NOTE:   The 1^st U building is available for meetings, weddings, memorials and events.  It features a historic, beautiful interior with great acoustics, a sound system, a grand piano, large flat screen monitor and wifi. In addition, there are multiple meeting rooms.  Fees are dependent on services provided and type of activity.  Our goal is to provide a welcoming space for the COMMUNITY.  While in the building, we ask that you abide by our Seven Principals.  Call ARNY STIEBER, Trustee, for more information.  Cell 734-216-1814.  Also see the Building and Facilities section of this web site for pictures.

We Are More Than A “Church” * 

We Are A COMMUNITY that Welcomes All Who Welcome All!

Together We Can . . . Together We Will!

We are a community of diversity – in beliefs, skin colors, sexuality and preferences, ages, abilities, education, sizes and nationalities. We are a community that is drawn from a wide variety of traditions and beliefs vs. a traditional “church” with fixed beliefs.  We encourage the inward and outward growth of our members.  We come together to learn about the beauty and ever changing variety of life. Each Sunday brings a new perspective to contemplate and discuss because we have a variety of ministers, speakers and musicians.

Openness, curiosity, discovery and change are sign posts that guide us to developing our humanity. We practice the Seven Principles of the Unitarian-Universalist Association. Showing compassion to each other and to those in need in our community and around the world is an important part of who we are. Our commitment is to building a beloved community both within the congregation and in the wider world. Within we strive to support each other in our joys and sorrows. We join together as a community of seekers to develop our total lives. Beyond the congregation, our concerns include the environment, poverty, equality, justice, peace and the ever evolving needs of our community and beyond.  See the Newsletter heading on this web site for our monthly updates.

Our congregation began in 1906, with a group of Central Square, NY residents who met in each other’s homes. In 1908 our current building was erected, thanks in large part to the Goettel family of Central Square. At that time the congregation was part of the Universalist denomination.  In 1961, along with other Universalist congregations, we voted to join the merged Unitarian-Universalist Association.

We are a 501(c)3 organization and the only Unitarian-Universalist congregation in Oswego County. Our membership goes well beyond the borders of Central Square and, thanks to Zoom technology, now includes people from many locations.

Relationship to the Unitarian-Universalists Association (UUA)

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is the central organization for the Unitarian Universalist (UU) religious movement in the United States. The UUA’s 1000+ member congregations are committed to Seven Principles that include the worth of each person, the need for justice and compassion, and the right to choose one’s own beliefs. Our faith tradition is diverse and inclusive. We grew from the union of two radical Christian groups: the Universalists, who organized in 1793, and the Unitarians, who organized in 1825. They joined to become the UUA in 1961. Both groups trace their roots in North America to the early Massachusetts settlers and the Framers of the Constitution. Across the globe, our legacy reaches back centuries to liberal religious pioneers in England, Poland, and Transylvania. Today, Unitarian Universalists include people of many beliefs who share UU values. Each UU congregation is democratic—congregational leaders set their own priorities and choose their own ministers and staff. Congregations vote for the leaders of the UUA, who oversee the central staff and resources. The UUA supports congregations in their work by training ministers, publishing books and the UU World magazine, providing religious education curricula, offering shared services, coordinating social justice activities, and more.  Explore the UUA web site for complete details.

* We are a “church” as derived from the Greek word ekklesia, which means an assembly of people – a community.  Many people hear the word “church” and they think Christian with fixed beliefs.  We are a community of many beliefs and are open to change, thus we put church in quotation marks.