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 by Facebook Live at  https://www.facebook.com/uuchstillwater and YouTube. 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, Jan. 11, 2026 - Catherine Shearer "Something Old and Something New"

Jim Scott has made it his business to create and perform music that celebrates peace, justice and the Earth with lyrical melodies and memorable verses. He has composed songs in the UU hymnbooks, as well as creating the Earth and Spirit Songbook. 

Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026 - Rev. Susan Ross "Michael and the Open Arms"

In this week when we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., I explore how taking a new name and envisioning the power of open arms not only emboldened his preaching, but his living and his dying. Can it also embolden ours? 

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, Jan. 25, 2026 - Rev. Mark Christian "Why I Sing"

The observant among us may have noticed that I like to sing during the sermons I give. That’s true—let me tell you why! 

Reverend Mark 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. 

Jan. 11 - Drumming Forum

Please join us at 12:30 when Tana Del Prete and Donald Brown will lead a Drumming Forum. Rhythms will be appropriate for beginners on up. No need to bring a drum. All ages welcome! We will learn a fun rhythm and a song this one session and have some fun with rhythms. 

Jan. 18 - Potluck: A Fresh Start for the New Year!

Bring food to share that starts with the letters A, B or C! Anchovies? Blueberry Bagels? Chocolate Chip Cookies? Use your imagination! 

Second Annual UUCS Chili Cook Off - POSTPONED
Due to the inclement weather predictions for Saturday, January 24th, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Stillwater has postponed our Second Annual Chili Cook-Off to Saturday, February 14th.  Entertainment will be Karaoke with Robert Patrick as DJ!  

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

Rebecca Stewart-Gray and Donna Sinnes have formed a hiking covenant group which will meet weekly on Saturdays at 1pm until February, then switch to 9:30am as the weather warms up. Our home-base walk will be the Boomer Lake Loop and those will be alternated with destination hikes that will get progressively more challenging. The meetings will always start with a (digital) chalice lighting, check-in, and readings. Contact Rebecca or Donna if you’re interested in joining this physical, mental, and spiritual journey! 

Spirit of Life: an Adult Religoius Education Program - Thursday Evenings - Starting Feb. 5

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. 

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.