After not feeling fully embraced by several other denominations and paths, UUCJ offers me a place to celebrate my faith and values.
PACKING AND DEMOLITION REDUX
Don we now our construction apparel, Part Two! Instead of the previously planned services, we will be packing and doing demolition for the church’s long-awaited renovation, beginning the first week of January. Please bring boxes and implements of destruction, and join us in preparing our building for a bright future. Then, rejoin us for our … Continue reading PACKING AND DEMOLITION REDUX
UUJXN News
- The New Sanctuary Movement December 21, 2024The New Sanctuary Movement is a long-standing effort within the UUA to provide resources for our immigrant neighbors that are facing unjust deportation/harassment. The movement aims to connect each congregation and its congregants to one another in an effort to staunch the flow of trauma that our government regularly imposes upon our immigrant neighbors. Congregations ...
- We’re updating our Vision, Mission, & Behavior Covenant September 30, 2024Esther Margaret is helping lead discussion both in person and online to gather input for updating our vision and mission statements as well as our behavior covenant. Check out the calendar for opportunities to share your thoughts as we revisit these guiding statements!
- Statement of Solidarity with Palestinians August 18, 2024The following statement was issued today by the Board regarding the Not Another Bomb event: Our church has a long history of activism, since the founding of our local church in 1951, each generation has had to continue to side with their values and take action for the issues that matter, some that have shaken us ...
Our Stories
UUJXN has kept me grounded in multiple ways. First, I get to be around a group of progressive people, which is unique in an area surrounded by conservatives. Second, it gives me a place to search inward–to really understand what spirituality means for me. Finally, the connections I have made at UUJXN have been a … Continue reading (Former) Min. Justin McCreary
When I moved to Jackson in 1998, I was looking for a Unitarian Universalist Church because I had been introduced to the denomination by my sister in Texas. When I visited the UUCJ, I decided that it could be my home church due to the friendly members and liberal religious values. And I’ve been attending … Continue reading L. Patricia Ice
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