Welcome!
Welcome! We are glad you are here, and we invite you inside.
Our congregation is a growing, vital, and fun place to be. With roots deep in religious liberalism, we gather to explore the “big questions” and encourage one another’s spiritual journeys.
Our programs and events support people as they grow in curiosity, in spirit, and in community. We believe each person has a unique gift to offer the world, and that by meeting together as an open-hearted community, we can nurture and celebrate those gifts.
We welcome young and old, families and singles, all the colors and cultures of the human race, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and straight people. You are truly welcome at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northfield!
So, What Else Might We Defeat?
Last year our congregation began to wonder: if the citizens of Northfield, Minnesota could defeat the Jesse James Gang in 1876, what might we defeat in our community today? Poverty? Racism? Homophobia? Hatred?
So, this year, in support of the Standing on the Side of Love* campaign, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northfield is selling Rainbow Ribbon pins at events like DJJD, Winter Walk, and in our social hall after our service. Standing on the Side of Love is a national campaign to stand up against hatred, the kind aimed at LGBT people and immigrants. These rainbow pins have become both a way for Northfield area residents to show their support of all people, LGBT and immigrant. Buying a rainbow pin also supports our annual Rainbow Community Celebration, an event that raises education and awareness of discrimination and funds for an organization doing its own education and advocacy work.
Rainbow Community Celebration Update:
This year’s Rainbow event will focus on Marriage Equality, and over a dozen local churches and organizations have already signed up to support it! The larger response prompted us to reach out to our friends at the First United Church of Christ (UCC) and they have enthusiastically agreed to share their space. Their Social Justice Committee is now actively working to help coordinate the evening’s festivities in their larger hall.
Please mark your calendars for this historic inaugural interfaith event: Saturday evening February 11, 2012 from 7-9pm. Celebration will include a gala reception and an engaging forum of distinguished speakers.
Stay tuned for further updates!
Volunteers are welcome to contact Hortense MacLeod through this website, for more information.
Standing on the Side of Love is a public advocacy campaign that seeks to harness love’s power to stop oppression. It is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association and all are welcomed to join.
