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, Dec. 7, 2025 - Rev. Donna Compton "The Juggler and Other Important Christmas Myths"

What is important at Christmas? Debates about whether stories are historical or not? Debates about the truth of virgin births? Gifts and celebrations? Maybe. Probably not. 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, Dec. 14, 2025 - Jim Scott "A Musical Service and Message"

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, Dec. 21, 2025 - Rev. Susan Ross "Among Us"

Why do we find the Christmas story so appealing, even those of us who don't buy into the idea of the divinity of Jesus? 

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, Dec. 28, 2025 - Rev. Mark Christian "Before Resolution, Reconstruction"

Before we think about resolutions, maybe we should be thinking about what we’re prepared to give up so that something new can come to us. 

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. 

Dec. 7th - Carol JamFest and Christmas Tree Trimming - After the Service

Kami Koontz and friends will be doing special music that Sunday, so they will join us for awhile before running to another gig that afternoon. Don’t want to miss this fun time together! We’ll be winding up about 2:30 pm. Remember to bring your fun musical instruments. We’ll have music available. 

Dec. 9th - Movie Night

The movie, set in Sweden, is a favorite of those who chose it. It features the transformation of lives through music and an explosive finale. The movie is in Swedish with captions—a real drama! Come bring your own brown bag supper and join us on the 9th. We’ll have popcorn, too! 

Dec. 13 - Jim Scott - "A Vision for the Planet" - Admission $15

3:00pm. A Multimedia Music and Visual Experience by Comoser Jim Scott. Mixing powerful songs and images, Jim Scott's melodies and poety celebrate what's beautiful, amazing and fargile on our planet Earth.

Dec. 18 - Daytime Caroling at MPower

1:30pm. Come sing and get to know your neighborhood facility!

Dec. 19 - Evening Caroling Event at Oak Creek

We are invited to bring our own brown bag and join them for supper at 6:00pm. Singing will begin at 7:00 pm. Fun, Fun!! Come join us! Oak Creek is at 1806 N. Husband. 

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.