting on May 4, 2025. Voting members will vote whether to approve the revised budget for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

Fulfilling the Vision - Kick-off for the Annual Pledge Drive - February 28
The entire congregation is invited for dinner and discussion (following up on our vision as developed at our last retreat) Please sign up on the https://UUCS.CHmeetings.com or the sign up list in the social room.

Upcoming Covenant Groups

Information about each of our covenant groups can be found in "Our Gatherings" section.

Reports and other Items of Interest

Report on October 2024 Congregational Retreat 

Pastoral Care

Struggling? Need help? Or maybe you know someone who needs help? Our Care Committee and Rev. Susan Ross, our Pastoral Care Minister, are available to help you with the difficulties you're facing. We're only a phone call away! Please contact us: Rev. Susan Ross: 405-714-0064 or Sandi Schultz (Care Committee chair):  

(405) 743-9490 .

There are times when people aren’t sure if it is appropriate to contact the Pastoral Care Minister, or that they may be interrupting something. Please know that the needs and concerns of the members and friends of this congregation are important to us. That is what the Pastoral Care Minister’s work is all about! The following is a list of occasions when it might be appropriate to contact me:

 1) When you have problems you’d like to discuss, job, children, marriage or anything else where a sympathetic ear might be of help.

2) When you are going into the hospital, or when someone close to you is going in, or when you know of someone else in the church going in.

3) When someone close to you has died or is critically ill.

4) When you are planning on getting married.

5) When it is the middle of the night, and you are in some sort of trouble and you don’t know who else to call.

 6) When you are struggling with fears or doubts about the way things are now.

 7) When you know of needs that the Pastor's Emergency Fund might help meet.