Welcome to UUCLC! If you’re searching for a community that is guided by YOUR quest for YOUR truth and meaning, not by a set creed or dogma, we invite you to join us
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We are a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association, a voluntary association of self-governing local churches and fellowships which have chosen to pursue common goals together. We gather in congregation and in smaller groups to nurture our spirits and put our values into action by helping to make our congregations and our communities a better place.
Our Backstory
Once upon a time, waaay back in 1989, several like-minded families living in Lake County began meeting on Sundays at Capt. Appleby’s restaurant and considering forming a more formal fellowship. Over time, they found themselves drawn to Unitarian Universalism, and in April, 1994, sixty-one UU members and eleven friends signed a charter establishing the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lake County Florida.
The congregation was now meeting at the Women’s club in Eustis, where they remained for decades. In 2012, Ruth Gray, a champion of joy, justice, and the idea of Unitarian Universalism having a permanent home in Lake County, made a death bed decision to donate the bulk of her estate toward building a permanent home for UUCLC.
In Ruth’s honor, our new home was joyfully dedicated in January 2018. Since then, we have dedicated gardens, gone solar, and grown our congregational programs and community partnerships. We will always remain a work in progress. All that’s missing is… you.
Our Mission
UUCLC is an inclusive non-creedal fellowship that works for a just community and fosters a lifelong search for personal spiritual fulfillment.
Our Vision
UUCLC, with the guidance of dedicated, compassionate leadership, will be known as a thriving, dynamic, liberal and welcoming congregation that offers sanctuary to our members and the community at large. We will serve as a beacon to open-minded individuals by fostering justice, peace, and equality in all that we do.
