Unitarian Universalist Church

read moreOur church has been a leading voice for liberal religion since 1866. In that long history, we have worked to be an active voice of Unitarian Universalist principles in the Illinois area. All of our services are coordinated by the Worship Team, a group of staff and volunteer members of UUCE. Roughly once a month, the Worship Team facilitates a lay-led service or invites a guest speaker to lead the service.

read moreA greeter is always present on Sunday mornings to welcome new visitors, show you around, and answer any questions you might have. We have braille hymnals available and print copies of the sermon for the day available upon request.

read moreReverend Leland Bond-Upson has been a lifelong Unitarian Universalist. He graduated from Starr King School for the Ministry in 1976 with a Masters in Divinity. He met his wife Deborah on their first day in seminary, and they raised their four delightful children in northern California. During that time, they continued leading education centers, an endeavor they'd originally begun to finance grad school. In 2008, Leland returned to the parish ministry serving the Petaluma UU Congregation as a regular preacher, .

read moreWe upload our weekly services to this archive so you can experience them even if you weren't at the service. You can explore the archive chronologically, by topic, series, or speaker. Introduction For the month of December, 14 members of UUCE participated in a 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge, with tasks to complete every day. They met once a week to discuss and reflect on what they'd learned, and today for Martin Luther King, Jr Day, they will be sharing the most impactful aspects of their experience with the rest of the congregation.