I am going to a Unitarian church tomorrow, what should I expect?

Question

I know there will be no buy-bull, thank God.

How about those Cowboys!

Answer 1

They won't mention God or Jesus as often as normal churches do. The sermon will be more wide-ranging; it might be on organized labor or recycling or the war in Iraq.

They sing hymns and take a collection just like normal churches. The minister or lay leader will say "Please stand if you are willing and able" at the points where you are supposed to stand and "Please be seated" when you are supposed to sit down, so don't worry on that point.

(With my luck, tomorrow at your church will be In-gathering or the once a year Pagan Dance demnstration.)

The church's web site should tell you what the upcoming sermn topic is, and if they are sharp, what to wear. Outside of Massachusetts, a white shirt, no tie and navy-blue dockers will make you blend right in. Google "Unitarian" plus your town to find the site. It should be in the top 5 results, unless the web master is unskilled or there are 12 of them in your town.

They may ask you to stand and introduce yourself. They may offer you a name badge, current newsletter or "Welcome" brochure. They won't push themselves on you like they were selling used cars and this week is the last day of the Largest Sale in Western Civilization. Some people find us aloof that way. Some find us refreshing that way.

Something I paste in a lot:

If you leave this question up long enough, someone will say we are a cult. Cults have three hallmarks. 1) They are relatively new, 2) they have a single, charismatic leader, and 3) they share a single mindset.

By the numbers:

1) We have been around for 200 years. President John Adams and his son, President John Quincy Adams, were Unitarians.

2) Our leader, the president of the UUA, changes every ten years. Sometimes we elect a person with charisma, sometimes we don't.

3) Some of us believe in God, some don't. That is the widest variety of "mindset" you'll find in any religion today.

We are not a normal denomination, but we are far from being a cult. Calling us one is like calling Donald Trump a communist, bu it doesn't stop the ignorant.

Answer 2

The main difference in the Unitarian Church is that they don't believe in the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). Thus the name Unitarian or "one".

Answer 3

A very liberal, laid back type of atmosphere...and of course there will be no talk about the Trinity. Unitarians do not believe in the Trinity.

Answer 4

Expect to miss the Cowboys/Dolphins game.

Answer 5

The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
Proverbs 21:16

Answer 6

Pretty tame and cool. Usually somebody gives a talk and that's about the big extent of it. Nice people!

Answer 7

This is the blessing God promises those who keep His Sabbath sacred:

Isaiah 58:13 "If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, [from] doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking [thine own] words:
58:14 "Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it]."

God has promised a blessing for those who keep the Sabbath sacred. THAT IS TODAY, NOT SUNDAY!

The man of sin changed the Sabbath to Sunday (Daniel 7:l25). See his identity in a Bible code: http://abiblecode.tripod.com

Shalom, peace in Jesus, Ben Yeshua

Answer 8

i thought they had libraries of different bible translations in their.. is it churches?

other than that (and I don't even know that for sure) I don't know what to tell you.