Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo

Our Mission:
Gather
Inspire
Transform
We gather in loving community
inspiring one another
to transform ourselves
to create a more just and compassionate world.

Events Calendar

Welcome

We are a compassionate, thoughtful, and diverse religious community who nurture and challenge each other to deeper understanding, meaning and purpose in our lives. We use our hearts and our heads (and a good dose of humor) to make a difference not only in our lives, but the lives of those beyond our doors. We encourage you to learn more about our faith tradition, our services, and our history in the drop down menu tabs in the "About Us" section. Visitors are always warmly welcomed to our worship services! We'd love to meet you!

Coming Sunday

June 23, 10:00 am
A Change in Plans
Kathryn Tew Rickey, Ministerial Candidate

Most of us don't like it when our best laid plans go awry. Big, life changing events turn our lives upside down. Even changes we can anticipate are anxiety-producing. How we respond to change makes all the difference in our survival. Not only is learning to go with the flow helpful but we may find it encouraging to know that change and the chaos that follows are key
to our flourishing.

Church News: 6/16/13

***REMINDER***
Sunday worship service changes to a 10:00am start time on Sunday, June 23rd.

Visit Us

We meet for worship each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. You may enter the church either through the Sanctuary doors that face onto West Ferry Street, or through the Garden Entrance (accessible) that is set back from the sidewalk at West Ferry and Elmwood Avenue, inside our lawn and garden area. We have a welcome station with a greeter at both entrances, where you may get a name tag and find out what you would like to know about the church.

Share the Plate

In keeping with our mission to create a more just and compassionate world, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo shares our weekly collection plate with a local agency, living out our generosity in the Buffalo community. In the Share-the-Plate program, the church donates half the unrestricted donations made during each Sunday's offertory to a designated charity or organization identified by the Social Justice Task Force under policies formulated by the Board of Trustees. Recipients of the UUCB Share-the-Plate program must be either a 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 non-profit organization, and they must do work that is consistent with Unitarian Universalist principles. Any member of the congregation may nominate a recipient organization through the UUCB Social Justice Task Force. The Share-the-Plate recipients for this summer are as follows:

June
The Mental Health Association (MHA) of Erie County.
The MHA provides support and advocacy to individuals and families living with mental illness, along with prevention and education for the community to build awareness of mental health resources and support.
For more information see http://www.eriemha.org

July/August
Concerned Ecumenical Ministry

The Concerned Ecumenical Ministry (CEM) is a human service agency that has served the people of Buffalo during the past forty years. The agency began as pastors and congregations decided to pool their resources to meet the needs of people in their community instead of working as individual congregations. They started by combining their efforts to provide a summer day camp program for children. After the initial success of the day camp they began to work together on other projects.

CEM programs include a senior center that provides opportunities for a noon meal, social outings, education, and fellowship for seniors in the community; an after school program for elementary school-aged children where they receive homework assistance, develop personal relationships with staff and volunteers, make crafts, play games and receive a nutritious snack; a Teen Leadership Program that focuses on encouraging students to do well in school, more info . . .

Discovering Buffalo UU

If you are interested in considering membership, Discovering Buffalo UU class is offered periodically.

To find out more information stop at the Welcome Table on Sundays, or call the Membership Coordinator, Christine Derby-Cuadrado at 716-885-2136, ext. 8, or e-mail Christine at membership@buffalouu.org