Welcome!

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We hope you will visit us this Sunday morning!

We are a theologically diverse congregation. Our shared worship is framed around our belief that how we live together - how we take care of each other and the earth - is critically important, and we strive to live our lives guided by compassion and a commitment to social justice. We also commit to each other that we will respect and support each person's sincere, responsible search for truth and meaning, and we recognize that this is an ever-evolving journey. We are an ethical and liberal religious community dedicated to promoting the ongoing search for truth and to affirming the inherent worth and dignity of every individual.

We welcome all who would like to be part of a caring, open-minded, spiritual community.

Our Services

Please join us on Sunday mornings for services from 10:45 a.m. to noon. Children have religious education classes at the same time. Everyone is invited to stay after the service for light refreshments and conversation. Although we do not hold Sunday services in the summer (mid June to late August) please check our News & Events page for summer activities. This year services will resume on August 30.

We can be contacted at:

UUFGC
211 S. Lee St.
Cumberland, MD 21502
Phone: (301) 759 - 2696
email: uufgc@uufgc.org

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Greater Cumberland is affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association of North America (UUA). Please visit the related sites listed in the left hand menu for more information.

We have been recognized by the UUA as a Welcoming Congregation - a congregation which has engaged in education and self-study to be welcoming to those of all sexual orientations.

Upcoming Services

Sunday, January 1 (10:45 a.m.)
Rev Terry Ellen:
"We Begin Again in Love"

UU Minister Rob Eller-Isaacs' Litany of Atonement has this refrain: "We forgive ourselves and each other: we begin again in love." This instance forgoes the old-time extreme sackcloth and ashes of atonement for a gentler process, akin to the way we bring ourselves back to the task in meditation. But it does not pretend we all do not mess up. This seems a good way to greet the turning of this year.

Sunday, January 8 (10:45 a.m.)
Rev. John Manwell:
"From Loneliness
to Connection"

For all of us there are lonely times in our lives, and for some of us life is lonely much of the time. How can we sustain our sense of connection with the world around us? How can we help each other?

Rev. Manwell serves as consulting minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun, along with his wife and co-minister Phyllis L. Hubbell. A graduate of Wesley Theological Seminary, he first served the Unitarian Congregation of South Peel, in Mississauga, Ontario, then for 14 years he and Rev. Hubbell served as co-ministers of the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore. Since then, they have served as interim ministers at the Paint Branch UU Church in Adelphi, and the Unitarian Church of Norfolk, in Virginia. Before entering the ministry, he practiced law for many years in Washington, D.C.

Sunday, January 15 (10:45 a.m.)
Richard Maslow & Film "Taking Root":
"Wangari Maathai's Nonviolent Campaign for Peace and Environmental Health"

Today we will be watching and discussing the film Taking Root which tells "the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy---a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration." Richard Maslow is the service leader.

Sunday, January 22 (10:45 a.m.)
"Spiritual Journeys"

Jody Walker, Karl Glocker, and Amanda Robb will share the stories of their evolving spirituality.

Sunday, January 29 (10:45 a.m.)
Michael Siciliano:
"Hindu Aims and Occupy Wallstreet: New and Ancient Perspectives"

UUFGC member Michael Siciliano will share "Hindu Aims and Occupy Wallstreet: New and Ancient Perspectives."