On Saturday, October 18, 2025, the family and friends of Greg Sorlie were welcomed for a Celebration of Life service at 1:30 pm, both onsite in the OUUC Sanctuary and on Zoom. A reception followed for those onsite. The Order of Service and video recording are embedded below.
Blog – Archive
Reconnecting and Making Meaning
August 28, 2025 Spark Article from Rev. Mary Gear The arc of the year at OUUC is a bit like the arc of the school year. We take a break from some things over the summer while other things continue. Classes, choir, and Thursday Community Dinners pause while Sunday services, team meetings and social gatherings continue. And at […]
Transgender Support Resources
On March 30, 2025, Rev. Mary Gear, Rev. Sara Lewis, and Rev. Nancy Reid McKee hosted a forum sharing a variety of resources and tips on how to support transgender and nonbinary individuals and communities. See also, the preceding worship service honoring Transgender Day of Visibility. Below are links to all of the resources mentioned […]
Up-to-date Instructions for How to Pledge at OUUC
MAKING A PLEDGE Step 1When you make your INITIAL pledge through the OUUC website, you click on the Give Tab and then select the ‘Stewardship Drive’ tab. If you wanted to make pledges to OTHER campaigns (capital campaigns, etc.), you can click on those instead. Step 2From there you are prompted to pledge through the […]
OUUC Shows Up for Knowledge
A small and mighty band of people showed up at the Washington State Capitol on July 12 to protest the federal cuts to science, libraries and education. Thank you to all who came to show support and solidarity! Some of those gathered asked for the text of the speech that I gave on the base […]



