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  • Breakthrough Congregations - New Ways for a New Day
    Stories from UU Congregations showing growth, creativity and vitality in the program that ran from 2005-2019.
    Congregational Story | October 3, 2014 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Breakthrough Congregations
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  • treasure chest cracked open with a owl figurine on the edge
    Sexuality is not a subject to be treated lightly. For that reason, it is important that kids understand what it means to have a mutually respectful and mature relationship. Kids actually learn how to make decisions, resist peer pressure, and express themselves more clearly.
    Congregational Story | By Channing Memorial Church, Newport, RI | January 23, 2014 (reviewed September 2025) | From Sexuality Education
    Tagged as: Faith Development, Sexuality Education
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  • Breakthrough Congregations - New Ways for a New Day
    All congregation sizes based on certified membership at the time the stories were shared.
    Congregational Story | August 26, 2013 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • A large arched stained glass window with 5 panels in a Tudor style
    Forty theme-based small group ministry sessions can be used on a 4-year rotation or a la carte.
    Congregational Story, Small Group Ministry Guide | By David Herndon Minister, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | August 11, 2013 | For Adults | From Faith Curricula Library
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  • A light colored brick building with a shed roofline and welcoming ramp.
    Shifting from a humanist fellowship to a more spiritual and inclusive community helped them reach the goal of owning their own building.
    Congregational Story | By Westside UU Congregation, Seattle, WA | September 14, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • A one story sprawling campus nestled on a hillside in the woods.
    Making welcoming part of everyone's responsibility, and putting energy into small group ministry helped this congregation achieve sustained growth.
    Congregational Story | By UU Congregation of Fairfax, Oakton, VA | September 14, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • A contemporary brick and wood building with clearstory windows.
    They chose to give up a historic building they dearly loved in order to build a new, larger home as their gift to the future.
    Congregational Story | By Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria, Peoria, IL | September 14, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • A one story moss green church building with veranda-type overhang (but at ground level) with a bank of clearstory windows over the entrance.
    A multiracial congregation offers a liberal sanctuary in a conservative area.
    Congregational Story | By UU Fellowship of Beaufort, Beaufort, SC | September 14, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • An inviting walkway lined with flowers leads up to a brick building with a LEEDS seal.
    This congregation thrives because "This congregation says 'yes!' "Newcomers feel warmly welcomed, there are lots of activities aimed at getting people together, people feel their talents are appreciated.
    Congregational Story | By UU Fellowship of Wayne County Ohio, Wooster, OH | September 5, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • A modern glass and metal church rises from a lush garden.
    They moved beyond their former mentality of scarcity and invest in new facilities, programs, and personnel, and…we needed to become a fair compensation congregation.
    Congregational Story | By Pacific Unitarian Church, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | September 5, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • A green copper spire and brick belfry of a church framed by a cloudy sky.
    A church where people grow spiritually, and then out of that give to the larger world.
    Congregational Story | By First Unitarian Church, Portland, OR | September 5, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • Children dance around a maypole on a lawn with a yurt-shaped church in the background.
    The congregation's leaders said there were seven values that sustained and guided them: we value everyone's voice; it's okay to ask for help; we value the advice we receive; we value the generosity of angels; we value the growth of liberal religion; we value social justice; and we value fun.
    Congregational Story | By Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship, Carbondale, IL | September 5, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • A traditional brick 19th century church building with wide, offset belltower.
    A family-oriented and welcoming congregation
    Congregational Story | By Bull Run UUs, Manassas, VA | September 5, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • Boxy Prairie-style church building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, uplit at dusk.
    This congregation grew from 250 to 500 members and its budget has grown from $144,000 to $740,000 in ten years.
    Congregational Story | By Unity Temple UU Congregation, Oak Park, IL | September 5, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • A brick building with attached 2-story sanctuary. It has a Black Live Matter banner and two flag poles, one with an American flag and the other with state, rainbow and earth flags.
    A church boldly faced its problematic behaviors and focused on navigating the diversity already in its midst, and grew from 350 to 520 members.
    Congregational Story | By All Souls UU Church, Kansas City, MO | September 5, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • A little food pantry in the foreground full of canned goods with a cement block building with a mural with a tree and a chalice with rays extending out.
    This congregation was a committed multi-racial church, growing and extending its influence in the wider community.
    Congregational Story | By Davies UU Congregation, Camp Springs, MD | September 5, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • White Greek Revival Church with cupola steeple decorated with rainbow signs and a black lives matter banner
    To celebrate their Centennial, they planned to raise and give away $100,000 and perform 100 hours of service, which helped unify the congregation.
    Congregational Story | By Beacon UU Congregation in Summit, Summit, NJ | September 5, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • Classic white clapboard church on the green with steeple and greek columns with large "join us online" banner out front..
    A 300+ year old church renews itself by focusing on mission, covenant, and welcoming.
    Congregational Story | By UU Area Church at First Parish Sherborn, Sherborn, MA | September 5, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • Entrance of a modern church with A-frame shaped overhang over a façade with lots of glass. The walkway is lined with colorful flowers.
    A suburban congregation looks to renew its sense of mission by buying a building in a diverse neighborhood.
    Congregational Story | By Unitarian Church of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA | September 5, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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  • An A-Frame church with a wall of stained glass surrounded by trees and lawn.
    A small congregation of about 50 adults takes a leap of faith, hires a new minister and buys a building, and grows to 180 members.
    Congregational Story | By UU Fellowship of Mankato, Mankato, MN | September 5, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From GA Presentations
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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