Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Beaufort
Our mission is to create a joyful sanctuary for spiritual and intellectual growth, embracing all souls in a nurturing community from which we go forth as activists for social justice and stewards of the natural world.
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Beaufort (UUFB) is a liberal religious community. As such, UUFB wishes to make its facilities available to groups and organizations whose purposes and philosophies are consistent with the principles of Unitarian Universalism.
ONGOING SOCIAL JUSTICE PROJECTS OF UUFB:
Laura Towne Scholarship for high school seniors– We work with the guidance counselors in the schools asking for Essays (500 words or more) to be submitted. Each year the winning essay will be printed in our church newsletter and read at a Sunday service. The scholarship will be awarded at the school awards ceremony.
Family Promise – a number of members of the congregation have been involved in the organizing meetings for this inter-faith program to help homeless families in our area. We have made a $1000 donation to help the program get started. UUFB is a supporting congregation and paired with another church which has the space to house homeless families. UUFB is responsible for helping to provide meals, stay overnight at times and other ways to help.
HELP Sunday – The first Sunday of each month, donations of food and clothing are collected forHELP of Beaufort, a non-profit that helps feed and clothe people in the Beaufort community.
Fifth Sunday collections – There are four “Fifth Sundays” in the calendar year. The social justice committee designates each one of them for our offering at the Sunday service.
Support for racial equality – UUFB participates in the Martin Luther King Day parade and in the November Heritage Days at Penn Center. For the past two years we have committed monies for two tables at the Penn Center Gala fund raising event in May. The Penn Center event corresponds with the congregations birthday celebration of Laura Towne, a Unitarian who is a co-founder of Penn School in 1862.
KIVA –we have invested in micro-enterprise projects in the developing world. This is a revolving loan program so money is being paid back regularly.
New Year’s Day Peace Vigil – This witness for peace is well-attended and led by our minister. The vigil has been held for many years and recalls the names of each military man or woman who has died since the beginning of the Iraq war.
Second Helpings - A food rescue organization which picks up food from participating grocery stores and delivers it to various locations where it is distributed to people in need.
Thumbs Up - An after school tutoring program affiliated with the Boys and Girls clubs.
Location: Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
