The Plate Offering this Sunday will fund the Grants for Growth Program. Several UU Congregations are preparing applications that, when implemented, will promote their membership growth. The first Grants for Growth was made in 1997 to assist the “startup” of the Lewes Congregation (UUSD). Subsequently twelve grants have been made to...
Shinning a Light on Our Future We turned on the light in February, in the dark of winter, with Jubilee Sunday, and finished with cake after a Sunday service in late April. Now that the campaign is complete, we have the means to forge ahead for another year. We thank...
As mentioned in the Special Meeting Notice dated September 28, the Strategic Planning Committee will be holding three Q&A sessions to update the Congregation about progress being made on the Capital Improvement Plan. As part of this update, and in preparation for the upcoming Congregational vote, the committee will present...
ALL-HANDS meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, in Room 25 to learn strategies for engaging citizens and politicians in the quest for a 28th Constitutional amendment to get Big Money out of politics. American Promise Delaware is a project of the FirstU Human Rights Task Force, and church...
Lori and I have gladly supported UUSC for many years because they put into action the principles of our UU faith. We as individuals can do little to help people who are persecuted or victimized, sometimes by their own government. But, UUSC is able to partner with local organizations to...
With an electronic survey and a dozen in-person Cottage Meetings now behind us, your Minister Search Committee has completed a comprehensive look at the needs and wishes of the congregation regarding our next minister. Our survey was taken by 180 members and friends, and 120 attended a Cottage Meeting. A...
We are delighted to report that we have volunteer matches for all of the twenty-one young adults who signed up to participate in the Independent Living for Young Adults (ILYA) Student Care Package for this academic year! The ILYA Student Care Package project matches students who have aged out of...
We love our congregation and we want to share our work with the world. We connect to our community through Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you use any of these social media platforms, you can follow First Unitarian Church! You can also help promote First U to our community. 1)...
This week, we received notice that long time member, Edith (Edie) Thigpen, who was an active member of our church in the 1950’s and 60’s, and then again since the 1980’s, passed away on September 17, 2018 in Jennersville, PA. Her son, Benjamin Thigpen, contacted us this week. Our hearts...
Copies of ‘Testimony, The Transformative Power of Unitarian Universalism,’ edited by Meg Riley, are available at Book Corner for $15 each. This book contains a collection of personal stories by people (including our own Reverend Roberta) whose lives have been dramatically changed by Unitarian Universalism. While buying this book, purchase...