Welcome to First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

This Sunday

“Reflection Being a Liberal Patriot”

Livestreamed at 10:30 am It’s an interesting time for liberals to celebrate the beginning this country with its many notable aspirations and profoundly painful failures. 

Order of Service

June’s Share the Plate

Our June STP recipient, SisTers PGH, is a local nonprofit organization serving the BIPOC trans and nonbinary community of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Read More.

Parking on Morewood

Thank you to everyone who has voiced their opinion about parking on Morewood. Councilperson Strassburger wrote a thoughtful response reiterating that the City has not, at this time, planned to eliminate parking on Morewood. Read More.

RUAUU? Orientation

Are you considering becoming a member of the congregation and want to find out more about what that means? Learn more.

Congregation News

Featured Events

18 Jun
UU Young Adults Monthly Action Meeting
18 Jun 26
18 Jun
Acoustic Gathering rehearsals
18 Jun 26
Pittsburgh
19 Jun
Ian Maskin in Pittsburgh
19 Jun 26
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    Memeorial Garden dedication
    01 Sep
    09/01/25    
    9:00 am - 11:00 am
    Garden
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    Young Adults Board Game Nights
    01 Sep
    09/01/25    
    6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Young adults (18-35) are invited to bring and play board games in a cozy atmosphere with some refreshments! We meet on the 1st and 3rd [...]
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    AA
    01 Sep
    09/01/25    
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Pittsburgh Clergy Cluster
    02 Sep
    09/02/25    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Schweitzer Room
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    Women's Alliance Board meeting
    03 Sep
    09/03/25    
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Pittsburgh Universalist Community Singers
    03 Sep
    09/03/25    
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Undercroft Gallery
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    Art show hanging
    04 Sep
    09/04/25    
    2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Undercroft Gallery
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    Hero Kids RPG - How To for Parents! 
    04 Sep
    09/04/25    
    6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
    Priestly room Learn the simplest tabletop roleplay system for kids of all ages! We will be using this system in the 4th-6th grade class; parents [...]
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    Rehearsals
    05 Sep
    09/05/25    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Sanctuary
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    Teacher Fall Gathering & Orientation
    06 Sep
    09/06/25    
    9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Planning to teach in the religious education program this year? Teachers and substitute volunteers are invited to the first of our 2 major gatherings of [...]
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    Ingathering Picnic prep
    07 Sep
    09/07/25    
    9:00 am - 10:30 am
    The Annual pot-luck picnic for Ingathering on Sept 7. Come share food and fellowship to start the new year! Organzed by your Board of Trustees, [...]
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    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    07 Sep
    09/07/25    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
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    Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
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    Children & Youth Religious Education Info Table
    07 Sep
    09/07/25    
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Stop by to talk to the Lifespan Religious Education Director for all your questions about religious education for children and youth! You can also register [...]
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    Ingathering Picnic
    07 Sep
    09/07/25    
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    The Annual pot-luck picnic for Ingathering on Sept 7. Come share food and fellowship to start the new year! Organzed by your Board of Trustees, [...]
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    Religious Education Information Session for Parents
    07 Sep
    09/07/25    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Meet and greet, information presentation, and Q&A about religious education for children and youth for parents and guardians.       Office use only 10:00 [...]
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    Khasi Hills team meeting
    07 Sep
    09/07/25    
    12:15 pm - 2:15 pm
    Library
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    Gamelan rehearsal
    07 Sep
    09/07/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Harper room
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    Private meeting
    08 Sep
    09/08/25    
    7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Priestly Room
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    AA
    08 Sep
    09/08/25    
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    First Church Humanist Group
    09 Sep
    09/09/25    
    7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    We'll discuss a book on humanism and its history entitled "Humanly Possible", by British Humanist Sarah Bakewell. Barack Obama chose it as one of his [...]
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    Private event
    12 Sep
    09/12/25    
    8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Pastoral Care Team
    13 Sep
    09/13/25    
    10:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    14 Sep
    09/14/25    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
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    Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
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    WRITE HERE! WRITE NOW!
    14 Sep
    09/14/25    
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Drop into the Schweitzer Room from 11:30 to 12:30 to write letters to your federal officials. Tell them what you think or write using guidance/talking [...]
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    Religious Education Orientation - Make Up
    14 Sep
