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Westside Unitarian Universalist

a welcoming community in
Fort Worth, Texas

Welcome to Westside UU Church!

We are a church where you are free to pursue your own spiritual path in an atmosphere of warmth and acceptance.

In our community, what you believe is less important than how your beliefs guide your interactions with others and the world.

We also strive to create a place where children can develop their ethics and principles without prescribed dogma.

Click here to learn more about us and see what interests you!

Upcoming Reflection

  • Gathering
    Gathering
    Sunday, Sep 13 @ 10:30 AM

    Gathering 
    with Nicci Kennedy, Director of Lifespan Religious Education

    Gathering is at the heart of Unitarian Universalism. We come together in learning, community, justice-making, celebration, and care—bringing our whole selves and making room for many ways of being. This reflection explores what makes gathering healthy and meaningful, what is uniquely Unitarian Universalist about the community we are creating at Westside, and hear more about how our DLRE gathered over her sabbatical. As we begin a new year together, you’re invited to come with curiosity and wonder in how we will gather with intention, deepen our connections, and build the beloved community we want to become.

Westside UU is a young and thriving church located just south of downtown Fort Worth on 901 Page Avenue, 76110. We are united by a covenant of care, mutual respect, and the freedom to independently search for truth and meaning.

Be you theist, agnostic, humanist, or atheist, we strive to provide a full program of activities that will nourish your spirit and stimulate

Membership in our church is open to any person 18 years or older who is in sympathy with our purposes and programs and with the Eight Principles of Unitarian Universalism. It is specifically understood that membership is open to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, disability, affectional or sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, age, or national origin.

Sundays: So Much to Like

Services are held every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
You can watch our services live on Facebook or watch recordings on YouTube.

  • Current Events Forum meets at 8:45 am in person and on Zoom to discuss current events.
  • Adult Radical Exploration classes meet at 9:30 every Sunday morning.
  • Children and youth enjoy fun and thoughtful programs in personal development, critical thinking, and religious literacy.
  • After church, people gather for fellowship in our Fellowship Hall or in the recently updated courtyard.
  • Information on how to watch our services online is in the blue box on this page.

Our church always has a LOT going on, including book clubs, dinner gatherings, and social justice work. And did we mention our incredible children’s religious education program? The best way to keep up with everything is by receiving our weekly emails. Just click here to subscribe.

At Westside, sermons are called “reflections.”

You can watch recordings of our reflections and other church activities on our YouTube channel.

September Loose Plate Offering

Sunrise Tarrant

Westside’s September offering to organizations aligned with our values is Sunrise Tarrant, https://www.instagram.com/sunrisetarrant/ , a local chapter of the national environmental advocacy organization, the Sunrise Movement, https://www.sunrisemovement.org/about/#theory. The Sunrise Movement formed in 2017, arising out of discussions in 2015 between young activists and organizers in separate parts of the climate change movement.

From the Sunrise Movement website, “Our movement has redefined climate politics in the United States. In 2017, tackling the climate crisis was barely mentioned by politicians.” There are now hundreds of chapters across the US and other countries. In those first years, the Sunrise Movement helped plan global climate strikes, and forced politicians to finally take the crisis seriously.

Sunrise Movement’s work has pushed politicians to endorse the Green New Deal. The Green New Deal is the environmentalist movement that calls for public policy to address climate change, along with achieving other social aims of job creation, economic growth, and reducing economic inequality. It combines former President Franklin Roosevelt’s economic approach with modern ideas such as renewable energy and resource efficiency.

Local chapters are working to put the Green New Deal into practice now. We can’t wait for Congress to act. Sunrise Tarrant is working with other locals such as Weston Gardens and Echo Heights Stop Six Environmental Coalition to stop expansion of data centers in Fort Worth.

Sunrise Tarrant is also practicing the movement principle of fighting inequality, combating the state violence of ICE. In June, rather than holding a fundraiser for itself, Sunrise Tarrant, held a fundraiser for families torn apart by ICE, raising more than $2000 for a tarrant response Mutualista fund.

Stacy Mela of Sunrise Tarrant writes that we want to “create a world where everyone has clean air, clean water, affordable housing, and lives filled with joy. Please donate to fuel our fight for a future we can all believe in.” Thank you!

Give online through the church’s giving page or by using the Vanco Mobile App. Select the “Service Project” fund. You can also mail a check to the church (901 Page; Fort Worth, TX; 76110). Thank you for your contribution!

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