Topic: Guest Speaker

Helping Others Helps Us

Melanie Hooker, Executive Director of the Paw Paw-based Domestic Violence Coalition will tell us about their programs, how they help others, and why this work is so rewarding.

Join us onsite or online! To register for the Zoom link visit tinyurl.com/uucchelpingothers
 

It Was Meant For Good But It Was Evil

Levi Rickert, publisher and editor of Native News Online, will discuss the impact of Indian boarding schools, a program that was designed to assimilate Native American youth into American society. He will talk about how this practice led to historical trauma that has negatively impacted … read more.

Thoughts from a Native Elder

Linda (Zhaawanong NimKii Kwew, Southern Thunder Woman) holds many titles from Sister to Organizer to Activist. She is a mother of 23 children of an Anishinabe extended family, grandmother of 60, and great-grandmother of 27. Linda is a Co-founder of the Michigan Coalition Against Racism … read more.

The Sacred and the Silly

Online Services will be live-streamed via Facebook on Sundays at 10:00 AM.  Video recordings of services can be found on YouTube.  

Mystics, prophets, saints, and psychologists have all told us that happiness lies in the NOW. Many of us in the West have forgotten where that is. … read more.

Out of the Darkness and Into the Light

Online Services will be live-streamed via Facebook on Sundays at 10:00 AM.  Video recordings of services can be found on YouTube.  

Singer/songwriter Tret Fure will share her heartfelt story songs and meaningful message with us in a music-filled Sunday Celebration.

Renewing Our Commitment to Justice

Online Services will be live-streamed via Facebook on Sundays at 10:00 AM.  Video recordings of services can be found on YouTube. 

In 1946, eighty-seven culturally diverse residents established the Metropolitan Kalamazoo Branch of the NAACP to mirror the national mission to advocate for equality, civil rights, voter … read more.

Restoring the Soul of America

Online Services will be live-streamed via Facebook on Sundays at 10:00 AM.  Video recordings of services can be found on YouTube.  

The Polish-born American Rabbi Abraham Heschel wrote, “Racism is man’s gravest threat to man.”  Racism is and always has been the gravest threat to America.  What are … read more.

Improvising a Life

Online Services will be live-streamed via Facebook on Sundays at 10:00 AM.  Video recordings of services can be found on YouTube.  

Humans have frequently sought to find meaning in life by repeating platitudes like “Everything happens for a reason!” or “God has a plan!” But what if … read more.