'Love is the spirit of this Congregation and service its law. This is our great covenant: To dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love, and to help one another'
Male
56 years old
CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
United States
unitarian,universalist,Charleston, West Viginia, WV, religion,humanist studies,wiccan,earth centered religions,pagan,native american,atheist, agnostic, buddhist,christian, world religions, meditation, prayer,spirituality,science,performing arts, visual arts, sculpture, small groups, nature,sustainable living, greenpeace, camping, potlucks, gardening, world events, social justice, rational thinking, fair trade,vegetarianism, veganism, natural living, bycyling,yoga,martial arts,evolution, World Peace,
Music
hey we like music !!! We sing songs(hymns)every Sunday. Sometimes we have 'special music' in our services, provided by guest musicians :Julie Adams from the Mountain Stage Band, Colleen Anderson, Montani Music Ensemble,Barrelhouse Bonni, Casi*, Bob Webb and Heidi Mueller, Shayar and Krooshal Force,Martyrannys Collective Pulse and Concordia. Outside of Services we have the occasional concert. National www.riotfolk.org artists Shannon Murray and Evan Greer have played on seperate occassions. Solstice Fair/Balls have featured local artists, t.Paige Dalporto, Douglas Imbrogno, Casi*, Andy Park from the Voodoo Cats, SLATE DUMP, M.C.P, Paul Epstein, wild drum circles, Comedy from Marcya Twyman and Michele Harper,Belly Dancing from Razi from The Gypsy Kings of Rock, Poetry from various poets etc. We helped bring Holly Near to Charleston. Other Concerts have featured dulcimer player, Butch Ross, labor Activist, Anne Feeney. The Montclaire String Quartet and Mountain Thyme have performed. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars and ROY ZIMMERMAN are recent inductees into the performers at UUC. Charleston Blues Socitey has put on Biscuit Miller, Lady D and Doug McCleod.
Movies
Films promoting social justice and Spiritual inquiry. Recent showings of 'Who Killed the Electric Car', 'An Inconveniant Truth', 'Black Diamonds'and 'The Secret'. Compassionate living, ethical treatment of animal films,
'Cow at the Table' and 'The Witness'. 'Divided we Fail' about hate crimes in the wake of 9/11 against Sikh and Muslims. Recent showing of 'Chemical Valley', look up at http://www.peopleconcernedaboutmic.com
Books
We like to read. Check out UU authors, Charles Dickens, Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury,Beatrix Potter, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau. For Inspiration and insight:Walt Whitman,Black Elk, Rabindranath Tagore,Thich Nhat Hanh,Kahil Gibran,Joseph Campbell, Diarmuid O Murchu, Richard Dawkins, The Jefferson Bible, Starhawk, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn. Magazines: UU World, Mother Jones
Heroes
Susan B. Anthony, Tim Berners Lee, Emma Goldman, Mahatma Gandhi, Jesus, Bono, St Francis of Assisi,Dalai Lama, Paul Robeson, Charles Darwin, Mother Jones, Martin Luther King,Zach Warren, Mother Teresa,
About me:
'Come into the circle of love and justice.
Come into the community of lmercy, holiness, and health.
Come and you shall know peace and joy'. ADAPTED FROM ISRAEL ZANGWILL
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To contact UUC outside of Myspace: unitarians at verizon.net (Office hours Tues-Friday, 9-2) or plantandgnome at verizon.net ( Site admin., 24 hours a day !!!)
Please also visit our full profile: www.uucharlestonwv.org
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The Unitarian Universalist Congregation(UUC)began life as the Unitarian Fellowship of the Kanawha Valley in April, 1953. Meeting in private homes, the group numbered 15 - 25 individuals. Fast forward to 2007 and we have the present name which reflects a larger membership.
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UUC resides at 520 Kananwha Blvd West,Charleston, WV 25302 nestled behind 3 evergreen Magnolia trees.
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It is the mission of UUC to:
Encourage a nurturing and inclusive religious family;
Support diversity and freedom of ideas and beliefs;
Foster individual spiritual, philosophical and intellectual development among children and adults, and;
Promote social justice.
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'This is the mission of our faith: To teach the fragile art of hospitality; To revere both the critical mind and the generous heart; To prove that diversity need not mean divisiveness; And to witness to all that we must hold the whole world in our hands'. FORMER UUA AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT, WILLIAM F. SCHULTZ.
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SUNDAY MORNINGS
Sunday Mornings:
Childcare is always provided from 9 30 am.
9 30 am : Adult Discussion Group/Choir Rehearsal
11 am : Worship Service
All Children start in the Worship Service.
Children leave for their 'Rainbow Sunday School'
classes after the Story for all ages.
Coffee and conversation follow the service in the Webb Room. On the third Sunday of a month a potluck meal follows the service.
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Our ministers are husband and wife, Mel Hoover and Rose Edington.
Have lunch,(byo brown bag, beverages supplied), and conversation with Mel and Rose; and other UUC members on Tuesdays at noon. You do not need to be a member to attend, all are welcome.