    09/14/25    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Make up orientation for all parents and volunteers in the religious education program for children and youth. Priestly room
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    Gamelan Rehearsals
    14 Sep
    09/14/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Harper room
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    Open House for Venture Crew 412
    14 Sep
    09/14/25    
    6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Young Adults Board Game Nights
    15 Sep
    09/15/25    
    6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Young adults (18-35) are invited to bring and play board games in a cozy atmosphere with some refreshments! We meet on the 1st and 3rd [...]
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    Venture Crew committee meeting
    15 Sep
    09/15/25    
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Undercroft Gallery
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    AA
    15 Sep
    09/15/25    
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Women's Alliance Welcome Back Luncheon
    18 Sep
    09/18/25    
    11:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Schweitzer Room Schweitzer Room kitchen Garden
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    First Pennsylvania Commandiere
    18 Sep
    09/18/25    
    7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Bach Choir rehearsal
    20 Sep
    09/20/25    
    9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Sanctaury
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    Sunday Forum Speaker Series
    21 Sep
    09/21/25    
    9:00 am - 10:00 am
    Sunday Forum: T Cell Chauvinists and Dendritic Cell Evangelists Sunday Morning Forum "T Cell Chauvinists and Dendritic Cell Evangelists" Michael Lotze MD, FACS, FAIO Professor [...]
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    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    21 Sep
    09/21/25    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
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    Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
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    Gamelan Rehearsals
    21 Sep
    09/21/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Harper room
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    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    21 Sep
    09/21/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Priestly room
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    AA
    22 Sep
    09/22/25    
    4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Dinner Undercroft gallery
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    Venture Crew meeting
    22 Sep
    09/22/25    
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Bach Operations Committee Meeting
    23 Sep
    09/23/25    
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Bach Choir rehearsal
    23 Sep
    09/23/25    
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Sanctaury
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    Women’s Alliance Postcarding Party
    25 Sep
    09/25/25    
    10:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    UU Community Acoustic Gathering
    25 Sep
    09/25/25    
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Second & Fourth Thursdays: Gatherings for players of acoustic instruments to build both community and musicianship, with an eye toward supporting some Sunday morning worship [...]
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    Private event
    26 Sep
    09/26/25    
    6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
    Undercroft gallery and kitchen Set up
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    Private event
    27 Sep
    09/27/25    
    11:00 am - 10:30 pm
      Undercroft Gallery kitchen
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    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    28 Sep
    09/28/25    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
    First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
    Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
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    Introduction to First Unitarian Church
    28 Sep
    09/28/25    
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Join us this coming Sunday in the Library following the service to learn more about the history, varied theologies and organization of Unitarian Universalism. Led [...]
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    Dismantling the Racialized Caste System in the USA: 4-Part Discussion Series
    28 Sep
    09/28/25    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    This 4-part discussion series is based on the book Caste, by Isabelle Wilkerson. Participants will explore Wilkerson's ideas about the origin and establishment of the Caste system in our country [...]
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    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    28 Sep
    09/28/25    
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Sanctuary
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    Gamelan Rehearsals
    28 Sep
    09/28/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Harper room
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    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    28 Sep
    09/28/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Priestly room
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    Venture Crew Officers' Meeting
    28 Sep
    09/28/25    
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Planning and Logistics meeting All Crew members are welcome to attend any officer's meeting. Crew members planning an upcoming event are especially encouraged to come! [...]
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    Playwrights meeting
    29 Sep
    09/29/25    
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Undercroft Gallery
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    Young Adults Board Game Nights
    29 Sep
    09/29/25    
    6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Young adults (18-35) are invited to bring and play board games in a cozy atmosphere with some refreshments! We meet on the 1st and 3rd [...]
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    AA
    29 Sep
    09/29/25    
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Women's Alliance
