A Community of Growth, Justice, and Truth
We provide a community that encourages spiritual growth, seeks justice, and fosters a diverse environment where all may seek truth and meaning. We are guided by the shared values, principles, and purposes of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Social Justice
Social justice work is how we live out our shared values.
No Dogma
We believe most religions have something to teach us, but no one religion has all the answers.
Love at the Center
Our Shared Values
Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values.
Justice. We work to be diverse multicultural Beloved Communities where all feel welcome and can thrive.
Equity.
We affirm that every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion.
Transformation.
We adapt to the changing world.
Pluralism.
We are all sacred beings, diverse in culture, experience, and theology.
Interdependence.
We honor the interdependent web of all existence.
Generosity.
We cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope.
As a Unitarian Universalist congregation, we hold these values together, with Love at the center. We live them out within a “living tradition” of wisdom and spirituality, drawn from sources as diverse as science, poetry, scripture, and personal experience.
Our Symbol
Conglomerate of World Religions
hangs on the wall at the front of our sanctuary. It contains symbols from several world religions.
Our History
Our roots in Underwood stretch back to 1889, and our church building has been our home since 1894.
Our Sources
We share a living tradition drawn from many sources:
~ Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and openness to the forces which create and uphold life.
~ Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion and the transforming power of love.
~ Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life.
~ Jewish and Christian teachings, which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves.
~ Humanist teachings, which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.
~ Spiritual teachings of Earth-centered traditions, which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony
with the rhythms of nature.
Leadership and Government
Our church is member-led by a Board of Directors, three Operations Committees (Program, Facilities and Community Outreach), multiple other committees dedicated to church membership, communications, financial management, our Foundation and Empowerment Grants, religious education, social justice and more.
Our
Current Staff:
Our administrator helps keep the internal gears of our community moving. Lee Smalt comes from an intersectional career in digital marketing, creative services, and systems processing. He has lived in Otter Tail County since 2021 and loves spending his time enjoying the natural bounty throughout the area.
He has a background in cultural anthropology and adheres to Humanist and Buddhist philosophies that center on empowering people and embracing radical empathy.
Church Administrator: Lee Smalt
ucofu@ucofu.org
Unitarian Universalist Association
A flame within a chalice is the symbol of the Unitarian Universalist Association, or UUA, of which our church is a member. We open every service with a chalice lighting.
Sunday mornings in-person
10 a.m.
206 North Main Street
Underwood, MN 56586
Online via Zoom
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