Unitarian Universalists of Coastal Georgia

The Unitarian Universalists 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 each individual.

Purpose of Our Fellowship

We covenant to affirm and promote
The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
Acceptance of the uniqueness of one another and encouragement of spiritual growth in our Fellowship;
A free and responsible search for the truth and meaning;
The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our Fellowship and our country at large;
The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all; and
Respect for the interdependent web or all existence, of which we are a part.

Our History

In 1996, a group of like-thinking residents of St. Simons Island incorporated the Fellowship that has become Unitarian Universalists of Coastal Georgia.
The Fellowship met in various members homes at first. Later, they met in various halls or restaurants. The old Post Office building on St. Simons was home for several years. Shortly before that building was demolished, the group, hoping to reach a larger audience, voted to move to Brunswick. Since 2004, it has been meeting at the Ritz Theatre in downtown Brunswick. With membership growing, the Fellowship decided it was time to find a place of its own. In 2006, it purchased property on H and Norwich Streets near the old Court House in Brunswick. After hiring an architect and debating plans for this new building, another opportunity arose, and the congregation reacted rapidly. An existing building, a five-year-old former lawyer's office, was purchased, and soon after a contractor was hired and modifications were begun to make it more churchlike. The congregation was to move into this building in November, 2008.
For the first several years, the Fellowship met without a minister. Guest speakers and members of the congregation provided the Sunday services. In 2001, the Rev. William Phillips, a Methodist minister and retired psychotherapist, was hired on a part-time basis. He continues to lead the Fellowship.
In picture at right, Ron Yost, with help from grandson Matthew Merck, works on the new chalice table for our new sanctuary.