Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem We support and care for each other. Our worship services include time to share our joys and concerns and to contemplate how to give meaning to our lives.

Together, we cultivate curious minds, compassionate hearts, and courageous actions in service of a more just and loving world. [Links to current activities: https://linktr.ee/UUFWS ] Because we are inclusive, we welcome people regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, political affiliation, disability or personal belief about God. We also provide social and enrichment opportunities where lifelong friendships are made. Spiritual freedom means that we don't all believe alike. Your participation in our community will help you discover or deepen your unique spiritual path. We invite you to attend several worship services and discover the wide variety of topics we explore. Evolving wisdom means that we never stop learning. Religious education for adults and children is an integral part of our mission. By listening to each other and confronting new ideas, we develop a sense of wholeness and connectedness. Ethical action means it is necessary to act on our beliefs. Together we work to make a positive impact on our community and the wider world.

SUNDAY’S TOPIC - Healing, Holding, and Worrying (less)9/6/26, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (online and in-person) PLEASE NOTE: In...
09/04/2026

SUNDAY’S TOPIC - Healing, Holding, and Worrying (less)
9/6/26, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (online and in-person)

PLEASE NOTE: In observance of the Labor Day holiday, there will be NO on Sunday, September 6.

This Sunday, we make space to hold, heal, and let go of some worry. We hear from a member and leader in our congregation about heroes from 9/11, on the 25th anniversary of this event. Then leader of Boundless Heart Sangha, the Zen community that shares space with us hear, will hold us in healing and how we might let go of worry. After a heavy summer, we take a moment for breath, light, and love.

Michelle Jissan Nicolle, PhD, BCC also serves as a chaplain at Baptist Hospital and Wake Forest School of Medicine, and is a novice priest at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community in Vermont.

Worship Leader: Michelle Jissan Nicolle
Worship Associate: Cindy Naylor

Don’t forget to join us at our Wonder-filled Coffee Hour after the service!

If you are joining us ONLINE (via Zoom) for our 10:30 AM service, click here to register for the link to the service:
https://uufws.org/event/worship-service-2-16/https://uufws.org/event/worship-service-2-16/

SUNDAY’S TOPIC - Wait for Me8/30/26, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (online and in-person) This summer, we’ve seen ancient myths re...
08/28/2026

SUNDAY’S TOPIC - Wait for Me
8/30/26, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (online and in-person)

This summer, we’ve seen ancient myths retold on the big screen thanks to Hollywood and Broadway. Today is National Grief Awareness Day, when we’re encouraged to acknowledge and tend to the grief we all experience. Using the backdrop of the “Hadestown” movie, the Rev. Holly Lux-Sullivan invites us to be brave enough to open up about our pain and, in the process, plumb the untold depths of our love.

Rev. Holly Lux-Sullivan is a trusted end-of-life guide, grief counselor, UU minister, and board-certified chaplain with 18 years of experience supporting people through illness.

Worship Leader: Rev. Holly Lux-Sullivan
Worship Associate: David Bowen

Don’t forget to join us at our Wonder-filled Coffee Hour after the service!

If you are joining us ONLINE (via Zoom) for our 10:30 AM service, click here to register for the link to the service:
https://uufws.org/event/worship-service-2-16-2/

[Image is a stylized graphic drawing of a butterfly centered over the words NATIONAL GRIEF AWARENESS DAY AUGUST 30. The graphic and words are in white on a gradient purple background.]

Sunday FORUM: Remembrance - 25th Anniversary – Where were you on the morning of September 11, 2001?8/30/26, 9:00 - 10:15...
08/28/2026

Sunday FORUM: Remembrance - 25th Anniversary – Where were you on the morning of September 11, 2001?
8/30/26, 9:00 - 10:15 AM

Gus Preschle was in his office on the 71st floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. He spent 33 years working in maintenance, operations, and technology planning and implementation, and served as General Manager from 1985 to 1992. The Port Authority lost 85 employees that day — many of them Gus’s close coworkers.

Gus will share reflections on the past and present of one of the world’s most recognized and deeply symbolic places. A short time will also be offered for attendees who wish to briefly share their own 9/11 stories, honoring our collective grief and ongoing healing. No images of the attacks will be shown.

