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, Nov. 1, 2026 - Rev. Mark Christian, "Covenant of the Common Good. Part 3: Presence"

This will be the second sermon in the series Covenant of the Common Good: Presence, as in being in the here and now. 

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, November 8, 2026 - Rev. Jim Eller, "Welcoming the Stranger"

As we move toward Thanksgiving, many of us will celebrating by welcoming family and others to feast with us. It is in the tradition of Native People welcoming the Pilgrims who first landed here or so the myth goes. It is a good time to look at U.S. immigration issues and also to look at what it means to welcome others who are different than we are into our lives. 

Rev. Jim Eller is a lifelong UU and a career long UU minister. He has served UU congregations in Kansas City, Tahlequah, Tulsa, Peoria and Washington DC. He was President of the Retired UU Clergy and Partners organization and did pulpit supply preaching in  retirement, as well as working as a chaplain at Norman Regional Hospital.

Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026 - Rev. Susan Ross, "When Signking is Swimming"

We don't have certainty. What doe we have it its place?

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, Nov. 22, 2026 - Rev. Mark Christian, "Thank God for Thankfulness"

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, Nov. 29, 2026 - Rev. Susan Ross, "Neighborly"

Age-old question: Who IS my neighbor, anyway?

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.

Announcements & Events

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

Congregational Events

November 1 - Interactive Newcomer Welcome

Immediately following the service, members, guests, and teens are invited to join the congregation for pizza and activities. The event consists of discussion and interaction relating to UUism in general and the UU Church of Stillwater specifically. The entire event will take 90 ninutes or less. Register here so there will be enough pizza.

November 1 - Daylight Savings Time

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 1st, so remember to set your clocks BACK one hour. 

November 8 - 12:30pm - Forum Sunday

Please join us on Sunday, November 8th at 12:30 when Audrey Weymiller will lead a forum on "The Problem with Plastic." Plastic is EVERYWHERE. Plastic has created environmental, social justice, and health issues. This forum will provide insights into the problem with plastic and insight into solutions. 

Nov. 12 - 7:00pm - Listening Circle

The Listening Circle on the Journey into Wholeheartedness will wrap up on Thursday, November 12th at 7 pm. Mary Kate Couch and Greg Winnie are leading this Listening Circle. Please let them know if you would be interested in a future session. 

Children's Program Snapshot

November 1 -- LEGO ValUUes, Workshop 16 Value: Love. Title: We show love by what we do. 

November 8 -- LEGO ValUUes, Workshop 17 Value: Compassion and Kindness. Title: What we say and do matters. 

November 15 -- Third Sunday Potluck Service Project We make plant-based food to contribute to Potluck 

November 22 -- Fourth Sunday Children’s Music We make music together, then share it upstairs during Trailmarkers 

November 29 -- Stories That UUnite Us, Workshop 1 Value: Generosity. Featured Story: Thank You Bear by Greg Foley 

Community Events

Native American Hertiage 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.

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.