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We affirm and promote the inherent worth and
dignity of every person, We have completed the UU Association's
Welcoming Congregation Program. Among UUs, a Welcoming Congregation is one that publicly and intentionally welcomes bisexual, gay, lesbian and/or transgender people as members, friends and guests; celebrates the lives of all people and their ways of expressing love for each other; and takes a public stand against oppression on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the larger community.
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We are a vibrant community with many interests and activities taking place weekly and in the course of a year.
Adult Religious Education***Earthways***Small Groups/Covenant Groups***
Buddhist*** Native American***Christian Spirituality speakers***
Dinners for Nine***Thanksgiving***Canvass Dinner*** Sunday Worship Service Special Guest Music***
Soulful Sundowns***Childrens Summer Camps: Eastman Academy&&&
Creative Capers Arts Camp***Destination Imagination Teams***Bi annual Family Camp Outs***Maypole Dancing*** Music Concerts***
Films with a Social Conscience Series***Winter Series of Arts Workshops***
Christmas River Arts Show and Sale***Webb Room featured Visual Artist***Drum Circles
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WE SELL FAIR TRADE COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE
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Our congregation has been active in many community activities with an emphasis upon social justice and human rights. School policies have been challenged, civil rights advocated, religious freedom defended, pro-choice advocates and gay right activists supported. Refugees from Bosnia have been welcomed and Katrina evacuees fed.
There is a wide diversity of beliefs and of interests pursued by congregation members. We are united in our quest to find meaning in our lives and in our pursuit of truth.
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If you are looking for a supportive religious community for worship, discussion, and friendship? If you are looking for a church that encourages personal spiritual growth and social justice? If so, then we are looking for you as much as you are looking for us! Welcome!
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If you are a local or national artist/musician/band that supports spiritual and social justice, and seek a place to hang your painting or play a tune; we maybe the venue for you. UUC has a monthly art exhibit and hosts music concerts featuring all musical genres.
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THE MEDITAION CIRCLE OF CHARLESTON MEETS WEEKLY FROM 6 -7 15PM ON TUESDAY. At our gatherings, we practice breath and body-centered insight meditation in the Buddhist tradition. We sit for 20 to 30 minutes, followed by discussion. Beginners are welcome and you need not be a Buddhist to come. Bring a cushion or chairs are available. For more on the group, visit: www.hundredmountain.com/meditationcircle
Dr. Alex Hershaft will be Anthony Marr's first guest on the Animal Voices radio program internet live on May 22, Friday, 3-4pm EST/noon-1pm PST.
Dr. Hershaft is a prominent leader of the animal rights movement, and the creator and chair of the world's largest, highest respected and longest running (17 so far) Animal Rights National Conference - this year in Los Angeles, July 16-20 (see www.ARConference.org). He is the founder of the Vegetarian Information Service in 1976 and the Farm Animals Reform Movement (FARM) in 1982. He launched World Farm Animals Day in 1983, the Great American Meatout in 1985 and Gentle Thanksgiving in 1990. He is a member of the Vegetarian and the Animal Rights Hall of Fame. He describes himself as a "late bloomer", having accomplished all this after earning a Ph.D. in chemistry and devoting nearly 30 years to science research and consulting.
Anthony Marr will also be on the program this Friday May 15, same time. Please go to www.coopradio.org to listen live. Enjoy!
Hi UUC, Thanks for the good vibes of your add! Warm regards with fond memories of a trip to Charleston from Cordelle, a member of the Unitarian Church of Vancouver (Canada).
We had a wonderful time Saturday, everything was delicious!!! I think you had a great turn-out also, you all did a fabulous job putting things together! Let me know if you decide to start doing more events advocating a plant-based diet, I would love to help more. We are going to be setting up potlucks in the courtyard on campus, a great way to have people sample veg food and realize it's not all that bad,haha! Take care Chris, hope to see you again soon!
"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. They are but trifles, to be sure but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."
hopefully you get on here before tonight. i've been meaning to tell you that this is jonathan's drill weekend, and he usually doesn't get out until about 4:30, so we'll probably not be there until about 5.
we were also wondering if we are even using equipment? because i know you said it really wasn't an audience type performance.
Hello Chris, just wanted to post this for everyone to see. Hope all is good for you. Please call Governor Manchin at 1-888-438-2731 or email www. coalriverwind. org/?page_id=119 to help save Coal River Mountain!!! Thank you!
Yeah, it was too bad Karen couldn't make it out Saturday night at Taylor Books. She caught a bug on the plane ride back from Portland, Oregon. I've really come to expect illnesses when flying on commercial aircraft! Thanks for the invite to the show! We will try to make it out. I know Jonathon has to leave for the middle east in the not too distant future. I'd like to see him play once more before he heads off. Please let us know if you'd like to set something up musically in the future. Take care!
Hello Chris! Just wanted to stop by to let you know we are going to be planning our Meat-Out event also at MU. If we can help you with your event in anyway, please don't hesitate to ask. At the very least we can bring some yummy Vegan dishes to add, we will definately be there. We want to have a film viewing, do you know what you will be showing? I was thinking we might try Peaceable Kingdom this year. Anyway, we look forward to visiting you and all at UUC in March! Take care, much love to you and your family, talk with you soon.
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