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.

Mike Smolen

Board President

Sunday Service 

Sunday services begin at 10:30 and generally conclude before noon. Services are followed by socializing and a smorgasbord of different foods, arranged with minimal planning. If you prefer to watch the service online, we share it by Facebook Live at  https://www.facebook.com/uuchstillwater . From Facebook, you will not be able to see the Trail Markers portion of the service or interact with others, but everything else is the same.

Sunday, November 2, 2025 - Rev. Mark Christian "From Beacon Hill to West of Worcester"

This is the third in a series of six on UU history. It’s true that Unitarianism was born in Boston on Beacon HIll, but at the turn of the 19th century it moved west all the way west of Worcester much to the shock of Boston. 

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. 

Sunday, November 9, 2025 - Rev. Susan Ross "Thank Goodness for Death"

It seems that, were it not for death, there wouldn't be evolution, and we wouldn't be us. How do we not just live with but celebrate our fragility? 

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, November 16, 2025 - Rev. Catherine Shearer "Showers of Blessings"

Reverend Shearer is an ordained Disciples of Christ minister and a psychotherapist in Oklahoma City. She speaks in our pulpit on the second Sunday of each month. 

Sunday, November 23, 2025 - Rev. Mark Christian "Praise That From Which All Blessings Flow"

With Thanksgiving upon us, my thoughts turned to blessings. More importantly, where did the blessings come from? 

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. 

Sunday, November 30, 2025 - Rev. Susan Ross "Philosophy in the Peanut Gallery"

What makes children’s books (good ones) able to so creatively and succinctly explore important philosophical questions? 

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. 

Announcements & Events

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

November 2nd - Daylight Saving Time

Push your clocks back and hour or you'll be at church pretty early. 

Forum: "Faiths of the 'Founding Fathers': Origins of Religious Controversy in the Early American Republic" - Roger Tuller

Join us on Sunday, November 9, at 12:30 pm in the Forum Room. 

Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month, a national observance that celebrates the history, culture, and contributions of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. It was first proclaimed in 1990 to honor the significant achievements and diverse cultures of the first peoples of the United States and to raise awareness of the challenges they face. 

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.