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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

Terry Chaffin

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, Aug. 2 - Rev. Donna Compton, "Artificial Connection?"

A recent article in Psychology Today raises this question: “Although social media has enabled the world to connect like never before, many of us still find ourselves feeling disconnected. This paradox begs the question: What does it truly mean to feel connected?” Let’s talk. 

Reverend Donna Compton, M. Div. is an ordained Disciples of Christ minister. Ecumenism and Interfaith advocacy have been important themes in her ministry. She preaches for us every other first Sunday. 

Sunday, Aug. 9 - Jonathan Drummond, TBA

Jonathan is a local ophthalmologist and ordained minister, with many ties to the liberal religious community in Oklahoma. 

Sunday, Aug. 16 - Rev. Susan Ross, "Hannah and Her Sisters and Brothers: Singing as Resistance"

How is it that singing has always given us the courage to carry on? 

Reverend Susan 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, July 26 - Rev. Mark Christian, "Utility, Futility, and the Future"

Living our lives, we make many choices and decisions, but we’re never sure how they’ll turn out. Does the future depend on our utility or is it all an exercise in futility? 

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. 

Sunday, Aug. 30 - Rev. Susan Ross, "Glory Be"

Why is "glory" a word that shows up so much in "God talk," even showing up in the UU Hymnal? 

Announcements & Events

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

Congregational Events

Listening Circle - Thursday, Aug. 6 - 7pm

Beginning Thursday August 6th and running for 8 weeks (not necessarily consecutively), Mary Kate Couch and Greg Winnie will be leading a Listening Circle on “The Journey into Wholeheartedness.” Each meeting will begin at 7 pm and will have 6 to 10 members. This 8 week session has already filled. Please let the leaders know if you would be interested in a future session. 

Pool Party Fundraiser - Saturday, Aug. 8

John and Lynn Little are hosting a Pool Party Fundraiser at their home at 4107 Sierra Lane on Saturday, August 8th from 4 to 7. It’s a fun come and go event with mealtime about 5:30, $20 donation per person (kids under 12 eat free), includes meal, drinks, pool time, & pool aerobics at 4:30 for 30 minutes. Bring your own chair, and see you there! 

Congregational Meeting - Aug 9

On Sunday, August 9, 2026, following the morning service, we will hold a congregational meeting.  At the meeting, we will finish the business that was postponed from the Annual Congregational Meeting on May 3, 2026.  Voting members will vote on whether to approve three amendments to the Bylaws. Our democratic process is part of what gives our faith its identity.  Your participation is a way of living our values.  The Agenda and the Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws are found on the side menu under Annual Meeting Agenda.  Everyone is encouraged to attend.

Forum Sunday - Sunday, Aug. 16 - 12:30pm

Please join us on Sunday, August 16th at 12:30 when our Tanzania travelers, Linda and Mike Smolen, Shiitake Mama and Doug Williams, Lynn and John Little, and Lin Feazle, will share their trip. 

UU Sing-Along Connection - Aug. 15 & 16

Tana Del Prete invites all who like to have fun and make music together to join her at the UU Church on Saturday, August 15, 2:30 to 4:00 pm, and Sunday, August 16, at 9:30 am, to practice two songs from our hymnals. We will lead the congregation in a "sing along" for the prelude and offertory in that Sunday's service. Come sing along with a ukulele accompaniment. No prior experience required. Just bring yourself and your energetic UU spirit! 

Children's Program

August 2 -- LEGO ValUUes, Workshop 9. Value: Equity Title: Every person has a voice. And they can use their voice and their actions to do something when things aren’t fair.

August 9 -- LEGO ValUUes, Workshop 10. Value: Equity Title: Fair is everyone getting what they need.

August 16 -- Third Sunday Potluck Service Project We make plant-based food to contribute to Potluck

August 23 -- Fourth Sunday Children’s Music We make music together, then share it upstairs during Trailmarkers

August 30 -- LEGO ValUUes, Workshop 11 Value: Transformation Title: We work together to transform our world into a better place for everyone. 

Community Events

International Peace Month

During the month of August, we look for ways to bring peace to our lives on many levels–-starting with ourselves, and expanding to our families, our communities, and to the larger world. 

Eagle Scout Celebration - Aug. 22 - 3pm - Edmond

Congratulations to Caelum Bell and Evelyn Bell! Our UUCS congregation is invited to the Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremonies honoring Caelum and Evelyn on Saturday, August 22nd at 3 pm at Westwood Church of Christ, 3100 W. Danforth Rd., Edmond. There will be light snacks between ceremonies and dinner to follow. Please RSVP by August 11 to (405) 742-5074. 

"Connecting the Dots: The History and Rise of Christian Nationalism:

League of Women Voters member Velda Lorenz will present a three part series on the history and rise of Christian Nationalism on Wednesdays in August, September, and October. The first one will be held at the Community Center, Rm 110, 8th and Duck, at 12:00 noon on August 19. 

Upcoming Covenant Groups

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

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.