Our weekly Forum discussion group, offered both in person and online, is held every Sunday as part of our Adult Religious Education program. The topics vary every week. Visitors and guests are welcome.

If you are joining us IN PERSON: We meet in the Emerson/Thoreau rooms.

If you are joining us ONLINE (via Zoom), click here to register for the link to the Forum:
https://uufws.org/event/forum-6-2-10/

[Image is the Forum logo]

SUNDAY’S TOPIC - The Children Are the Movement8/23/26, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (online and in-person) We are called to inves...
08/21/2026

SUNDAY’S TOPIC - The Children Are the Movement
8/23/26, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (online and in-person)

We are called to invest in the present and future abilities of our children and youth, creating spaces in which they can be nourished as leaders, if our progressive visions of a just and compassionate society are to be realized. This is not just a theory; it is the history of the freedom movement, the science of activism, and a key part of an “upside down” spirituality.

Rev. Russ May is a Moravian pastor and the co-founder of Anthony’s Plot Community, a Moravian intentional community rooted within the Sunnyside neighborhood.

Worship Leader: Rev. Russ May
Worship Associate: Cynthia Braun

Don’t forget to join us at our Wonder-filled Coffee Hour after the service!

If you are joining us ONLINE (via Zoom) for our 10:30 AM service, click here to register for the link to the service:
https://uufws.org/event/worship-service-2-15/

[Image is a drawing of various middle school age children studying different school subjects.]

Sunday FORUM: Tracking a True Self; Notes From the Field8/23/26, 9:00 - 10:15 AM Local author Josef Burwell will read an...
08/21/2026

Sunday FORUM: Tracking a True Self; Notes From the Field
8/23/26, 9:00 - 10:15 AM

Local author Josef Burwell will read an excerpt from his recent book "Tracking a True Self; Notes From the Field".

Discussion will follow about this tapestry of stories woven from medical adventures, far flung humanitarian efforts, and finding his way as a transgender man as an older adult.

Our weekly Forum discussion group, offered both in person and online, is held every Sunday as part of our Adult Religious Education program. The topics vary every week. Visitors and guests are welcome.

If you are joining us IN PERSON: We meet in the Emerson/Thoreau rooms.

If you are joining us ONLINE (via Zoom), click here to register for the link to the Forum:
https://uufws.org/event/forum-6-2-14/

[Image is a photo of the book cover for "Tracking a True Self; Notes From the Field"]

SUNDAY’S TOPIC - In Conversation: Jails, Prisons & What We Can Do8/16/26, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (online and in-person) Joi...
08/14/2026

SUNDAY’S TOPIC - In Conversation: Jails, Prisons & What We Can Do
8/16/26, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (online and in-person)

Join Rev. Kayla and Katherine Hofmann for this conversational sermon. Katherine is currently serving as the Prison Ministry Learning Fellow at the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF), and is also about to begin as a student at Wake Divinity School.

CLF is our largest Unitarian Universalist Congregation, connecting thousands of people through online worship, learning and community as well as personal communications. Over half of their community is incarcerated. Today, we’ll learn some basics about the reality of jails and prisons, reflect upon our own experience of having someone in this system now, and share some steps of what we can do.

Worship Leader: Rev. Kayla & Katherine Hofmann
Worship Associate: Riely Woosley

Don’t forget to join us at our Wonder-filled Coffee Hour after the service!

If you are joining us ONLINE (via Zoom) for our 10:30 AM service, click here to register for the link to the service:
https://uufws.org/event/worship-service-2-14/

[Image is a close-up photo of a candle lighting another one against blurred lights in darkness.]

Sunday FORUM: Forum Book Reports and Current Affairs8/16/26, 9:00 - 10:15 AM A long tradition of the Forum has been to p...
08/14/2026

Sunday FORUM: Forum Book Reports and Current Affairs
8/16/26, 9:00 - 10:15 AM

A long tradition of the Forum has been to periodically discuss "Events of Current Interest". This topic is paired over time with a "Book Report". Presumably the study of books is done to help us understand better how current events help or hinder our current wellbeing. This morning Don Woodward will review brief statements from books reviewed at Forum over the past 25 years on War, Religion, Money. Do Books help? What wars help vs hurt and why? When does religion make our life better vs cause trouble? When is money essential and when is it the "source of all evil"? Bring your comments to help us understand Current Events!

