Unitarian Christian Church of America
We warmly welcome you to the UCCA. We believe we are a “faith whose time has come, indeed a faith for today.” Our aim is not to impose a specific belief but to unite with others to promote, educate, and improve a “way of living” in harmony and peace with everyone.
The world we live in is not what God intended for it to be. The old ways no longer work, nor are they relevant; it is time for an “awakening.” Our spiritual needs are unmet as we have evolved, creating a growing spiritual and moral void that must be addressed.
We invite you to join us in becoming the revival that awakens humanity into the next century and beyond. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. The time is right, the need is clear, and the answer is waiting.
The UCCA teaches that life should be lived with love, humility, compassion, spiritual openness, and a commitment to personal and communal flourishing.
"First, liberty, freedom of the individual to think, think as he will or think as he must; but not liberty for the sake of itself. Liberty for the sake of finding the truth"
- Minot J. Savage, Our Unitarian Gospel (p. 9).
A Message for Today's World
We sincerely hope you'll find a comfortable and welcoming environment and new home here with us. When we come together, our goal is not to impose personal faith or judge honest individual differences. Instead, we strive to unite through our love for God and to live in truth, peace, and love for all humankind and all of God’s creation.
As our Platform may be unfamiliar to you, we invite you to take this opportunity to learn more about who we are and what we believe. The UCCA is genuinely committed to a “faith whose time has come, indeed, a faith for today.”
We welcome everyone who chooses to participate in living our Platform. Those who actively practice our Universal Principle embodied within our Foundational Beliefs and to the best of their abilities, live the faith we share as a way of life, not just a statement made when convenient or appropriate.
UCCA Sermon
WHAT WILL YOU DO
June 28, 2026
Genesis 9:12, God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations.”
This passage from the Hebrew Bible records the covenant God made with Noah and reflects the scope of God’s intent. Note that God speaks to Noah, saying this covenant is between Noah and God, but then states that it also includes “every living creature that is and all generations to follow.” That means you and me.
God's concern and love extend to all humanity. It has always been this way. There is no one “chosen” person or group, only God’s family. One family, all children of the One Creator. That is who each of us is. We create the divides, we build the walls between us, we divide the family, and we fuel the discourse that feeds the chaos we face daily. It has always been our choice, and we have always chosen ourselves over God's will, our way instead of God’s way. That is what is wrong with our world and our lives, and why we are not what God designed and created us to be.
Jesus said in Matthew, Mark, and Luke: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” He said that among all the commandments we have, this is the greatest. He said it for a reason, and even after all these years, we still don’t live it. You call yourself a “Christian,” but do you live this truth? You say you believe in God, but do you do as He commanded? If you kept this one Commandment, you would not have to be concerned about the others, for the love it requires would guide your life toward the righteousness that God wants to see in you. How are you doing with this?
"If you want to love God, you must love people. They are His children. You can be helpful materially by giving to the needy; and mentally by giving comfort to the sorrowful, courage to the fearful, divine friendship and moral support to the weak". Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), Hindu monk
“They are His children.” Let that sink in for a moment. “All” are His children, which means you and everyone else. We don’t love as God wants us to until we love as God loves. Without conditions, without exceptions, without all the things we use to reject those who are not “just like us.” God loves you just as you are, with all your faults, the mistakes you’ve made, and regardless of what you’ve done. You don’t truly love until you do the same. Do you?
“Believe not because some old manuscripts are produced, believe not because it is your national belief, believe not because you have been made to believe from your childhood, but reason truth out, and after you have analyzed it, then if you find it will do good to one and all, believe it, live up to it, and help others live up to it.” Gautama Buddha
Our religions are not doing what God wants them to do if they are dividing God’s children. You are not living a godly life when you refuse to accept others because they are not just like you or because you are following a divisive teaching. In the love of God, there is no room for divisions, judgments, condemnations, or hatred. There is no love in such things; thus, they are ungodly. Which path will you take?
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have." Margaret Mead (1901-1978), anthropologist
Margaret is right. We need a few “caring people” because our world is crying out and begging for change. And now we stand at the crossroads. Do we pick up our cross and follow the love Jesus directed us to, or do we turn and walk away? Do we wait for someone else to do it for us, believe in old manuscripts, in dogmatic theologies that have never worked, in beliefs that leave out the love of God for empty hopes of nothing? Or do we accept our part in the covenant God called us to and decide to live loving all, just as God loves us? What will you do?
Rev. Dr. Shannon Rogers, DDiv
Sr. Pastor and President, Unitarian Christian Church of America (UCCA)
