Testimonials
Hear from our members what makes UUEA special.
Mary Moglia-Cannon
“We are a welcoming group of people who care about each other, our community and our world. By welcoming, I mean to all ethnicities, sexual orientation, gender identification, religious background and political leanings. When we moved to town, I knew where we would find friends here. What could be better?”
Keith Owens
“All religions tell us to be good to each other, and to try to make the world a better place. The problem is, almost all religions add dogma: that is to say, mythology and superstition. What if you replaced the dogma with reason, science, and compassion? That’s Unitarian Universalism. If that sounds like you, check us out.”
Mike Hart
“As a young man I argued with Mom about the relevance of the Unitarian Church. ‘It’s just a book review society – the Sunday NY Times covers that area very well.’ She replied that, indeed, most Unitarians enjoyed books (and many read the NY Times). I acknowledged that I kind of enjoyed teaching 3rd grade Sunday School with Brother Pete. She nodded. And I said further, ‘You know, if it weren’t for the all the great people here I don’t think I’d attend at all.’ A broad smile appeared on her face. And, forty-some years later I’m still a Unitarian and on the Board of Trustees currently at UUEA.”
Jim York
“The UU Fellowship offers a humanist-centered spiritual home to peoples of all belief systems, including agnostic atheists and LGBTQIA. Being a scientist, I am particularly keen on the UU principal that encourages the ‘free and open search for truth and meaning.’ The people at our church are extraordinary, liberal, kind, and open-minded."
PJ Fraser
“It's nourishment for the soul in good times, and even more in difficult ones.”
Ron Fraser
“It's a place where my wife, PJ, finds a kindred community. She is the best human being I know, and I am happy to follow along.”
Tamara Wangelin
“I have been a Unitarian-Universalist all of my life. What I love about UUEA are all of the important principles of this religion in a smaller, warmer, like-minded and loving environment.”
Steve Marom
“First and foremost, the church provides a wonderful social context for me in many ways. It also gives me (us) a way to do things we think are important socially and politically in a happy and involved way.”
Shelly Ferullo
“I feel like a Unitarian’s way to salvation is through education. That’s why our Sunday services are a UB lecture series - you always walk away inspired and with something new to think about.”
Jeanette Geckler
“I was searching for a loving community that fosters openness to new ideas, accepts human complexity, and is comfortable with paradox. The day I walked in the door of the UUEA I felt I’d come home.”
Jeff Maris
“I come to this church because what I believe and who I am is respected, not rejected.”
Sue Marom
“It’s the chance to hear an interesting talk. Maybe learn something? Have something to think about? I think most of all it’s the people. Traditionally a lot of our very close friends, everywhere we have lived, have been UUs. Church is a great way to see a lot of people at once. Coffee hour is a great social hour.”
Bill & Laurie Josefiak
“We like the UU social commitment to the world based on rational, hard-working, open, accepting, and thoughtful philosophy towards others.”
Catherine Majewski
“My husband had just died. It was a cold, bitter day. I was looking for a community where I would feel comfortable. The service that day was members of the congregation reading snippets from Edgar Lee Masters Spoon River Anthology and singing songs from that era. I love theater. Because of this service and the warmth of the community I have been a member of UUEA for nine years and it only took one visit for me to know that this is where I belong.”
Well-Known UU’s
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Successful is the person who has lived well, laughed often and loved much, who has gained the respect of children, who leaves the world better than they found it, who has never lacked appreciation for the earth's beauty, who never fails to look for the best in others or give the best of themselves.”
William Ellery Channing
“To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common - this is my symphony.”
Ray Bradbury
“Looking back over a lifetime, you see that love was the answer to everything.”
Susan B. Anthony
“It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less.”
Margaret Fuller
“A house is no home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as for the body. For human beings are not so constituted that they can live without expansion. If they do not get it in one way, they must in another, or perish.”