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We record the sermon each week as a podcast for those who cannot make it to church, or who are assisting with the children in RE during the sermon.  Each sermon will be posted for 90 days.  Visit our podcast website at http://neshoba.buzzsprout.com/

The seven-page Faith Formation document is now updated for the 2023-2024 season. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD=> Faith Formation Documents

Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religious tradition dedicated to a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning".  We believe no religion has a monopoly on truth, and we seek wisdom from a variety of religious and secular sources.  Our congregation includes liberal Christians, (neo)Pagans, and Buddhists, as well as humanists, agnostics, and atheists.  We are a non-creedal, non-authoritarian tradition united by a commitment to social justice, a shared search for spiritual growth, and especially by our shared values, as articulated by our 7 Principles:

  • The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
  • Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
  • Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
  • A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
  • The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
  • The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
  • Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

We believe we all have something to teach, and we all have something to learn. For more information about Unitarian Universalism, please visit:

For further questions about Unitarian Universalism or about Neshoba in particular, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].

Our Affirmation of Covenant, which we recite each Sunday, includes the line “Service is our Prayer.” Part of our UU tradition is to “Stand on the Side of Love” when issues of social justice arise. Part of our UU tradition is to Stand on the Side of Lovewhen issues of social justice arise.

 

One Sunday of every month, we offer a Community Plate Offering that goes to a selected local organization involved in a Social Justice Issue of importance to our congregants. Organizations supported have included RHD Stay Program for people with intellectual & developmental disabilities, Memphis Crisis Center, Alpha Omega Veterans Services, Workers Interfaith Network, Child Advocacy Center, Literacy Mid-south, Church Health Center, Sister Reach, Out Memphis, Room In The Inn Memphis, food banks, and many others over the past years.

Michael LaBonte, Memphis Crisis Center

During the December holiday season, we partner with a local organization to provide gifts for underprivileged youth and adults.

We welcome all members and guests of Neshoba to participate in all of our Social Justice and Outreach activities. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Story for All Ages

The mission of the Religious Exploration Program at Neshoba is to provide a welcoming and supportive congregational environment that nurtures self-respect, life-long learning, spiritual growth, and faith in action.  Our program aims to engage individuals in experiential learning that explores diverse religious beliefs, promotes a sense of community, forms an understanding of social responsibility, and facilitates the practice of our UU values and principles.  It is the goal of the religious exploration program to inspire wonder for life in its infinite diversity and challenge each to find and share their talents, gifts and creativity.

 

Welcome!

Our lifespan faith development programming offers participants the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the world around them through thoughtful conversations, creative experiments, and spiritual practices. It is here where we safely gather to heal, to inspire, to challenge, and to bear witness.  It is here where you have the opportunity to be messy, to be playful, and to wonder.  To be open to learning along-side others of all ages can help move us more deeply into our hearts and bring us balance. And through reflective action, we can help change ourselves and bring peace to our world. You and your family are welcome to join us on this journey.

We have an exciting year ahead of us!  A year of  "Roots and Wings", inspired by the line from Carolyn McDade's hymn, "Spirit of Life", "Roots hold me close, wings, set me free; Spirit of Life, come to me, come to me." Thus, begins a year of turning inward, examining our UU identities. By learning about our history, our roots, our lovingly held values, and the concept of covenant, we will soar with wings of freedom- to embrace who we are and to continue the good works of service, justice seeking, and peacemaking.  

All ages will learn stories, discuss ideas, engage in spiritual practices, listen to special guest visitors, and have the opportunity to engage in community and service projects throughout the year.

 

Our Unitarian Universalist Principles for Children

  • Respect all people
  • Offer kind and fair treatment to all
  • Yearn to accept and learn about ourselves and others
  • Grow by exploring what is true and right
  • Believe in our ideas and act on them
  • Insist on freedom, justice, and peace for all people
  • Value our home, Earth, that we share with all living beings

 

Sources of Our UU Faith for Children

  • Wonder and Awe
  • Heroes and Heroines
  • World Religions
  • Judeo-Christian Teachings
  • Science and Reason
  • Earth-centered Traditions

 

Our Promise, Our Covenant

We covenant to support our entire community, in all our diversity, in their spiritual journeys by offering information, joyful experiences, life examples, and thoughtful discussion of our Unitarian Universalist Principles. We promise to promote a safe, considerate, and enjoyable community with friends, family, and trusted advisors, to stimulate natural curiosity, enthusiasm for listening and learning, and a desire to serve others.

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“It is my wish that we may all feel free to rest, that we may all feel free to dance, however we are called, from one moment to the next, by that quietly insistent impulse toward the sacred.

And that we may feel safe and free here within our Unitarian Universalist churches – especially here in our churches -- to share the joy of our dance, and the dreams of our rest, each of us, one with another.” 

~ Rev. Beth Lefever, minister of Neshoba Church

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