About UUCLR

Like so many Unitarian Universalist churches, fellowships and societies around the world, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Little Rock, Arkansas provides a religious center where diversity is cherished in the warmth of wholehearted acceptance. 

OUR GOALS

•  As a warm and caring religious community, to provide a home for the heart.

•  As an exercise ground for the intellect, to stimulate growth in understanding.

•  As a launching platform for the spirit, to nurture the inner essence of our humanity.

Founded as a Unitarian fellowship in 1950, our church home has often served as a catalyst for change in its community and state.

We are proud that members of our congregation have been active in movements to end capital punishment, protect the environment, reform our penal system, and provide balanced curricula in our schools, among many others.

At the same time, we join with others of all faiths in our community to share in striving for the mutual benefit of humankind in a spirit of interfaith cooperation. In short, we hope you find in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Little Rock a haven of love, a forum to stimulate the intellect, and a place to elevate the spirit.

Each Sunday we light a chalice at the focal point of the Church sanctuary. And throughout the week, that lamp draws together group after group to enjoy the warmth it seems to generate.

People come together here for worship... for lively discussions... for religious education. We join to help sustain each other in a variety of support groups.  We participate in socials, dramas, classes in t'ai chi chuan, dinners, business meetings, and many other purposes. But whenever we come together, there is genuine enjoyment of the warmth of one another's company. We find the Church a haven -- a place of peace and calm and aesthetic pleasure -- that generates a sense of acceptance and community. And we find openness and acceptance of differing sexual orientations, ethnic, and religious backgrounds.

Little Rock Unitarian Universalists take seriously the poem by Edwin Markham that is printed in each edition of the church newsletter, The Outer Circle:

OPEN HEARTS AND MINDS

As much as Little Rock UUs enjoy religious expression, we enjoy the intellectual stimulation we find in our church home.  Religious and ethical discussions, book study groups, forums, lectures, debates, and a variety of other intellectually stimulating activities are as much a part of our church life as are our worship activities.

Our membership seems always to seek greater knowledge across the widest possible spectrum, not only of religious subjects and contexts but also of academic, scientific, ethical, social and other themes.

Unitarian Universalism is a liberal faith which draws on the truths of the world's great religions. We are bound by no statement of belief, and our members tend to keep open minds in a continuing quest for their own religious and spiritual truths.

Without strictures on our religious beliefs or our spiritual expressions, the Little Rock Unitarian Universalist Church serves as a launch pad for each individual's quest for religious meaning and spiritual growth. We celebrate the unfolding truths known to teachers, prophets, masters, and to people from throughout the ages.

Our members and friends mutually affirm the intrinsic worth of one another and encourage us to think for ourselves. Believing that ethical living is the highest witness of religion, we seek together to act as a moral force in our community.

Newcomers can easily become involved in church activities, programs, and committees. Whatever your interests and your persuasions, you will find many ways to connect with others and to bring your energies to join ours.

Please fill in a visitor's card in the foyer and sign up to be placed on the mailing list for The Outer Circle, our monthly newsletter. Feel free to pick up information brochures from the pamphlet rack or visitors' table. Plan to attend some upcoming events and classes.

Our settled minister is Rev. Bob Klein, you may contact him via e-mail at uurevbobk@sbcglobal.net or  minister@uuclr.org.

Membership in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Little Rock is open to anyone, and is accomplished simply by signing the membership book and by making an identifiable contribution to the Church. This contribution generally includes an annual pledge of monetary support for the Church.  If you have questions about membership, please contact a member of the membership committee at membership@uuclr.org.

Membership is not to be entered upon lightly, as members are asked to commit their financial support and their energies to sustain and enhance their church community. But you'll find membership to be an investment with high returns for the richness of life.