Our weekly Forum discussion group, offered both in person and online, is held every Sunday as part of our Adult Religious Education program. The topics vary every week. Visitors and guests are welcome.

If you are joining us IN PERSON: We meet in the Emerson/Thoreau rooms.

If you are joining us ONLINE (via Zoom), click here to register for the link to the Forum:
https://uufws.org/event/forum-6-2-13/

[Image is a collage of pieces of paper with uneven edges, including samples of torn newspapers, notebook sheets, vintage book pages, and graphics of textbox and speech bubbles.]

SUNDAY’S TOPIC - The Purpose of Life8/9/26, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (online and in-person) What is the purpose of Life? Don’...
08/08/2026

SUNDAY’S TOPIC - The Purpose of Life
8/9/26, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (online and in-person)

What is the purpose of Life? Don’t miss Rev. Kayla sharing with us the definitive answer!

But really, this Sunday, we look at the wisdom we glean from the beginnings and endings of our life to search for hints.

Worship Leader: Rev. Kayla
Worship Associate: Julie Palm

Don’t forget to join us at our Wonder-filled Coffee Hour after the service!

If you are joining us ONLINE (via Zoom) for our 10:30 AM service, click here to register for the link to the service:
https://uufws.org/event/worship-service-2-13/

[Image is a close-up photo of a small, red compass and a wooden keychain tag with the word "PURPOSE".]

Sunday FORUM: Camel City United Indivisible: Building People‑Powered Democracy in Forsyth County8/9/26, 9:00 - 10:15 AM ...
08/08/2026

Sunday FORUM: Camel City United Indivisible: Building People‑Powered Democracy in Forsyth County
8/9/26, 9:00 - 10:15 AM

Camel City United Indivisible (CCUI) is a grassroots organization founded locally by Rudy Click and Orin Sadler to strengthen community power and counter harmful national political agendas while supporting neighbors here in Forsyth County. As part of the national Indivisible movement, CCUI amplifies marginalized voices, builds deep relationships through listening sessions and organizing, and holds elected officials accountable to the public good. Their presentation will introduce their mission, vision, and the ways our congregation can connect with and support their work for a more just, inclusive, and people-centered democracy.

Our weekly Forum discussion group, offered both in person and online, is held every Sunday as part of our Adult Religious Education program. The topics vary every week. Visitors and guests are welcome.

If you are joining us IN PERSON: We meet in the Emerson/Thoreau rooms.

If you are joining us ONLINE (via Zoom), click here to register for the link to the Forum:
https://uufws.org/event/forum-6-2-12/

[Image is the Forum logo.]

SUNDAY’S TOPIC - A Weary Pilgrim8/2/26, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (online and in-person) Worship Leader: Rev. Shakeisha Holton...
07/31/2026

SUNDAY’S TOPIC - A Weary Pilgrim
8/2/26, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (online and in-person)

Worship Leader: Rev. Shakeisha Holton Gray
Worship Associate: Bob Day

Rev. Shakeisha first visited Scotland and the Munlochy Clootie Well in 2017. After a serious car accident in 2018 and the death of her mother in 2021, she was determined to revisit Scotland and the clootie well on a pilgrimage of healing in 2023. However, it didn’t quite go as she had set out for it to.

Rev. Shakeisha was first introduced to this congregation while she was in divinity school at Wake Forest University and did an internship at UUFWS in 2016, and has guest spoken at UUFWS a handful of times over the past several years. She lives locally with her spouse Jason and has three adult sons.

Don’t forget to join us at our Wonder-filled Coffee Hour after the service!

If you are joining us ONLINE (via Zoom) for our 10:30 AM service, click here to register for the link to the service:
https://uufws.org/event/worship-service-2-11/

[Image is photograph of the Clootie Well at Mundlochy on the Black Isle in Scotland.]

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4055 Robinhood Road
Winston-Salem, NC
27106

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
Sunday 9am - 1pm

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(336) 659-0331

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