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The Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley is a welcoming and vibrant congregation, joyously supporting spiritual development guided by individual faith, reason, and conscience.

Special Events

Events

  • Death Café Conversations --Everyone Welcome!
    21 Mar 26


    On March 21 at 2pm pacific, please come to the in-person Death Café meeting in UUCB’s Safir Room–sponsored by three members of this church’s Applied UU Buddhist Sangha. This is an ongoing quarterly event here. All are welcome! 


  • Church du Soleil Spring Equinox
    21 Mar 26


    Celebrate the spring equinox with us on Saturday, March 21 at 6:30 pm. We’ll mark this turning of the seasons with music, stories, and community in the twilight.


  • Personal Theology: Painter and Sculptor, Kim Thoman, "How a Life Becomes Art"
    22 Mar 26


    9:30 a.m. In-Person in the Fireside room and streamed to Zoom, we’ll get the answer to “What shapes an artist’s vision over a lifetime?” The Personal Theology Committee is delighted to have painter and sculptor, Kim Thoman, share images from more than forty years of artwork, reflecting on the creative journey behind her recently published book, Kim Thoman: 40 Years of Painting. Click the heading for more about Kim and the Zoom link.


  • Love Songs & Chocolate
    22 Mar 26


    Please join us for Love Songs and Chocolate, a celebration of tuneful romance and delectable desserts. In a relaxed, cabaret-like setting, many singers from our community share beguiling love songs from the classics to Broadway to jazz. 

    Stay tuned for more details and link to buy tickets online.


  • No Kings Day Vigils
    28 Mar 26


    UUCB will be gathering with the greater interfaith community at UU Oakland at 11:30 AM to center and sing. We will then move together to the Plaza to join the Faith Contingent at the start of the march. In addition, there will be stationary vigils at Albany and El Sobrante, as well as a ZOOM vigil hosted by Lonnie. All can participate in this outpouring of moral vision countering our government’s tyranny.
    Please wear your yellow shirts and plan to carry signs and congregational banners! There will be sign making materials at the Social Justice tables in the Atrium and Social Hall after the service in the Sundays leading up to the vigil.
    Please see the image for the schedule.

  • Raise Your Voice in Love, for Justice
    12 Apr 26


    Come sing public witness songs and learn
    how to be loud without burning your voice out
    how to maintain a calm, open-hearted presence, even when you’re singing or speaking in public


  • Lessons in Loss, Love & Resilience with Arik Housley
    22 Apr 26


    As we look back on our lives and ahead to the future, how do we honor our losses without being defined by them? This workshop explores the shift from living in grief to living with it—integrating our past heartbreaks into a narrative of strength and grace.


  • Raise Your Voice in Love, for Justice
    17 May 26


    Come sing public witness songs and learn
    how to be loud without burning your voice out
    how to maintain a calm, open-hearted presence, even when you’re singing or speaking in public


  • Ukulele Summer Camp 2026
    13 Jul 26


    Family-friendly (K and up) Ukulele Summer Camp at UUCB July 13-17 is now enrolling. Parents are encouraged to enroll and learn along with their kids, and families with two or more campers enrolled receive a discount.


  • Chalice Camp 2026
    3 Aug 26


    August 3 – August 7, 2026
    Chalice camp is a fun and meaningful week-long summer day camp for rising 1st through 6th graders. At camp, they learn values while expanding their knowledge and capacity to be articulate about what they believe. The activities during the week include energetic daily outside worship, classic childhood games, drama, art, cooking, community building, and community service based on curriculum developed by religious educators of our faith.