    02 Oct
    10/02/25    
    10:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Undercroft Gallery Women's Alliance will explore Qi Gong this week. Wear comfortable clothes as we learn about moving meditation. New and potential members are welcome. [...]
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    SongSpace Presents Hiroya Tsukomoto
    03 Oct
    10/03/25    
    4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
    Hiroya Tsukamoto (https://hiroyatsukamoto.com/) is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. He began playing the five-string banjo when he was thirteen, and took [...]
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    Sunday Forum Speaker Series
    05 Oct
    10/05/25    
    9:00 am - 10:00 am
    After a 4 year hiatus, the Sunday Forum resumed in September 2024. The Forum hosts speakers from inside and (mostly) outside our church. Topics have [...]
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    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    05 Oct
    10/05/25    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
    First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
    Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
    More Info
    Dismantling the Racialized Caste System in the USA: 4-Part Discussion Series
    05 Oct
    10/05/25    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    This 4-part discussion series is based on the book Caste, by Isabelle Wilkerson. Participants will explore Wilkerson's ideas about the origin and establishment of the Caste system in our country [...]
    More Info
    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    05 Oct
    10/05/25    
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Sanctuary
    More Info
    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    05 Oct
    10/05/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Priestly room
    More Info
    Gamelan Rehearsals
    05 Oct
    10/05/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Harper room
    More Info
    Events on 09/01/25
    01 Sep
    Memeorial Garden dedication
    1 Sep 25
    01 Sep
    Young Adults Board Game Nights
    1 Sep 25
    01 Sep
    AA
    1 Sep 25
    Events on 09/02/25
    02 Sep
    Pittsburgh Clergy Cluster
    2 Sep 25
    Events on 09/03/25
    03 Sep
    Women's Alliance Board meeting
    3 Sep 25
    03 Sep
    Pittsburgh Universalist Community Singers
    3 Sep 25
    Events on 09/04/25
    04 Sep
    Art show hanging
    4 Sep 25
    04 Sep
    Hero Kids RPG - How To for Parents! 
    4 Sep 25
    Events on 09/05/25
    05 Sep
    Rehearsals
    5 Sep 25
    Events on 09/06/25
    06 Sep
    Teacher Fall Gathering & Orientation
    6 Sep 25
    Events on 09/07/25
    07 Sep
    Ingathering Picnic prep
    7 Sep 25
    07 Sep
    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    7 Sep 25
    Pittsburgh
    07 Sep
    Children & Youth Religious Education Info Table
    7 Sep 25
    07 Sep
    Ingathering Picnic
    7 Sep 25
    07 Sep
    Religious Education Information Session for Parents
    7 Sep 25
    07 Sep
    Khasi Hills team meeting
    7 Sep 25
    07 Sep
    Gamelan rehearsal
    7 Sep 25
    Events on 09/08/25
    08 Sep
    Private meeting
    8 Sep 25
    08 Sep
    AA
    8 Sep 25
    Events on 09/09/25
    09 Sep
    First Church Humanist Group
    9 Sep 25
    Events on 09/12/25
    12 Sep
    Private event
    12 Sep 25
    Events on 09/13/25
    13 Sep
    Pastoral Care Team
    13 Sep 25
    Events on 09/14/25
    14 Sep
    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    14 Sep 25
    Pittsburgh
    14 Sep
    WRITE HERE! WRITE NOW!
    14 Sep 25
    14 Sep
    Religious Education Orientation - Make Up
    14 Sep 25
    14 Sep
    Gamelan Rehearsals
    14 Sep 25
    14 Sep
    Open House for Venture Crew 412
    14 Sep 25
    Events on 09/15/25
    15 Sep
    Young Adults Board Game Nights
    15 Sep 25
    15 Sep
    Venture Crew committee meeting
    15 Sep 25
    15 Sep
    AA
    15 Sep 25
    Events on 09/18/25
    18 Sep
    Women's Alliance Welcome Back Luncheon
    18 Sep 25
    18 Sep
    First Pennsylvania Commandiere
    18 Sep 25
    Events on 09/20/25
    20 Sep
    Bach Choir rehearsal
    20 Sep 25
    Events on 09/21/25
    21 Sep
    Sunday Forum Speaker Series
    21 Sep 25
    21 Sep
    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    21 Sep 25
    Pittsburgh
    21 Sep
    Gamelan Rehearsals
    21 Sep 25
    21 Sep
    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    21 Sep 25
    Events on 09/22/25
    22 Sep
    AA
    22 Sep 25
    22 Sep
    Venture Crew meeting
    22 Sep 25
    Events on 09/23/25
    23 Sep
    Bach Operations Committee Meeting
    23 Sep 25
    23 Sep
    Bach Choir rehearsal
    23 Sep 25
    Events on 09/25/25
    25 Sep
    Women’s Alliance Postcarding Party
    25 Sep 25
    25 Sep
    UU Community Acoustic Gathering
    25 Sep 25
    Events on 09/26/25
    26 Sep
    Private event
    26 Sep 25
    Events on 09/27/25
    27 Sep
    Private event
    27 Sep 25
    Events on 09/28/25
    28 Sep
    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    28 Sep 25
    Pittsburgh
    28 Sep
    Introduction to First Unitarian Church
    28 Sep 25
    28 Sep
    Dismantling the Racialized Caste System in the USA: 4-Part Discussion Series
    28 Sep 25
    28 Sep
    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    28 Sep 25
    28 Sep
    Gamelan Rehearsals
    28 Sep 25
    28 Sep
    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    28 Sep 25
    28 Sep
    Venture Crew Officers' Meeting
    28 Sep 25
    Events on 09/29/25
    29 Sep
    Playwrights meeting
    29 Sep 25
    29 Sep
    Young Adults Board Game Nights
    29 Sep 25
    29 Sep
    AA
    29 Sep 25
    Events on 10/02/25
    02 Oct
    Women's Alliance
    2 Oct 25
    Events on 10/03/25
    03 Oct
    SongSpace Presents Hiroya Tsukomoto
    3 Oct 25
    Pittsburgh
    Events on 10/05/25
    05 Oct
    Sunday Forum Speaker Series
    5 Oct 25
    05 Oct
    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    5 Oct 25
    Pittsburgh
    05 Oct
    Dismantling the Racialized Caste System in the USA: 4-Part Discussion Series
    5 Oct 25
    05 Oct
    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    5 Oct 25
    05 Oct
    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    5 Oct 25
    05 Oct
    Gamelan Rehearsals
    5 Oct 25
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