GUUF - Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (SC)

01/30/2026

GUUF will be closed due to winter weather this weekend, Saturday Jan. 31 and Sunday Feb. 1. There will be no Sunday service. Please stay safe and exercise caution if you need to travel. Until we meet again!

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A blue and white winter-themed graphic with falling snow and snowflake decorations announces a closure. The text states that due to winter weather, the organization is closed on Saturday, January 31, 2026, and Sunday, February 1, 2026. It also notes that there will be no Sunday service.

01/29/2026

Today, UUA President Rev. Sofía Betancourt, PhD was arrested in Washington, D.C., alongside other people of faith while protesting the Department of Homeland Security budget.

Rev. Betancourt joined religious leaders at the U.S. Capitol Complex to oppose a budget that continues to fund ICE and Customs and Border Protection—agencies responsible for ongoing harm and violence in our communities. As she said earlier today, there is no moral justification for a budget that deepens this damage.

This is a developing story. Read more about today’s action and Rev. Betancourt’s remarks—link to the article in the comments.

01/26/2026

GUUF will be open tomorrow 1/27/26. As always, please exercise caution in driving on the roads. Many side streets are barely or not passable.

When on campus, there may be spots on the pavement or walkways that remain icy. Please use caution and discretion for the next several days.

Thank you.

01/23/2026

Please stay safe during the next few days! If you need mutual aid assistance after the storm, please call the office.

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A light blue winter-themed graphic with falling snow and snowflake decorations announces a closure. The text states that due to winter weather, the organization is closed on Sunday, January 25, 2026, and Monday, January 26, 2026. It also notes that there will be no Sunday service or campus activities.

12/11/2025

Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt shares a message of hope this winter holiday season, knowing that we come to this time after a difficult year. May our songs of joy...

11/04/2025

While the courts figure out only partial SNAP benefits for November, this is the link is to all the SC Food banks:

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=67040ade1263477eb9159ef0d86fcfee&fbclid=IwAR1XNuumwVrsQKBxxjt3vBvUQxffZmgf4F5J8NhR9nVg9FFXBhHeW4IZ6MA.

Please share it with anyone who you know in need.

Additionally, the One SC Fund is actively accepting donations and making grants to help food banks in every county feed hungry individuals and families. This is the organization that the Governor of SC has urged citizens and corporations to donate to in order to get money directly to local SC food banks.https://www.yourfoundation.org/impact-initiatives/one-sc-fund/

Lastly, you can also donate directly to the Greenville group we partner with and collect donations for (Food Not Bombs) at: Paypal.me/TsuK; Venmo ; or Cashapp $UpstateFNB Upstate FNB shares food every Monday from 12:30 - 2pm. From 12:30-1:15pm, they give priority to our unhoused neighbors, elderly, disabled folx, or anyone else needing a little extra help during this time. From 1:15-2:00pm they open up their shares to the entire community. Their weekly share is located at the corner of Hammett and Church Streets in Greenville, South Carolina, just past San Sebastián Catholic Church

10/19/2025

🌄 LIVE from The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center! 🌄

Our GUUF youth are spending the weekend at the Elementary Youth CON — a Unitarian Universalist conference where kids build community, explore UU values, and make lifelong friends in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina.

If your family hasn’t discovered The Mountain yet, it’s one of the best-kept UU treasures! Upcoming opportunities are open to youth across our region:

🍁 High School (Grades 9–12)
Fall Senior High CON — November 14–16, 2025

❄️ Middle School (Grades 6–8)
Fall Intermediate CON — December 12–14, 2025
(Note: this is a new date!)

💬 Scholarships are available — finances should never be a barrier.
Message us here or reach out to our GUUF staff:
📧 Youth Director: [email protected]
📧 Director of Religious Education: [email protected]

Families new to our fellowship are encouraged to ask about The Mountain during coffee hour or visit the link below to learn more:
👉 https://www.themountainrlc.org/youth-conferences/

The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center
🕉️☯️☸️✡️✝️☮️✌️❤️

09/25/2025

Congratulations to UUWoC Child Care giver Genevieve Diaz-App for being ABC Quality’s Child Care Hero of the Month!

Your Carolina

07/11/2025

Great turnout last night for the nARThex reception! Special thanks to Steven Chapp, Carolyn Kelly-West, FFA, and all of our congregation’s awesome artists!

06/24/2025

You Might be a UU! Our President Elect at GUUF quickly explains why you might be a UU. If this resonates, please visit. We love our visitors.

04/16/2025

04/02/2025

Dollars and sense: Your annual pledge goes far! We are 2/3rds of the way to our pledge goal for the next year (2025-2026) We are close, but not there yet. The truth is, we are about 65 pledges short.

To encourage folks to get those pledges in, we would like to offer some of the great things that happened at GUUF that your pledges helped with in the past year:

-Renovated the RE Youth Chill Spot
-Renovated the stairs from the upper parking lot
-30 trees cleared on the property
-Completed 2 major plumbing repairs
-Building and Grounds Headquarters created
-Carpet replacing in Thrift Store
-Repainting the Sanctuary
-FUUD Family Dinners
-Streamlined our accounting processes
-Updated some of the sound booth equipment
-Updated the building internet
-Wide variety of speakers, topics, and music
-Sponsorship of community activities such as GOAL, the Community Remembrance Project, Upstate Black Pride
-Initiated our 75th Anniversary celebrations..and so much more!!!

You can feel the energy at GUUF! Your Board, Program Council, and staff want to build on the momentum from this past year and sustain GUUF for another 75 years!

Will you complete your pledge today?
https://greenvilleuu.org/pledge-drive-2025-26/