Interfaith "Church"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I attend All Souls, UU, and I love it, but I think you should really consider visiting the Universalist Memorial church. It is in DuPont!

Yes, it is more "Christian" centered than All souls, and certainly more than most UU churches but given that it is your neighborhood, I would look into it! (The focus at Memorial Universalist is on the universal redemption available to all people, whereas All Souls Unitarian focuses on the unity of God, but both are Unitarian-Universalist churches. So there may be slightly more Jesus talk at Memorial and slightly more God talk at All Souls. But both will warmly, warmly welcome you-- and one is likely an easy walk so . . . please give it a shot! How awesome would it be if that becomes your home church in your own neighborhood!

Good luck!

Universalist Memorial is not a UU church. It is a Universalist church. Very fine distinction, but it's there. Universalists are Christian- although very liberal. UU churches are not Christian (although individuals who attend them may be).

[Anonymous]

Bahai?

[Anonymous]

Don't Christians believe in hell? Universalists believe in universal salvation.

[Anonymous]

At Cedar Lane UU church there is frequent mention of the divine spirit or that that is holy in all of us. Nice general language that you can interpret as your personal theology sees fit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't Christians believe in hell? Universalists believe in universal salvation.

Hell is out of favor with liberal Christians - they don't preach damnation, though hell is mentioned in the creed, for those churches who use it. A lot of people mumble through it, though, or interpret it metaphorically.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I attend All Souls, UU, and I love it, but I think you should really consider visiting the Universalist Memorial church. It is in DuPont!

Yes, it is more "Christian" centered than All souls, and certainly more than most UU churches but given that it is your neighborhood, I would look into it! (The focus at Memorial Universalist is on the universal redemption available to all people, whereas All Souls Unitarian focuses on the unity of God, but both are Unitarian-Universalist churches. So there may be slightly more Jesus talk at Memorial and slightly more God talk at All Souls. But both will warmly, warmly welcome you-- and one is likely an easy walk so . . . please give it a shot! How awesome would it be if that becomes your home church in your own neighborhood!

Good luck!

Universalist Memorial is not a UU church. It is a Universalist church. Very fine distinction, but it's there. Universalists are Christian- although very liberal. UU churches are not Christian (although individuals who attend them may be).

It is a member of the Unitarian Univeralist Associaiton. It is a UU church. It may have more emphasis on the second U than the first but it is still part of the UU family. Of course it is also down to 48 members...