EliotChapel

Welcome to Eliot Chapel

We bid you welcome to this house. It is a place we love and tend with care. We welcome all seekers after truth without regard to ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, or religious background.

Preachers here have the task of presenting religion fearlessly, freely, and faithfully.

Hearers here have the responsibility of testing what they hear, not only with the critical mind, but also in the living of everyday life.

Our faith is lived not in creeds, but in deeds; not in the hereafter but the here-and-now; not carved in stone, but open to new revelation. We draw upon many scriptures. Our overarching values are freedom, reason, pluralism, and love.

We are glad your path has brought you here. Welcome!

Eliot Unitarian Chapel -- 100 S. Taylor (corner of Argonne), Kirkwood, Missouri 63122 -- 314-821-0911

Mission

Eliot Chapel, a Unitarian Universalist community, gathers to

Foster free religious thought,
Nurture spiritual growth,
And act for social justice.

Newcomer Questions

What do Unitarian Universalists believe? Where do I park? What entrance should I use? What do people typically wear to church? Where should I go if I have children? Find the answers to these questions at Newcomer Questions.

Recent Sermons

A selection of sermons from 1998 - 2009 are linked here. Sermons beginning Sept. 9, 2007 are available in podcast format.

Next Service

Sunday, July 5, 2009 – 10:00 a.m.

Freedom – led by Bess Wilhelms

As Americans, we have more freedom than we know what to do with, so we don't really notice the freedoms we have until we are faced with a situation that would be greatly changed if we didn't have those freedoms.

More Upcoming Services

Reverend Dr. Daniel Ó Connell

Reverend Daniel is Eliot's Lead Minister. You can read his blog here.

Haste Makes Embarrassment

Annual meetings can be funny things. Most of us lead very busy lives, and so sometimes people find out about something for the first time at a congregational meeting despite there having been reference to it in earlier newsletters, etcetera. Also, some people love to come to these meetings, and some stay away. People who are eager to get some news or have a burning question will tend to come to a meeting, and people who are happy with the status quo tend to stay away.

Reverend Bonnie Vegiard

Reverend Bonnie is Eliot's Program Minister.

Happy Summer!

We know schedules get pretty crazy over the summer, and many people at Eliot take personal time. Interestingly, for the past several years, we've had many new people and families who begin coming over the summer.