About Our Congregation (UUFDC)
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The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (UUA) was formed in 1961 through the consolidation of the Universalist Church of America and the American Unitarian Association. Today the UUA is a community of more than 220,000 members and 1046 congregations in the U.S. that support each other and bring to the world a vision of religious freedom, tolerance and social justice.
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County (UUFDC) has 100 members and many friends. We are a part of the Central Midwest District of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), home to 12,000 Unitarian Universalists (UU) in more than 70 societies and the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Our Fellowship was begun in 1997 by 37 charter members. In June of 2000, we dedicated our first building with UUFDC founding member the Rev. Robert C. Clarke and the Rev. John Buehrens, then President of the UUA, presiding. In June, 2008, having outgrown our original space in Sister Bay, we moved to a new location at 10342 Water Street in Ephraim. Our handicapped-accessible facility provides space for a welcoming foyer, a large sanctuary, an inviting gathering room used for social events and meetings, an office and a religious education room.
Among our members are two Unitarian Universalist ministers. The Rev. Cynthia B. Johnson, although retired, speaks six to eight times a year. Rev. Johnson will officiate at marriages at the Fellowship or elsewhere in Door County. The Rev. Robert C. Clarke has retired from the ministry and serves in an advisory capacity.
Rev. Johnson teaches classes on UU history and principles for new and potential members. She can be reached at 920-839-9298 or cbjohnson@itol.com
Rabbi Jay Brickman, the Rev. Phillips Sweet, and the Rev. Joan Shiels are frequent speakers.
The Fellowship is used for a variety of purposes for the benefit of our members and for the larger community. These include adult education, concerts, recitals, classic film screenings, poetry readings, potlucks, women’s luncheons and holiday parties.
For building use information contact the UU Administrator at (920) 854-7559.