Unitarian Universalist Church of Jackson

05/31/2026

05/29/2026

On this day in 1851 at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, Sojourner Truth shared her story delivering her stirring “Ain’t I A Woman” speech. A popular but inaccurate version was published 12 years after she gave the speech by a white abolitionist who not only changed Truth’s words but also used a stereotypical 'southern black slave accent', rather than her own upper New York State low-Dutch accent. Learn more at https://www.thesojournertruthproject.com/ and read and listen to the most authentic version of Sojourner Truth's, speech titled, “On Woman’s Rights” and published in 1851 by her good friend Rev. Marius Robinson in the Anti-Slavery Bugle.

05/26/2026

On this day in 1825, the American Unitarian Association was founded. The AUA was formed by congregational churches that rejected Calvinist teachings and served as the body representing Unitarian beliefs until joining with Universalists to form the Unitarian Universalist Association in 1961.

05/25/2026

On this day in 1803, Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of the most recognized and revered figures in the Unitarian movement, was born. Learn more about him at: https://www.uudb.org/emerson-ralph-waldo/ and his legacy at: https://www.uuworld.org/articles/emersons-unitarian-legacy.

05/25/2026

On this Memorial Day, may we use our imaginations to pull our members of the military and their families into our hearts.

05/24/2026

Today our Christian friends celebrate Pentecost, or the coming of the Holy Spirit after the Ascension of Jesus 10 days earlier. Learn more at: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/series/what-is-pentecost-why-does-it-matter/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5tr4pqWIo4

Discover the meaning and power of Pentecost—and how it can transform your faith, your church, and your life today.

05/24/2026

Our SUNDAY QUESTIONS invite you into deep reflection. First, consider your answer to the question. Then, dig deeper. Ask yourself how life or your inner wisdom might be speaking to you through the question—reconnecting you with an important memory or offering you a message of comfort or challenge?