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Where You Fit In:

Furthermore, you have a choice of more than 90 organizations to join within UUCA including the Day Alliance, Singletarians, Young Adults, and VaRUUM (Virginia Rainbow UU Ministry) .

Our congregation consists of over 900 Members and more than 600 Friends and Inquiring Friends. Newcomers often begin their Church affiliation as Inquiring Friends, those who are exploring Unitarian Universalism and our church. They may then become Friends, those who have not yet committed to membership but usually pledge and participate in church activities. A person can become a Member at any time; members have a voice and vote in the congregation and can hold office.

Sunday Mornings at UUCA:

Worship services are held each Sunday morning, September through May at 9:15 and 11:15. In the summer, there is one morning service at 10:00. Service formats vary to include plays, skits, performances by our UUCA Dancers and renowned UUCA Choir as well as sermons.
*Religious Education classes for youth and children are offered downstairs during each service. Infant care is also provided in the nursery downstairs in the north wing.
*Fellowship: following each service Members, Friends and visitors can be found filling the Fellowship Hall with friendly conversation. Here, refreshments are served and information is exchanged via the library cart, bulletin boards, and special tables for our many activities and volunteer opportunities.

A Brief History of Unitarian Universalism
Although Unitarianism has a long history, our church had its genesis in World War II. Rationing and shortages made it difficult to get to All Souls in Washington, the only Unitarian Church in the area. Arlington Unitarians began meeting wherever local space could be found and in early 1945 the Arlington Fellowship was formally organized as a constituent body of All Souls Church. In 1948 The Fellowship became the Unitarian Church of Arlington (renamed the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington in 1994 as a result of the union of the two national churches). Ground breaking for the first church building was on November 7, 1949. The present sanctuary was completed in 1963, the rest of the current church building in 1994.

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