BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

If you are searching to share in a liberal faith with like-​minded people, BuxMont is the place for you. Everyone is accepted and all ideas are celebrated. BuxMont has a top notch religious education program which my daughter enjoys very much. BuxMont is a large part of my family’s life… we are so happy to be attending. Come and see what BuxMont is all about!

The BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is probably the best kept secret in the area! Unitarian Universalism would be defined as a liberal faith because it encourages you to find your OWN spiritual path using a set of affirming Principles rather than making folks recite Creeds full of damnation: Creeds that have no real meaning the minute you walk out the door. We’ve all heard the fire and brimstone sermons that promise an eternal damnation in Hell. Some religions keep their flock in line by teaching intimidation and fear rather than love and acceptance. Everyone I know who has been a «UU» member for a while seems to smile more often than the regular guy on the street, and they appear to be truly happy.
Personally, I did not go to a religious service on a regular basis for nearly 30 years. The moment we walked into the door of the Fellowship, my husband and I were blown away. We were made to feel welcome by everyone with whom we spoke. People wanted to get to know us better — and not because we were «fresh meat.» They wanted to get to know us as people, not more money in the coffers. This was not an act. Everyone is open-​minded and well-​meaning, every day. As a gay couple, there are very few churches that would accept our relationship. This one does, and goes out of the way to encourage its congregation to support Gay Marriage as a Civil Right (but without screaming from the pulpit about it!) The best part: Nobody cares that we are a homosexual couple. And in 2012, that is exactly as it should be!
I know that this kind of sounds like an advertisement for a cult of some kind. I bet someone out there is accusing me of having drunk the grape kool-​aid… but Unitarian Universalists are hard-​working, deep-​thinking and truly spiritual people. Nobody wants to «convert» you to their point of view. They simply want you to discover what is true and real in YOUR life path, because all of us are different, and some of us require different means of getting to a goal.
Fun Fact: Of our Founding Fathers, three of the first six Presidents belonged to THIS religion. So when your friends and neighbors begin to talk about the values that our Founding Fathers had, they need to look to the values held by this religion first. And I can assert that they have very little to do with what the Tea Party says they believed.
There are two services each Sunday morning (with Religious Education for the kids) and during the summer months, one service each week. There are extensive adult education courses on both religious and non-​religious topics. I would suggest that anyone interested in this vibrant and welcoming church take a look at the BuxMont website to learn more about what is going on there. (There’s something that goes on every day of the week!)
I can only hope that the kind reader of this review comes to visit one day so that they can see how genuine, loving and open we really are. There is no way I could recommend the BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship any higher.

My first wedding took place here. I’m not very religious but wanted a traditional wedding. The minister is a really cool guy. I’ve never meant a more open-​minded bunch of spiritual folks. This is a great place to go if you have kids because they have many educational programs for children. The building itself is modern yet beautiful.
I live my life very traditionally but I definitely vote as a liberal because I don’t think my views should confine others’ lives. This open-​minded place of worship provides the tradition and structure I want without forcing me to box in my beliefs. Wish I lived closer now!
This group openly supports civil unions as civil rights. Their banner supporting this has been stolen and defaced before, which is a shame. If that happened at a Christian church or a mostly-​black church or happened to be a hate symbol at a temple, there would be an all-​out outrage.
To their credit, the congregation responds to press queries and continually replaces the banner. The group really acts with dignity instead of holding in a great deal of anger.