Other Online UU Worship Services
While we are worshiping online because of COVID-19, the worship team will be taking occasional Sundays off. These are perfect opportunities to experience the breadth and depth of our faith by worshiping with far-flung UUs.
CommunityNOW Calendar
This calendar of many worship wervices and other activities is compiled by the Church of the Larger Fellowship. You may not want to try any of these links at the last minute. Many require a password or have other security. We suggest reaching out to the organizer in advance. Here is the calendar: https://www.communitynowuu.org/
Our List
Below are some links that don’t require a password or have other security barriers. Most are long-established big urban churches. A few are smaller nearby congregations.
If you have a suggestion for an addition, or a correction, please send it to Susan Swope (email address in the directory). She compiled this list in June, 2020.
All times are Eastern. If you plan to visit one of these services, we recommend checking the day before to confirm the time, using something like this Time Zone Converter.
The Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF)
- TIME: 8 pm
- The Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF)
- NOTES: We put this first because CLF is unique as a virtual-only congregation. For years, CLF has offered live online worship services for UU’s worldwide.
- Church website: https://www.questformeaning.org/
- Services stream here: https://www.questformeaning.org/worship/
Albuquerque, New Mexico
- TIME: 1 pm
- First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque
- Church website: http://uuabq.com/
- Link to streaming service is on their home page. They use Zoom.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
- TIME: 11:30 a.m.
- First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor
- NOTES: Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout is their Director of Music. In 2016, he led the UUA General Assembly in singing “I Need You to Survive,” which we played during our worship service on June 7, 2020.
- Church website: http://www.uuaa.org/
- Link to streaming service is on their home page.
Annapolis, Maryland
- TIME: 10:00 a.m.
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis
- NOTES: Joanne and Linda recommend this one
- Church website: https://www.uuannapolis.org/
- Link to streaming service is on their home page. They use Zoom
Arlington, Virginia
- TIME: 10:15 a.m.
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington Virginia
- Church website: http://www.uucava.org/
- Services stream here: http://www.uucava.org/worship/
Auckland, New Zealand
- TIME: 7 p.m. Saturday
- Auckland Unitarian Church
- NOTES: Recommended by Lydia, who says Morning Tea is the service
- Church website: https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/
- Link to streaming service is on their home page.
Augusta, Maine
- TIME: 10:00 am
- UU Community Church of Augusta, Maine
- NOTES: Recommended by Lydia, who says they are very inclusive
- Church website: https://augustauu.org/
- Link to streaming service is posted on their home page just before the service.
Bethesda, Maryland
- TIME 11 a.m. through Labor Day
- Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
- Church website: https://www.cedarlane.org/
- Services stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkjDCjIN7Ns&feature=youtu.be
Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania
- TIME 10:30 a.m.
- Unitarian Universalists of the Cumberland Valley
- Church website: https://uucv.org/
- Streaming info here: https://uucv.org/about/uucv-online/virtual-community/
Clearwater, Florida
- TIME: 10:30 a.m.
- UU of Clearwater
- NOTES: Recommended by Lydia, who says they are currently without a minister
- Church website: https://www.uuc.org/
- Link to streaming service is on their home page.
Dallas, Texas
- TIME: 10:30 a.m. and Noon
- First Unitarian Church of Dallas
- Church website: https://www.dallasuu.org/
- Services stream here: https://www.dallasuu.org/live/
Devon, Pennsylvania
- TIME 10 a.m.
- Main Line Unitarian Church
- NOTES: Our former ministers Reverends Dave Hunter and Kerry Mueller are members
- Church website: https://mluc.org/
- Info on streaming service here: https://mluc.org/worship-2/live-stream-worship/
Edinburgh, Scotland
- TIME: 6:00 a.m.
- St Mark’s Church Unitarian
- NOTES: Recommended by Lydia, who describes them as a delightful group of friendly people and minister
- Church website: http://edinburgh-unitarians.squarespace.com/
- Link to streaming service is on their home page.
Fairbanks, Alaska
- TIME: 2:30 p.m.
- UU Fellowship of Fairbanks
- NOTES: Recommended by Lydia
- Church website: https://www.uuff.org/
- Link to streaming service is on their home page.
Frederick, Maryland
- TIME: 10:30 a.m. in summer
- Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick
- NOTES: Some of our guest worship leaders are members, and our own Megan Mathieson did her final seminary year as an intern with them, and was ordained by them, before being called to the SouthWest Unitarian Universalist Church near Cleveland Ohio.
- Church website: https://www.frederickuu.org/about/UUCF_Website.php
- Services stream here: https://frederickuu.org/connect/Livestream.php
Fresno, California
- TIME: 1:30 pm
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno
- NOTES: This is Kris’ home church
- Church website: https://uufresno.org/
- Services stream here: https://www.facebook.com/UUFresno/live/
Honolulu, Hawaii
- TIME: 3 p.m.
