First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee

06/07/2026

"Could it be that when neighbors show up for neighbors, sometimes basic decency wins?"--First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee member Michael Pointer Mace special to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.- article in comments

Could it be that when neighbors show up for neighbors, sometimes basic decency wins?

06/07/2026

We live our Unitarian Universalist values out loud by co‑sponsoring the Blessed at PrideFest Milwaukee booth with the United Church of Christ and Milwaukee’s interfaith volunteers and clergy. Together, we create a simple sacred space where strangers connect, heal and blessings one another through presence & care.
The whole experience is electric—joyful, heart‑opening, and rooted in love. Huge gratitude to First Church and every volunteer who showed up with courage, compassion, and radiant, centering love all weekend long.

06/04/2026

🙏Thank you to the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee's Immigrant Solidarity & Action Committee for raising $2,000 for Voces de la Frontera's New American Program.

📚The funds will be used for books and supplies for students studying English and preparing for the Citizenship Exam.

❤ Together, we are building a multilingual Milwaukee where new Americans are supported and part of a beloved community.
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🙏Agradecemos al Comité de Solidaridad y Acción por los Inmigrantes de la First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee por recaudar $2,000 para el Programa Nuevos Americanos de Voces de la Frontera.

📚Los fondos se utilizarán para la compra de libros y materiales para estudiantes que están aprendiendo inglés y preparándose para el examen de ciudadanía.

❤Juntos estamos construyendo un Milwaukee multilingüe donde los nuevos ciudadanos estadounidenses reciben apoyo y forman parte de una comunidad solidaria.

06/03/2026

This week's Sunday Service is
Flourishing Together
Flower Celebration Sunday
In-Person at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.
Livestream at 9:00 a.m.
Rev. Jennifer Nordstrom

Join us for our annual multigenerational Flower Ceremony service, where we all bring in a flower to share with the community, and take home a different flower than the one we came with. Nature’s biodiversity is its strength, and like a field of wildflowers, we flourish together in diverse human community. This worship service will explore the power of mutual flourishing, and how our stories of strength and diversity can help create the reality of mutual flourishing. Don’t forget to bring a flower (and if you do, come anyway, we’ll have extras at church)! https://uumilwaukee.org/event/flourishing-together/

We’re a Unitarian Universalist congregation on Milwaukee’s East Side with many beliefs, religious backgrounds and questions. We’re also a congregation where persons of diverse color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, family configuration, enablement and socioeconomic status worship, work, play, s...

06/02/2026

06/01/2026

How do you cross through a doorway that you might not come back out of? Consider the courage of Elvira Benitez of Sheboygan Falls Wisconsin, mother of four US citizens and several grandchildren, who recently was released from a Kentucky detention camp. Finally home with her youngest children, 11 and 13 years old, Elvira is not free from a sickness she developed in detention nor is she completely free from ICE. The last time she crossed this threshold she did not come back out. Today, the community joined her in solidarity. Thankfully, this time, she was not detained and returned home with her family.

05/31/2026

05/27/2026

This week's Sunday Service is
Where Do We Come From?
In-Person at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.
Livestream at 9:00 a.m.
Rev. Jennifer Nordstrom

We arrive here from a thousand pasts colliding to create the present. Both Unitarians and Universalists have long and complex histories before merging in 1961. We, too, have long histories before arriving at today. How are our lives and identities shaped by both personal and institutional history? Join us for this service where we explore the stories of where we come from, how they shape us, and where we are going together. https://uumilwaukee.org/event/where-do-we-come-from/

We’re a Unitarian Universalist congregation on Milwaukee’s East Side with many beliefs, religious backgrounds and questions. We’re also a congregation where persons of diverse color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, family configuration, enablement and socioeconomic status worship, work, play, s...

05/27/2026

This week’s Sunday Forum is
Religion and National Origin on Fair Housing
Online & In-person at 10:00 a.m.

Fessahaye Mebrahtu, Program Services Coordinator II, Outreach & Education
Sarah Jenkins, Program Administrator, Outreach and Education Program

MMFHC is connecting with faith-based organizations to raise awareness of housing discrimination that may impact people because of the country where they are from or because of their religious beliefs or cultural affiliations. Red flags of discriminatory practices include denying someone housing because they are from another country or speak a language other than English, refusing to allow someone to wear religious clothing or engage in cultural customs, or harassing someone because of their religion or national origin.