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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

  • The House That Love Built
    The House That Love Built
    Sunday, May 10 @ 10:30 AM

    The House That Love Built
    with Reverend Russell Elleven, DMin

    Russell will talk about love this Sunday morning and how it influences Unitarian Universalism.

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.

Newcomers

Newcomers

Programs at WestsideUU

Programs

Religious Education at Westside UU

Radical Exploration

Resources

Resources

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.

May Loose Plate Offering

Tarrant County Youth Advocate Program

Westside’s plate offering for May is the Tarrant County Youth Advocate Program or YAP (pronounced “yap”). Youth Advocate Programs, https://www.yapinc.org/ is a national nonprofit, delivering and advocating for evidence-based services in homes and communities as a more effective alternative to youth incarceration and behavioral health and intellectual disability placements. YAP partners with public safety systems to help curb neighborhood violence.
 
YAP hires neighborhood-based Advocates and mobile behavioral health professionals, which helps to keep local dollars and resources in the communities it serves, like the one here in Tarrant County. YAP Advocates meet program participants and their parents and guardians where they are and provide them with tools to lead and direct their individual and family service plans.
 
Youth Advocate Program had served the Tarrant County Juvenile Services since 1992. One of its neighborhood-based Advocates was Community Frontline, the Black led organization focused on racial justice and mentoring of underserved youth. However, in July, 2024, County Commissioner Judge Tim O’hare and a former Tarrant District Court judge decided that YAP’s website had concerning terms such as “systemic racism” and “diversity initiatives”. For those reasons, O’Hare’s court canceled the contract with YAP. 
 
While YAP no longer receives county funding, it continues to serve Tarrant County at-risk youth. 

YAP Pursuing Excellence® in Tarrant County is a new service that provides comprehensive youth and family services for youth offenders in Tarrant County that won’t rely on referrals from the county’s juvenile justice system. Instead it accepts direct referrals from families and community organizations, including school districts, community centers, and faith-based groups. Community Frontline, as well, continues to work with the Tarrant County Youth Advocate Program. Please give generously as you can to help YAP help our youth. 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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