A Beacon of liberal religion in Southeast Georgia
Located at 1710 Gloucester St., Brunswick, GA
 
The Rev. Lynne Garner Is Minister

The Rev. Lynne Garner began her duties as minister of Unitarian Universalists of Coastal Georgia in September 2011.  
   The Rev. Ms. Garner was approved by a vote of the congregation  at a special meeting following the Sunday service of May 22, 2011.
    The hiring came after a six-month search by a Ministerial Search Team headed by Sarah McGettrick.  The search was necessitated by the retirement at the end of 2010 of the Rev. William Phillips, who was the church's first and only minister until the arrival of Ms. Garner. 
   The Rev. Ms. Garner previously was affiliated with the Third Unitarian Church of Chicago, where she assisted the pastor and gave occasional sermons. She is a native of Syracuse, NY, with a bachelor of arts in music from Syracuse University. She has a master’s in linguistics from Northeastern Illinois University and a master’s in divinity at Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago, one of two Unitarian seminaries.

     Ms. Garner has taught at four colleges in the Chicago area, has been a substitute middle school teacher and has given private piano lessons. She was certified in Illinois to teach music, French, Spanish and English as a second language.

   The Ministerial Search Committee recommended Ms. Garner after extensive interviewing, checking of references and hearing her preach in a neutral pulpit. The Committee earlier conducted and analyzed an extensive survey of the church's membership.  To see the results of that survey,click here.
   Currently, the position of minister is half time. 
  Sermons given to Unitarian Universalists of Coastal Georgia by the Rev. Lynne Garner can be read by clicking the links below: Albert Schweitzer's Reverence for Life   Oct. 7, 2012
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Sunday services begin at 10:30 am each Sunday September through June. The program on the second Sunday is put together by the Social Justice Team. A fourth, and occasional fifth, Sunday service was added in 2013 with guest speakers in the pulpit. Religious Education program for children 5 to 12 is available on the first two Sundays.  Child care is available every Sunday. .
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Welcome!

We are so glad you are here! Unitarian Universalists are known as the Uncommon Denomination.We welcome everyone , regardless of race, ethnic group, color, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, age or national origin. If you are not familiar with us, why not give us a try some Sunday.

Our Services

We meet at 10:30 am on the first. second and third Sundays of each month, September through June. The Rev. Lynne Garner became minister of the church in September, 2011 and generally preaches on the first and third Sundays. The service on the second Sunday is put together by our Social Justice Team.  There is also a First Sunday Forum at 9:30 on the first Sunday of each month at which Unitarianism is discussed. A forum on Social Justice issues is generally held at the same time on the second Sunday of the month. We have no services in July and August.

    After several years of meeting at the Ritz Theatre in downtown Brunswick, we now have our own church building at 1710 Gloucester Street, Brunswick, GA. Our first service was held there on Nov. 16, 2008.

    We have a program for children, ages 4 through 13, at the same time as the service on the first three Sundays of each month.

    Please check the "Newcomers" page for additional information you may find helpful.

About Unitarian Universalists

The Unitarian Universalist Association of Coastal Georgia is affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association of North America and is an ethical and liberal religious community dedicated to promoting the ongoing search for truth and to affirming the inherent worth of the individual.

We welcome all who find our emphasis on personal religious integrity and commitment meaningful.


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Coming Events

Coming at UUCG

Sunday services, 

May 5 --The Rev. Lynne Garner, "Celebrating Pete Seeger"

  -- 10:30 am

  First Sunday Forum" --"Taking Carbon Out of the Air and Putting It in the Soil -- Where It Belongs,"  Bruce Beard

   -- 9:30 am

May 12 -- Lay service led by Michael Alexander, "Getting the Boys Home"
-- 10:30 am

 May 19 --  The Rev. David Messner, Savannah, ""Where Am I, and What;s Next?"

    -- 10:30 am

May 25 -- Natalie Murrah, on animals

   -- 10:30 am

 

Coming Event

 

May 5  --  Annual Congregational Meeting, after worship service.
Ethnic Dining Guide
By Diane Knight
Our own Diane Knight has written a guide to the ethnic restaurants in the Golden Isles. For a copy of the guide, click here.

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Alex Hild Sermon

   On Sept. 9, 2010, Alex Hild of Charleston was the guest speaker.  His sermon, entitled "Why Are We Here" was an eceptionally thoughtful explanation of why people become Unitarians.  You can read that sermon by clicking here.
Unitarian Universalists of Coastal Georgia
P.O. Box 1056, Brunswick, GA 31521
Tel: 912-265-9424
Email: uucoastalga@gmail.com
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Brunswick, GA