Covid-19 Info & Updates

UUS is currently in Phase 3 of our Covid-19 reopening plan. Services are multiplatform, with both in person and virtual participation.

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Spirited Sundays

Join us for our first Spirited Sunday! These all ages alternative services allow us to engage with spiritual practices and meaningful play. You can participate in our playful spiritual practice at UUS with others, from home, or while out and about. Before each month’s Spirited Sunday we’ll share instructions about how to participate in our activity and how to share what you did with the rest of the congregation. Read more »

Who we are

Who we are

We are a loving, inclusive and growing spiritual community that honors your personal search for truth and meaning.

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Children & youth

Children & youth

Your children will develop their own answers to life's big questions in a fun and nurturing environment.

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Justice & sustainability

Justice & sustainability

Join with us to support all members of the human family and to honor the interconnected web of existence.

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You Are Valued Here

UUS has long been a safe and supportive home for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Learn more

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Black Lives Matter

We support the Black Lives Matter movement and are actively examining our own beliefs and actions to become more effective anti-racists. Learn more

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Community Partner Program

Each month we donate to different community partner organization. Learn more

Watch recent services

Rev. Diana Smith kicks off our fall stewardship pledge campaign and holds a new member ceremony.

Rev. Diana Smith kicks off our fall stewardship pledge campaign and holds a new member ceremony.

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Connecting With Ourselves, Each Other, and the Wider Community - Sep. 26, 2021

Guest speaker CB Beal returns to expore how we can practice witness, care, and Preemptive Radical Inclusion as a gathered people at the end/middle of a pandemic.

Guest speaker CB Beal returns to expore how we can practice witness, care, and Preemptive Radical Inclusion as a gathered people at the end/middle of a pandemic.

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Love's Only Hands - Sep. 19, 2021

Rev. Diana Smith reflects on the many gifts and lessons of water as we engage in our annual Water Communion ritual to begin a new church year.

Rev. Diana Smith reflects on the many gifts and lessons of water as we engage in our annual Water Communion ritual to begin a new church year.

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Water Communion & Ingathering - Sep. 12, 2021

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Announcements

  • Celebration of Shared Ministry and Installation of Rev. Diana Smith

    We hope you’ll join us for a special service installing Rev. Diana Smith as our minister on Sunday, October 24th, at 3 pm. The act of installation is a joyful celebration of the covenantal relationship between a minister and the congregation that has called the minister. Click the title for more information on this special event and how to register.

  • The Emma Goldman Clinic is our October Community Partner

    Emma’s continues to be a safe and caring clinic for individuals with diverse gender and sexual expression to receive client-centered medical care. Clinic staff and volunteers offer total support of pregnancy choices. Flu shots, STI and UTI screening, and options counseling are also available during walk-in hours. Click the logo to learn more or donate.

  • 2022 Stewardship Campaign

    The 2022 Stewardship Campaign to support our operating budget kicks off on Sunday, September 26th, 2021. Our pledge goal is $420,000, which will ensure that we have the financial resources needed to support our programs that reflect our mission and vision. Click the title for more information on the campaign and how you can support the programming, ministry, and outreach Learn more

Featured Events

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Secular Humanists

October 19 @ 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Virtual, IA + Google Map

Please join the UUS Secular Humanists via Zoom at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 19th, for a virtual celebration of the outstanding work of Mark Yuskis, who has announced his “retirement” after serving as coordinator at various times covering over half of our 18- year history. Together we will thank Mark, get reacquainted with each other after the pandemic, and discuss future possibilities for the Secular Humanist group. Click the title for more information and the Zoom link.

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Drawdown Solutions Workshop

October 19 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, repeating until November 16, 2021

Virtual, IA + Google Map

he Green Sanctuary Team invites you to a workshop called Drawdown Solutions: Getting into Action, which will delve into climate justice in depth. This workshop will be offered to all Iowans virtually, in collaboration with the Iowa UU Witness and Advocacy Network. It centers on developing a personal focus/action on climate justice. Click for information on how to register.

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UUS Board Meeting

October 20 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 7:00 pm on day Third of the month, repeating indefinitely

Virtual, IA + Google Map

The UUS Board of Trustees holds a meeting, open to all members, each month at 7 pm on the third Wednesday. Look for an agenda in the weekly email or on the website before the meeting. Click the title for the Zoom link.

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Haunted Trails & Trunk or Treat

October 30 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Unitarian Universalist Society, 2355 Oakdale Rd
Coralville, IA + Google Map

All members and friends of UUS and the wider community are invited to join us for a fun, all-ages event for tricks and trunks full of treats! This year, the event will be "Storybook" themed, with autumn and Halloween themed re-enactments planned to take place throughout the trails at UUS. Click for more details and for information on how to sign up to volunteer.

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