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Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley is a welcoming and vibrant congregation, joyously supporting spiritual development guided by individual faith, reason, and conscience.
Our Next Service
Holiday Hope and Healing: A Blue Christmas Service
December 17, 2025 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ministerial Intern Liesl Dees
Holiday Hope and Healing
Amidst holiday bustle, this service offers an extra space of quiet and comfort. We’ll gather for liturgy to acknowledge tenderness and gather strength in community.
Services Sundays 11 am
Join us in person, live on Facebook, or live on YouTube
Special Events
Events
17 Dec 25Ministerial Intern Liesl Dees
Holiday Hope and Healing
Amidst holiday bustle, this service offers an extra space of quiet and comfort. We’ll gather for liturgy to acknowledge tenderness and gather strength in community.
20 Dec 25The Winter Solstice is a time to journey inward and reflect on the lessons, joys, and sorrows of the last year. It’s also a celebration of the light and darkness in each of us. Join us for a service of readings, songs, stillness, and ritual.
Bring cookies, drinks, and other nourishing snacks to share.
Let’s welcome the returning light and celebrate the season together.
From 4-6 pm
21 Dec 25Everyone is welcome to come and sing, whether they think of themselves as a singer or not. Or just be in the middle of all the great music. Come, join the fun, ring in the holidays with great music – Hallelujah!
Tickets are General Admission and Student rates available. No one turned away for lack of funds.
4 Jan 269:30 a.m. In-person in the Fireside room and online in the Zoom room, UUCB is delighted to have 2025-26 ministerial intern, Liesl Dees, as Personal Theology’s first presenter of the 2026 year! Liesl will talk with us of her spiritual journey growing up in New Mexico and attending “The Church of the Big Blue Dome” which she now calls “religious naturalism.” So many of us encounter the divine when in nature and Liesl’s talk will inspire and encourage us to share our own experiences during the Q&A time. Click the heading for the link.
11 Jan 269:30 a.m. Personal Theology, In-person in the Fireside Room and online in the Zoom Room. Presenter: Dr. David Belden. “Dave,” as many of his UUCB friends call him is a gift to this community and he has shared snippets of his extraordinary life. In this Personal Theology talk, “Amazing grace: How UUs saved me from burnout.” Dave will read excerpts from his new book, “The World Remakers’ Child.” The book is about moving in and out of movements dedicated to changing the world. So: joy and despair, faith, burnout, and renewal. And how finding Unitarian Universalism saved him from burnout! Click the heading for the Zoom link and more information about Dave’s talk and his new book. Dave will have his book for sale in the Fireside Room.
25 Jan 26Board of Trustees Candidates Forum
January 26, after Worship Service @ 12:30 pm
Sanctuary, in person and on Zoom
Get to know the Board of Trustees Candidates in this informative and interactive forum beginning after service at 12:30 pm. The outstanding candidates are:Kristen Jensen and Carla McCasland
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Kensington, CA 94707
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Land Acknowledgment
We acknowledge that this church occupies land in Huchiun in the unceded territory of the Chochenyo-speaking Ohlone people. May we have the humility and courage to do our part to restore what has been broken and the wisdom to live into a new solidarity with Indigenous communities and the earth.






























