Our Mission Statement
UCH is a welcoming, caring community celebrating Unitarian Universalist values.
We Share: creative, expressive worship, vibrant religious education and commitment to a just world.
We Inspire: spiritual exploration and personal growth, appreciation of diversity and courageous, compassionate action.
Our Covenant
We promise to: Listen and learn together with compassion, curiosity, and an open mind; Engage in creating a warm and welcoming community; Work together and beyond our walls to address social and environmental challenges; and with our time, talent and treasure, support our church and its mission.
UCH is a welcoming, caring community celebrating Unitarian Universalist values.
We Share: creative, expressive worship, vibrant religious education and commitment to a just world.
We Inspire: spiritual exploration and personal growth, appreciation of diversity and courageous, compassionate action.
Our Covenant
We promise to: Listen and learn together with compassion, curiosity, and an open mind; Engage in creating a warm and welcoming community; Work together and beyond our walls to address social and environmental challenges; and with our time, talent and treasure, support our church and its mission.
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Unitarian Church of Hinsdale
Sunday Worship 10:30am May 17, 2026 “Life is a Riddle and Mystery –Question Box Sermon” "Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language…the point is to live everything. Live the questions now." –Rainer Maria Rilke Stories can be shared as much through the questions we ask as the ones we answer. Join our ministerial intern, Swamini Saraswati for a Question Box service. Come with some questions in mind to ask Swamini and be ready to write them down on an index card to be collected at the offertory. Swamini will address your questions – they can be on theology, philosophy, values, anything that comes to mind other than personal questions. Rev Beth will prime the pump with a couple of questions of their own. Kids can ask questions too! Worship participants: Swamini Saraswati, Ministerial Intern Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson, Minister Pam Fodor, Director of Programs Jamie Pastman, Music Director Celebration Singers, Directed by Julia Beckman Tech: Alex Dvorak, Gene Schafer THANK YOU to Hospitality Team #6 for your help at this Sunday's service. Team Leader – Megan Griffin Nancy Weill • Keith Landis • Linda Impastato • Stan Piskorski • Elizabeth Piskorski • Nancy Nield • Crawford White • Shannon Ferguson • Patrice Gallagher • Marian Honel-Wilson
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You Are Welcome Here!
The Unitarian Church of Hinsdale (UCH) is an official Unitarian Universalist Association Welcoming Congregation. We believe each person has a share of the truth and we need one another to grow whole. We welcome young and old, families and singles, all the colors and cultures of the human race – gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning and straight. Unitarian Universalism (UU)'s approach to belief is that spiritual and ethical values should fit individuals, rather than fitting everyone into the same religious mold. We have no single religious text or creed to which you must agree. Rather, we draw from the world’s wisdom traditions and the words and lives of women and men who have brought beauty, justice, tolerance, and freedom into being. What to ExpectOur Sunday service starts at 10:30 am. The service is usually about an hour long. Services vary, but will include silent reflection, spoken prayer, stories and readings, and a monetary offering.
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This Week at UCH
Sunday, May 17 9:45am Newcomer's Breakfast 10:30am Sunday Service 11:45am Social Justice Brunch 12:00pm Finance Committee 12:00pm Animal Ministry Monday, May 18 7:00pm Buddhist Meditation Tuesday, May 19 3:00pm Wise Elders Wednesday, May20 7:00pm Membership Committee Thursday, May 21 7:00pm Board of Trustees Saturday, May 23 3:00pm Playreading Contact Us
Please feel free to email us with any questions or concerns.
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Unitarian Church of Hinsdale
11 W Maple - Church 17 W Maple - Offices Hinsdale, IL 60521 630-323-2885 |
Young People Welcome!
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Here at The Unitarian Church of Hinsdale we have RADICAL EXPLORATION! Explorers of all ages will wonder and question, and be curious about themselves, their community, and the world. How do the values of Unitarian Universalism shape our interactions with others and how we live? Join us and find out!!
Click here to learn more about our Religious Education Program. Please contact Pam Fodor with any questions. |
We can't wait to welcome you!
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Justice WorkIt is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air; we all have it or none of us has it. That is the truth of it. ~ Maya Angelou
The Social Justice Circle brings together multiple teams to ensure that we are coordinated, and to find opportunities for deepening connections. The Social Justice Circle teams include:
These teams work together with UUANI and UUPMI , other faith communities and partners to advance our values. For more detailed information, most teams are listed separately on this website. At the root of our UU faith is that we are all connected; we are more ourselves, the more we connect with others. So join the work of the Social Justice Circle and see what we can accomplish together! For info, contact [email protected]. |
EngageMake a difference in your world. UCH offers many ways to connect, learn, share, grow, volunteer, and engage. Bring your passion and your gifts and we will find space for you to thrive.
In addition to the Sunday morning service, members and friends can also gather to study religion and religious history, morality and ethics. They might work to further a cleaner environment or provide help to one another, enjoy one another’s company and just have fun. Like in any organization, church life is enriched the more one participates. The following are some of the committees, events, workshops and programs that help shape this congregation. They are open to anyone interested.
Ways to Get Involved
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LearnLife becomes religious whenever we make it so: when some new light is seen, when some deeper appreciation is felt, when some larger outlook is gained, when some nobler purpose is formed, when some task is well done. ~ Sophia Lyon Fahs
Our Director of Religious Education, Pam Fodor, with support from our strong Religious Education Committee, takes great care in preparing fun, captivating, classes, workshops, activities and worship services to help our folks explore their Unitarian Universalist beliefs and values as they grow and mature. Pam Fodor is happy to speak with you further about the program. Please feel free to contact her at 630-323-2885 Ext. 110 or [email protected].
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