Cherished Belonging

What does it mean to belong to a community where we are not simply welcomed, but cherished?  To cherish someone is more than to accept them, more even than to love them in some abstract, universal sense.  To cherish is to hold someone as precious – to recognize that there is something in them worthy … Continue reading Cherished Belonging

Birth of the Concord UU

On April 4, 1827, a group of congregants from the First Congregational Church decided to found the Second Congregational Society (Unitarian), later renamed the UU Church of Concord.  What theological divisions lead to the split?  What was the religious context that led to similar separations throughout New England?  How were the disagreements navigated?  What might … Continue reading Birth of the Concord UU