Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stanislaus County

Newcomers

This is a page for newcomers - people who haven't come to our church, or have come just once. It is mostly a guide to other pages. First, though, a welcome from our Interim Minister minister, Rev. Joe Cherry:

Welcome! We are an intentionally inclusive congregation, welcoming people of different ages, inspirations, cultures, sexual orientations and fiscal realities. When you visit us, you'll find that we are friendly, sometimes a little silly, sometimes very serious, and always very human. Like you, we are doing our best to live our lives in concert with our beliefs.

Please consider joining us, soon!

[Our minister's E-mail address is You can call (209) 548-9070 for an appointment.]

And now, to get you started . . .

We are at 2172 Kiernan Avenue, in Modesto. Our Map and directions page will get you there.
We meet on Sunday mornings; the exact time varies with the season:
Two services, at 9:30 and 11:00 am, starting November 11, 2012.
One service, at 10:00, starting May 19, 2013.

If you come 15 minutes ahead of time, you can look around; the ushers will probably be able to find someone to give you a brief tour.

We have two FAQ pages for you,
General questions about Unitarian Universalism
and
Specific questions about visiting our church.

We have a short page to answer the question What can I expect the first time I visit?

Our Beliefs page will tell you what we believe. While just under half of us believe in a supreme being [read more about that], we all believe in exploring spiritual matters.

A woman who debated joining us for a year gave a sermon on her experience, Freedom Is Just Another Word For Nothing Left to Lose In April 2013 she wrote: "I'll be talking about how and why I became a member, and connecting that to our theme this month - Freedom. I always thought I would have to choose between the freedom to be myself and having a community, but I found I could have both at this fellowship."
It's a first hand-account and may strike a chord with you.

About Us is an entire sub-directory. It has a multi-page history of our congregation, and pages for members, staff, committees, and circle dinners. It has two picture galleries, one a virtual tour of our campus, one of our classroom building.

Our Sunday Services page will give you an idea of what we talk about on Sunday. We have several collections of sermons on-line, from
Rev. Joe Cherry, our Interim Minister;
Rev. Grace Simons, who retired in October 2011;
and our Guests, who include visiting ministers, lay people and one rocket scientist.

Our Children's page will tell you what we're doing this year. It also has a 130-year old mission statement and an editorial comment on mission statements. The editor isn't fond of mission statements, but he admires courage.

We welcome GLBT people. We are a Welcoming Congregation.

Our Building Tour will show you our church buildings. We have a special tour of our new (as of November 2010) Classroom Building.

Our Faith in Action pages have some more pictures.

You'll notice the navigation bar repeats the links above. We have the bar on every page. Our web master thinks being consistent is more important than changing his socks.