The Beacon – Our Fellowship Newsletter

As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, this is a good time to look at what our founders thought about religion and the separation of church and state. What were their religious beliefs? Did they see the U.S. as a Christian nation? Join us Sunday as Dr. Gene Vinzant explores the history of “Religion and the Founding Fathers.”

Just a friendly reminder that Daylight Saving begins this weekend, so we will “Spring forward” an hour on Sunday morning.

You can attend this service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Time (CT) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/19A84UUQtm/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Solomon Burchfield, the Executive Director at New Beginnings NWA, will use poetry, pictures, and quotes to share the work of building neighborhoods that end chronic homelessness by providing people places to stay, heal, and live. He will invite us to build collective power with partners across NWA to address homelessness and related injustices throughout our Northwest Arkansas.

You can attend this service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Standard Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/17fbh8tE7d/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

These days, many people hesitate to envision positive change. Why get your hopes up? Dr. Doug Krueger will explain how this stance misunderstands both the nature and power of optimism….and the Choir will sing!

Choir members, please gather in the UUFF Sanctuary at 9:45am for rehearsal.

You can attend this service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Standard Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/18Jhr2C3m3/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Join Rev. Renée and Gene for UUFF’s Annual Chocolate Communion Service! This year, in addition to having a ”sweet moment” together as a church community, we will take a moment to learn about our future together.

You can attend this service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Standard Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/174ZAZ7r3Z/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Religions tend to have problems with their histories, especially when the historians recount differences in lived experience (actualities) versus the tenets they espouse. UU’s have our problems with history as well… we kept getting recorded as heretics, boundary pushers, and anti-authoritarians, sometimes to our serious detriment. How will we fare in this “interesting time?”

Speaker, Rev. Jim Parrish, served as minister of UUFF from 2014 until his retirement in 2021. He and his spouse Theresa love Fayetteville so much that they made it their home after retiring, and they continue to participate in the interesting fabric of northwest Arkansas’s political, ecological, and social justice life. Rev. Jim is pleased to share a service with fellow UUs at UUFF.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Join Rev. Renée as we honor Meg Barnhouse and the many contributions she made to UUism in her lifetime.

Due to the still icy and dangerous conditions of the roads around UUFF and our parking lot, we will be closed again this Sunday, February 1st, 2026! That being said, we are offering two options to join this Sunday’s 11am Service remotely online!