Foothills Unitarian Church

Foothills Unitarian Church Join us for Sunday service at foothillsuu.org/sunday or listen to our podcast at foothillsuu.org/podcast.
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At Foothills, we invite you to worship liberally, grow in spirit, connect in community, serve in partnership and give in gratitude. We are a liberal faith community bound by our common commitments rather than common beliefs. We promise to walk together in relationships of trust and accountability, in affirmation of the inherent worth of each person, the interconnectedness of all life, the way trut

h keeps being revealed, and our call to be and build the Beloved Community through the transformative power of courageous love. We are a Welcoming Congregation, and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Over Labor Day Weekend while many in our congregation are at the Buckhorn retreat and others rest on the holiday weekend...
09/05/2026

Over Labor Day Weekend while many in our congregation are at the Buckhorn retreat and others rest on the holiday weekend, our building will be closed, but there are two different ways to join others in worship on 9/6!

All are welcome to join outdoor worship at Buckhorn at 10am on Sunday 9/6 even if you’re not otherwise registered for the retreat. Buckhorn camp is about an hour drive from Fort Collins. Find driving directions below and plan to arrive at 9:45am so we can gather, sing, and process to the outdoor worship site together
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ryNhWyPcT3IGg7UjfH_tPy2mYGlJpkaJ/view?usp=sharing

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All are enthusiastically invited to join the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee’s online service at 9am MT on 9/6! Our friends in Milwaukee are looking forward to welcoming Foothills folk into worship! Join their service at https://www.youtube.com/c/FirstUnitarianSocietyofMilwaukee

09/04/2026

This past Sunday Rev. Sean invited us to remember that "sinning" means missing the mark. No person is a sin, but people do miss the mark. It is not a verdict on who we are, but it is proof that we are made for connection and haven't stopped being made for it.

Theologean Paul Tillich describes sin not as a ledger someone keeps on you, but as separation. Sin then is the separation you played a part in, the separation you can help close. If you didn't cause it and can't close it, that's grief, or illness, or something done to you. It needs care, not confession.

When we know that sin separates us, then confession isn't beating ourselves up - it's inviting ourselves, and each other, back together.

See the entire service at https://foothillsuu.churchcenter.com/channels/21256

Over Labor Day Weekend while many in our congregation are at the Buckhorn retreat and others rest on the holiday weekend...
09/02/2026

Over Labor Day Weekend while many in our congregation are at the Buckhorn retreat and others rest on the holiday weekend, our building will be closed, but there are two different ways to join others in worship on 9/6!

All are welcome to join outdoor worship at Buckhorn at 10am on Sunday 9/6 even if you’re not otherwise registered for the retreat. Buckhorn camp is about an hour drive from Fort Collins. See the comments below for driving directions and plan to arrive at 9:45am so we can gather, sing, and process to the outdoor worship site together

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All are enthusiastically invited to join the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee’s online service at 9am MT on 9/6! Our friends in Milwaukee are looking forward to welcoming Foothills folk into worship! Link in the comments below!

Ask most of us whether we have anything to confess and we'll say no. Not defensively, just accurately, as far as we can ...
08/28/2026

Ask most of us whether we have anything to confess and we'll say no.

Not defensively, just accurately, as far as we can tell. We were right to walk away from religion that called us broken.

But we didn't just leave the shame behind. We left behind the practice of reckoning honestly with our lives together, and the kind of room where truth and grace can hold the same person at the same time.

For the last Sunday in our Reclaimed series, Rev. Sean takes on sin and confession, and asks what it would take to build that room again. See you this Sunday 8/30.

Learn more at: https://foothillsuu.org/currentseries, and join us in person and on Zoom at 9am; in person and streaming on our website at 11am. https://foothillsuu.org/sunday

08/26/2026

We are in a season full of important rituals here at Foothills UU. First we have our Backpack Blessing, sending children, students and teachers back to school with a reminder that there is a community of people wishing them a safe and successful year. We follow that with our Water Ceremony, a Unitarian tradition reminding us of our interdependance with one another, much like the water that sustains us.

Watch the Water Ceremony and Backpack Blessing here: https://foothillsuu.churchcenter.com/channels/21256

08/21/2026

In these hot, dry days of summer, we all know what it feels like to long for water. Literally. Metaphorically.

This Sunday, August 23rd, that longing finds its home in our annual Water Ceremony, as together we explore and practice the next word in our Reclaimed series….Ritual.

Here's your invitation. Find a little water from somewhere that means something to you. A river. A tap. A lake. Bring it with you.

For forty-five years, Unitarian Universalists have gathered this way - pouring what we carry into something we all share. All ages. All stages. One community.

Come with your longing, as we weave together that deeper belonging.

Let’s begin again. Be a part of Water Ceremony at 9 or 11.

Learn more at: https://foothillsuu.org/currentseries, and join us in person and on Zoom at 9am; in person and streaming on our website at 11am. https://foothillsuu.org/sunday

Here's the irony about "church." No other word causes us quite the same discomfort. In certain circles, we can stay clos...
08/14/2026

Here's the irony about "church." No other word causes us quite the same discomfort. In certain circles, we can stay closeted for years about going to church on Sundays — afraid to claim the word as our own — even while loving the experience of our church.

This Sunday, we continue our Reclaimed Series by looking directly at this word - why it stirs up such a strong reaction in so many of us, and whether — or why — it's still worth reclaiming.

Also this Sunday:

🗣️Rev. Gretchen preaching

🎉Rev. Elaine fully back from sabbatical

🎒Our annual Backpack Blessing for students and teachers heading into a new school year

🎶 Music from Sophia, Fern, Julie, and the Summer Singers — plus a visit from our incoming music director, Soren Austenfeld (joining staff next May, but with us for the next two Sundays!)

See you at 9 or 11!

Learn more at: https://foothillsuu.org/currentseries, and join us in person and on Zoom at 9am; in person and streaming on our website at 11am. https://foothillsuu.org/sunday

08/13/2026

Sunday August 9th, Foothills held its annual "Question Box" service, where our ministers answer questions from the congregation, on the spot. This year we sorted questions into "Head" 🧠, if it was a question weighing on your mind, "Heart"❤ if the question came out of strong feelings, and "Hands"🤝 if the question came from a place of action.

To hear all the questions with their full answers, watch the entire service:

https://foothillsuu.churchcenter.com/episodes/720646?media_intent=video

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1815 Yorktown Avenue
Fort Collins, CO
80526

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9am - 10:15am
11am - 12:15pm

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+19704935906

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