About

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Chautauqua, Inc. is a ten-week summer congregation affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association.  Many of our members have other UU affiliations but also support this Fellowship. We also welcome “friends of the Fellowship” who may or may not be affiliated with another religious organization. Membership is open to all.

Mission

The purpose of this fellowship is to provide a community at Chautauqua wherein liberal religious thinking is fostered. Though we may be separated in time and in space, yet shall we be united together in spirit and in purpose.

Sunday Service at the Hall of Philosophy

History

A UU congregation previously existed at Chautauqua dating from 1904 to 1960. The original UU house was owned by the national Unitarian Universalist Association and was sold by them in 1960. The current Fellowship, formed in 1979, acquired and remodeled the current UU house in 2008.

Now with 179 members and more than 340 supportive friends, the fellowship has an average weekly attendance of 165.

Affiliation

As an affiliated congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association, we covenant to affirm and promote:

• The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
• Justice, equality and compassion in human relations;
• Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
• 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 the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

To learn more about Unitarian Universalism, visit uua.org.

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A Welcoming congregation

The UU Welcoming Congregation Program is a voluntary program for Unitarian Universalist congregations that want to take intentional steps to become more welcoming and inclusive of people with marginalized sexual orientations and gender identities. For several years we have hosted the weekly meeting of the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays which has taken place at the UU House on Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. We will continue our support for PFLAG.
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Beginning with the 2017 season the Fellowship became the sponsoring organization of the LGBTQ and Friends Community. Beginning with the 2021 season the Community became an independent Community Group. The Fellowship will continue to support the LGBTQ and Friends Community and offer any assistance required to make their initiatives and programs as successful as possible. The Community conducts a meet and greet on the porch of the Athenaeum Hotel on Sunday evenings and a discussion series on a weekly topic at Alumni Hall on Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m.

To learn more about the Welcoming Congregation Program, visit uua.org/lgbtq/welcoming.

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