First UU Church of San Diego

Our mission is to create community, to nurture spiritual growth, and to act on our values to help heal the world.
Nuestra misión es crear comunidad, fomentar el crecimiento spiritual y vivir nuestros valores para ayudar a sanar el mundo.
View our aspiration, principles, and sources.

Sunday Services and Sermons

Special Notice for Sunday Worship:
The worship team has made the difficult decision to postpone all in-person gatherings, effective immediately, through at least February 6, due to the new information regarding the omicron coronavirus variant. Sunday's service will be livestreamed only; there will be no in-person congregant viewing or participation at this service. Similarly, groups or activities should not meet outdoors in person at this time and will be moved online.

Join us online 9:30 am on Sundays:
Join us online via our live stream on YouTube .
To watch past services go to our Messages page.

Next Sunday Worship Service
"Volver y Renover"
Rev. Dr. Omega Burckhardt, Assistant Minister
Sunday, January 23, 2022, 9:30 am PST - Online with ASL
Download the Order of Service

Join us online for Sunday Social Hour
Hillcrest: 10:30 am. Launch Hillcrest Social Hour
South Bay: 11 am. Launch South Bay Social Hour

Join us for the Board Chat
Sunday, Feb 6, 12:30 pm. Launch Board Chat

Staying Connected

From our weekly live stream worship service and online social hour to our Family Ministry activities, Facebook Groups, meditation videos and online meetings, we are thriving together virtually until we can be together in person again. We heartily invite you to turn isolation into inspiration by joining us online. For a growing collection of ways to connect, Staying Connected page.

Calendar

For online meetings, classes, etc. see our Calendar.

News

A Chaotic, but Productive Start to Our Pantry's Third Year
1/12/22 - We had access to absolutely no turkeys from either of the two main regional food banks before Christmas. It was our pleasure to give away a lot of other food and the dozens of gift cards many of you all so generously donated. Our last food distribution before Christmas turned out to be our biggest food distribution to date, serving 206 households with over 840 individuals! Read More.

Livestream Announcement

11/27/21 - Our Sunday service will now be streamed LIVE at 9:30 am on Sunday mornings. Once the service has been streamed live, it will continue to be available on YouTube, so you can continue watching at 11:30 am as usual, or at any time you choose. You can reach our YouTube channel by clicking the YouTube icon at the bottom of any page on our website. Or just go there now and hit Subscribe!

Returning to Community Via Listening Circles
12/3/21 - Each of us has weathered the past months of congregational changes and challenges as best we could. Without a space or place to share our feelings and what’s weighing on our hearts, remaining in covenant, connectedness, and community has been difficult. As a first step to acknowledge what we’ve experienced, we are implementing a Listening Circle program to share our feelings. Learn more and sign up.

Camp de Benneville Pines Fall 2021 News and Updates
10/4/21 - Yippie! Camp de Benneville Pines has reopened for eight weeks of Fall fun! Art Camp recently wrapped up with 28 happy campers, and volunteers have been up at camp working hard to make camp more firesafe by trimming tree limbs and picking up forest fuels off the ground. Read the latest news release.

Safe Reopening

First Church is preparing for our new normal. A great team has been tasked with preparing our church for a safe return. Read more and sign the Health Safety Covenant.