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Upcoming Online Services
Feb 28: Truly Challenging Love, Joan Montagnes The redemptive journey of transformative love is a struggle. Dismantling oppressive power structures means radical change in society and self. Growing pains can hurt, but we will lovingly carry each other through the pain and struggle to a better tomorrow. Click here for login information to use Zoom Webinar. Click HERE for past services on our church Youtube channel! 
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 deal of humor) to make a difference not only in our lives, but the lives of those beyond our doors. Learn more about our beliefs, our services, and our history in the About Us tab.
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Minister’s Column: What Does it mean to be People of The Beloved Community?
This month we will devote most of our worship time together exploring the promises we need to make to each other to be a loving, diverse and inclusive community of faith.
Our relationships make us who we are as individuals and as communities. It’s important to make the nature of our relationships clear; to describe them in a covenant. That way we all know the rules of the game. We know what is expected of us, what our community values, and in the worst-case scenario, when to call foul. We can also be clear about who we want to become. Covenants offer offer us an opportunity for growth. They are made to change as new truths and perspectives are revealed. They are created by, for, and of the people and are never written in stone. Last summer our Universal Access and Inclusion Ministry Team, the Governance Advisory Committee, and a few of our members versed in restorative practice got together and crafted a draft Relational Covenant. Here it is. UUCB Draft Relational Covenant We build our church on a foundation of love and covenant with one another; To celebrate the joys of discovery, embracing the fullest measure of our humanity To communicate with kindness, respect, and support each other in our struggles, To serve with compassion and commitment, Continue HERE ... |
Our Vision
We will gather in loving community, creating a shared vision of compassion and dignity for all,
to radically transform the world in which we live.
We will gather in loving community, creating a shared vision of compassion and dignity for all,
to radically transform the world in which we live.
February Share-the-Plate: Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers
Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers (BFNC), a community agency with over 125 years of serving the Buffalo community, provides a safety-net of human services to assist residents living in low-income and disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Lockport, New York. BFNC strives to assist clients with overcoming and managing life obstacles by providing coordinated and customized programs focused on individuals, families, youth, and seniors, by helping with housing, rehabilitation, financial management, vocational assistance, social development, and other supportive services. Learn more at www.bfnc.org, and on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/buffalobfnc/