1 Benevolent Street
(Corner of Benefit and Benevolent)
Providence, RI 02906
401-421-7970
Our buildings are handicap accessible via the parking lot on Benefit Street, and the sidewalk entrance on Benevolent Street. For more information, click here.
Today we honor the memory of those we have lost in the last year. UUnique, our children’s choir, will make its debut with special music.
We worship in person in the Meeting House. If you cannot join us in person, click here to tune in to … read more.
October is the month for the Jewish High Holy Days, which include The Feast of Trumpets (October 3), Day of Atonement – Yom Kippur (October 12), and the Feast of Tabernacles (October 17-24). As these celebrations begin, Rev. Liz will reflect on the importance and … read more.
Across the country and around the world, yoga practitioners are chanting in foreign tongues, including Sanskrit, Hindi, and Gurmukhi. They’re even chanting in English. And they’re taking kirtan out of the temples and the yoga studios, and into dance halls, universities, cathedrals, and other unexpected … read more.
Is church just a place to make friends? Or are we called to be more? Join Rev. Roger in a special celebration of our Small Group Ministry here at First U. We will learn about the Small Groups which already exist, how Small Group Ministry … read more.
Join Rev. Liz as she reflects on the journeys all of us take through life. As another First U group prepares for a Scotland pilgrimage (September 17-25), we will consider how all of us are pilgrims at one point or another.
We gather in person in … read more.
This is one of our favorite multi-gen services. We welcome everyone back from our summer adventures and share our stories with one another. Our Water Communion ceremony brings together the waters from our community members to be blessed for use in the coming year. See … read more.
We are called to meet this moment. This is not just about defeating the threat of fascism, although defeat it we must. Our challenge is much broader and deeper. Are we indeed “the ones we have been waiting for”? If so, what must we do … read more.
As humans, we spend extraordinary amounts of time engaged in patterned behavior; and we tell ourselves stories about our experience: what we’re doing, the life in which we’re engaged; the people around us. What are some ways that this shows up in your life? And … read more.
Inspired by his visit in 2021 to an exhibition of 100 Lithographs of images based on the Divine Comedy, Peter will be speaking on the moment in Dante’s trip through the afterlife when he goes from observer to participant.
Peter Van Erp grew up outside of … read more.
Spiritual exploration has been a lifelong path. Having been a UU for 39 years now and a Soto Zen priest for a year, I reflect on the paths chosen. I see a strong correlation between the zen buddhist precepts, my vows as a priest, and … read more.
