2018 marks the 450th anniversary of the Edict of Torda, the defining document of Unitarianism and religious tolerance. Did you know that our faith has been around that long? Maybe. Did you know that we have always been voice for religious pluralism? Perhaps. We’ll explore our early roots, including their connection to…

In the local context of continuing debates around marriage equality, 'freedom of religion' is being used as a catch-cry to permit ongoing discrimination against same sex and transgender couples. Commercial enterprises or celebrants may be allowed claim that obeying new marriage equality legislation violates their…

We are having a church- wide celebration of Torda 450 on Saturday January 20th with Transylvanian food and pictures from our recent visit to our Partner Church in Nyaradszereda. On Sunday January 21st, 2018 we will have a church service devoted to Torda450.

On November 12, 2017, we celebrated the Edict of Torda with an inspirational sermon by our interim minister Rev. Tracey Robinson-Harris, and singing the Sekely Aldas Hymn #1043. In addition, our Partner Church program is the recipient of the November 2017 plate sharing, where half the non-pledge…

Reverend Roger Betschausen, Executive Director of the UU Partner Church Council, will be the guest minister for this special celebration

The sixteenth century was a time of vibrant change and challenges for religious reformation in Europe. Our Unitarian tradition was affiliated with Radical Reformers who were unsatisfied with some of the reforms and pressed for further freedom. In Transylvania they found traction, and a man named Francis David who died…

For our Intergenerational Sunday on Jan. 21, 2018, elementary students will see pictures of our partner church in Transylvania and learn about Torda and religious freedom. On Sunday, March 11, 2018, our youth will engage in a discussion of the Edict of Torda and religious freedom in today's world.

Sunday services on January 14, 2018, will include a sermon related to the Edict of Torda and religious freedom, singing of #1042 Szekely Aldas from "Singing the Journey" (teal hymnal), and presentation of a gift sent by our partner church in Alsorakos, Transylvania (Romania) to our building campaign. Coffee hours will…

We look forward to lifting up the shared message of tolerance and diversity in the Edict of Torda and in the work of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement.

Worship service. Maybe more! Still thinking...