Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville
Church Cathedral
Why pick this one
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville offers seasonal 9:15 AM contemplative and 11:15 AM traditional services, with the latter livestreamed and supported by children’s programs.
Best for
- People seeking a non-creedal congregation
- Families needing children’s faith formation or childcare during Sunday worship
- People seeking either meditative or traditional Sunday services
- People needing an online Sunday worship option
- People interested in faith-based community and social justice activities
Look elsewhere if
- People seeking a creed-based congregation or required church doctrine
- Visitors requiring abundant on-site parking, since the site notes very limited parking
- People seeking livestreamed contemplative services, which are offered only in person
Specialties
- Contemplative Sunday worship
- Traditional Sunday worship with choir or guest musicians
- Children and youth faith formation
- Online livestreamed worship
- First Wednesday Vespers and community dinner
What makes them different
- Offers two Sunday services from mid-September through May: a 9:15 AM contemplative service and an 11:15 AM traditional service
- Livestreams the 11:15 AM traditional service to YouTube and provides an archive of past services
- Provides children and youth faith formation plus childcare during the 11:15 AM service
- Operates as a non-creedal congregation centered on covenants rather than required professions of faith
- Runs a Community Plate program directing half of undesignated donations to selected local organizations
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 1 Edwin Pl, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- +18282546001
- Website
- https://uuasheville.org/
- information@uuasheville.org
Services
- Sunday worship services
- Online worship livestream
- Children and youth programs
- Childcare
- Small-group faith formation
- Community and social justice activities
- Memorial garden interments