About Us

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Redwood City (UUFRC) is a religious community that joins together to grow spiritually and intellectually. We offer opportunities for personal growth and development for all ages. We encourage exploration of our Unitarian Universalist heritage and of other religious and philosophical views. We welcome diversity of belief, lifestyle, and culture. We pledge to work toward a world with true equality for all.   We are members of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and the Pacific Central District of the UUA.

We welcome all interested persons--regardless of race, religious background, affectional orientation, age, ability, or economic status--to join with us in our liberal religious community as we live out our Unitarian Universalist principles in the world.

We invite you to browse this website to learn more about our congregation and its activities, and we hope you will join us at a Sunday service to meet us in person.

Our Mission Statements

We weave a community of compassion and joy, giving us strength and hope.

We support the spiritual journeys we take together and alone.

We work to create a better world by reaching out, taking risks, and building relationships beyond our Fellowship.

Our Motto

Our motto is "Light the Journey".

Our Vision Statement

In June of 2011, the congregation affirmed a vision statement for the next five years.

Brief History

Our Fellowship was chartered in 1959 by a group of fifty-two people, with the generous help of the Palo Alto Unitarian Church. We began as a lay-led group, and called our first minister, Rev. William Houff, in 1964. After several other ministers, the Fellowship returned to lay-led status in 1983. In June 1967, our present building was purchased from First Christian Church. We paid off the mortgage in 1984.

In 1997 we welcomed Rev. Rachel Anderson, who would become our first settled minister in many years. During her ministry, the position grew from part-time to full-time. In 2003, we called the Rev. Julia Older to guide our community, and we ordained her here at the Fellowship on February 8, 2004.