We welcome all who are engaged in the search for spiritual meaning in their lives.

OUR CONGREGATION

Our History

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Laramie (UUFL) was established in 1955 with about a dozen members. In 1963, after meeting in rented space for several years, the members bought and remodeled a building that had been used as a paint shop. By 1980, that space had become too small, and the congregation built the “pyramid on the plains” just north of I-80 at the end of Park Street, which was completed and dedicated in 1982. That structure served the congregation until, again, it became too small. In 2002, UUFL purchased a building from another denomination at the corner of 14th and Gibbon Streets, which is its current home.

Historically a lay-led community, the congregation has been served by several part-time and guest ministers since 1995. Our current minister is Rev. Leslie Kee whose pastoral services we share with the Unitarian Universalist Community of Casper.

Our Mission Statement

From its beginning, UU Laramie has included members from a variety of religious backgrounds and persuasions. We are bound together by our belief in Unitarian Universalist principles and by our mission statement: We come here to stimulate, support and empower each individual to honestly discover the spiritual, moral and intellectual qualities necessary to live and act compassionately within the interdependent web of the human family and the environment.

A Welcoming Congregation

UU Laramie is designated as a “Welcoming Congregation” by the national Unitarian Universalist Association.  Welcoming means that we strive to include LGBTQ people in all aspects of our congregational life.

WHAT WE BELIEVE AND HOW WE PRACTICE

As a Unitarian Universalist congregation, members are bound together not by doctrine but by covenant, pledging to support one another on our respective spiritual paths.

UU Laramie joins with other Unitarian Universalists around the world in affirming seven Principles, which serve as a guide in our search for spiritual growth and meaning:

• The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
• Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations;
• Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregation;
• A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
• The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
• The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
• Respect for interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

Unitarian Universalists draw our inspiration from a wide range of religious and spiritual traditions:

• our own direct experience of the mystery of the universe
• the words and deeds of prophetic people
• wisdom from the world’s religions
• the guidance of reason and the results of science
• earth-centered traditions