Hello!
Welcome to the First Unitarian Church of Des Moines! We’re glad you’ve found us and hope you find a church home with us.
At First Unitarian, we’re brave, curious, and compassionate thinkers and doers. We’re people of many beliefs and backgrounds – people with a religious background and people with none; people who believe in a God and people who don’t, and people who simply let the mystery be. And while we represent a diversity of faith, ethnicity, history and spirituality, we agree that we want to do good work in the world.
So we welcome you – your whole self, with all your truths and your doubts, your worries and your hopes. Let us support you on your faith journey.
Upcoming Service
Church Calendar
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FAMILY PROMISE
September 24, 2023 - October 8, 2023
- Rooms 103, 105, 107, 108 continuously after 12:00pm the first Sunday until 9:00am the last Sunday—on Sundays class in 103 can work around our stuff, classes in 105, 107 and 108 will have to be reassigned a room for the middle Sunday.
- Kitchen every evening from 5-7:30.
- Griffin from 6-7 (can adjust if special event is scheduled and eat in the gathering area or downstairs in 103.)
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The Wi$dom Path: Money, Spirit, and Life
October 3, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Mary Safford
Date: Tuesdays, 7:00-8:45PM, from 09/12/2023 to 12/12/2023.
Registration deadline: Friday, September 8
Members Amanda Kruse and Heidi Lackmann will lead this course of twelve 90-minute workshops arranged around three themes:
- Money and Self;
- Money and Society; and
- Money, Spirit, and Life.
Participants build awareness of their own “money story” and explore their own attitudes and experiences with money. They explore the ways in which money connects us with others, including issues of classism and economic justice, as well as money issues in congregational life, and then delve into ways to align faith, values, and a sense of a life calling with their financial ways of being. This course helps participants understand how money can be a more effective force for living lives of meaning and value and for creating positive change.
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FAMILY PROMISE
September 24, 2023 - October 8, 2023
- Rooms 103, 105, 107, 108 continuously after 12:00pm the first Sunday until 9:00am the last Sunday—on Sundays class in 103 can work around our stuff, classes in 105, 107 and 108 will have to be reassigned a room for the middle Sunday.
- Kitchen every evening from 5-7:30.
- Griffin from 6-7 (can adjust if special event is scheduled and eat in the gathering area or downstairs in 103.)
Announcements
- Music & Art Festival: Sat., Nov. 4 from 5 – 7:30p
- Jack Williams @ Progressive Voices: Sat., Oct. 14 @ 7:30p
- Building Work Day: Sat., Oct. 7, 8:30a-4p
- Coffee with the Board: Sun, Oct 1 @ 8:30a
- Women’s Wednesday, Sept. 27, 1:30-3p
- Paganism 101 Course begins September 28
- Start-Up Weekend: Sept 15-16
I’m New Here
Ready to explore Unitarian Universalism and our church? We’re ready for you, even during the pandemic!
- Start by joining us for our Sunday service at 9:30 a.m. CT in-person or via Zoom. You can also click here for directions to our building!
- In the front lobby of our church, you’ll be welcomed by a Congregational Life Committee member, who will direct you to visitor information and UU information.
- Check out our Affinity Groups for adults. All groups that are meeting virtually are open to new participants. New programs for children, youth, and adults will begin this September.
- And finally, explore our website! There’s a lot to see and we encourage you to reach out to the contact people listed throughout the site if you have questions or want to get involved.
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