- First Unitarian of Honolulu
- NOTES: Lydia enjoyed the local color and music
- Church website: https://uuhonolulu.org/
- Link to streaming service is on their home page.
Jalisco, Mexico
- TIME: 11:30 a.m.
- Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
- NOTES: The Gilberts have been spending their winters in this community. These days, after worshiping with us, they often worship with the Lake Chapala congregation.
- Church website: https://lakechapalauu.org/
- Services stream here: See their website for Zoom info
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- TIME: 11 a.m.
- First Universalist Church of Minneapolis
- Church website: https://firstuniversalistchurch.org/
- Services stream here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKARGJo3QwwX87kC8r8xwhg
Oakton (Fairfax), Virginia
- TIME: 10 a.m.
- Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax
- Church website: https://uucf.org/
- Services stream here: https://uucf.org/worship/streaming/ They use Zoom
Palo Alto, California
- TIME: 1:30 p.m.
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
- NOTES: Florence’s home town
- Church website: https://www.uucpa.org/
- Services stream here: https://www.facebook.com/uucpa
Portland, Oregon
- TIME: 1:15 p.m.
- First Unitarian Portland
- NOTES: Reverend Bill Sinkford is the senior minister.
- Church website: https://www.firstunitarianportland.org/
- Services stream here: https://www.firstunitarianportland.org/service-livestream/
Rochester, New York
- TIME: 10 a.m.
- First Unitarian Church of Rochester
- Church website: https://rochesterunitarian.org/
- Services stream here: https://rochesterunitarian.org/worship-services/ They use Zoom
Saint Paul, Minnesota
- TIME: 11 a.m.
- Unity-Church Unitarian
- Church website: https://www.unityunitarian.org/
- Services stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX4gg7LO1ao&feature=youtu.be
Seattle, Washington
- TIME: 12:30 p.m.
- University Unitarian Church
- Church website: https://www.uuchurch.org/
- Services stream here: https://www.uuchurch.org/2020/sunday-morning-online/
Tamsworth, New Hampshire
- TIME: 10 a.m.
- UU Fellowship of Eastern Slopes
- NOTES: Recommended by Lydia
- Church website: http://uufes.com/
- Services stream here: http://uufes.com/this-weeks-service/
Taunton, Massachusetts
- TIME: 10 a.m.
- First Parish Church in Taunton
- NOTES: We added this in March 2021 when we read about how their contract minister inspired them to transform and revive
- Church website: http://www.firstparishtaunton.org/
- Services stream here: https://www.facebook.com/FirstParishTaunton
Tulsa, Oklahoma
- TIME: 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
- All Souls Unitarian Church
- Church website: http://allsoulschurch.org/
- Services stream here: http://allsoulschurch.org/live/
Washington DC
- TIME: 10:30 a.m.
- Washington Ethical Society
- NOTES: Their member Peter Bishop was scheduled to lead a service for us in March, but we had to close our doors.
- Church website: https://ethicalsociety.org/
- Services stream here: Look for “Platform Services” on their calendar at https://ethicalsociety.org/blog/calendar/
Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)
- TIME: 11:30 a.m.
- First UU Church of Winnipeg
- NOTES: Recommended by Lydia
- Church website: ttps://uuwinnipeg.mb.ca/
- Link to streaming service is on their upcoming services page.
Other Congregations
We would have liked to include these, but they don’t stream their live services, or don’t publish links to them. If you are interested in their Sunday worship services, contact them to see if you can get on their email list.
Baltimore, Maryland
- First Unitarian Church of Baltimore
- Church website: https://www.firstunitarian.net/
Belmont, Massachusetts
- First Church in Belmont
- NOTES: J’Amy’s sister’s congregation
- Church website: https://uubelmont.org/
Concord, Massachusetts
- First Parish in Concord
- Church website: https://firstparish.org/wp/
Hagerstown, Maryland
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Hagerstown
- Church website: http://uuhagerstownmd.org/
- NOTES: If you’d like to attend, email worship@uuhagerstownmd.org before 6 pm on Friday and include your name, town and phone number.
Services begin at 11 a.m. and they ask that you arrive between 10:45 and 10:55.
New York City
- Unitarian Church of All Souls
- Church website: https://www.allsouls-nyc.org/
North Royalton, Ohio
- SouthWest Unitarian Universalist Church
- NOTES: Our own Megan Mathieson is the minister
- Church website: http://www.swuu.org
Washington DC
- All Souls Church Unitarian
- Church website: https://all-souls.org/
York, Pennsylvania
- Unitarian Universalist Church of York
- Church website: http://www.uucy.org/