Welcome to the Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek (UUSMC) Web Site. We hope that this site will help you to get to know us and our values.

Located in Delaware's Pike Creek Valley near the border of Hockessin and Newark, the UUSMC offers a liberal religious experience that encourages spiritual growth through the exploration and discovery of the world around us.

Our membership is strong and growing and we are a welcoming congregation. We care deeply about giving back to the community through our Social Action committee; our Religious Education department teaches our youth to be independent thinkers; and our minister invites us to respond back to her sermons.

Please visit us in person and see if Unitarian Universalism is right for you.

Our Mission

We are a liberal religious community which explores and celebrates life through the spiritual, rational, and emotional in ourselves, each other, and the wider world.

We are committed to living the Unitarian Universalist Principles in all our relationships and welcome everyone to join us in celebration and service.

Contact Information

Telephone

302 369-2712

Address (Get Map | Get Directions)

Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek

579 Polly Drummond Hill Rd

Pike Creek Valley

Newark, DE 19711

Electronic mail

General Information: UUSMC Info

Minister: The Rev. Nancy D. Dean

Director of Religious Education: Stefanie Anderson

Music Director: Kristen Tosh-Morelli
 

UUSMC Board President: Jay Gibson
The UUSMC Board: board@uusmc.org

 

Fundraising: fundraising@uusmc.org
Pledges:  pledge@uusmc.org
Volunteers: volunteer@uusmc.org

 

Directory Updates: directory@uusmc.org

Calendar Updates: calendar@uusmc.org

Grist Updates: grist@uusmc.org

Order of Service Announcements: oos@uusmc.org

Weekly Services

Time & Place

Services begin each Sunday at 10:30AM at the our new building on Polly Drummond Hill Road. Everyone is welcome to our services and invited to stay for refreshments and conversation following the program.

Order of Service

Each week we publish an Order of Service outlining the service and listing weekly announcements. An example Order of Service is included here.

For information about UUSMC's programs during inclement weather click www.wdel.com

Notices:

-- See the Current list of Services and Silent Auction Items on the Member's Only Page

The UUSMC Membership Directory has been updated as of October 2008. See the member's only page.

Click here for a discussion of the spiritual, official and practical aspects of becoming a UUSMC member.

Has your email address or phone number changed? Please send any updates to directory@uusmc.org

View the June 2009 Grist -- our monthly newsletter.

Check out Chalice Circles!

Upcoming Services

Members can view the entire Schedule of Services on the Members Only page.

The texts of prior sermons are available in the Archives.
 

Please Note: Services begin at 10:30 AM

June 28 - First of Summer Services -

June 28 Steve Mortenson "Faith in Three Dimensions: The Power of Spiritual Metaphors"

What is the difference in believing in religion literally versus metaphorically? It is the difference between a religious war within one's self and against others and following a spiritual path of meaning and experience. Taking cues from scholar Joseph Campbell, we can see how the metaphors of all religions can be used to guide us toward compassion.

July 5 Jim Symonds "Gross National Happiness"

How a tiny Himalayan Kingdom offers a different definition of the pursuit of happiness. A Fourth of July reflection.

July 12 Bob Hirschfeld "It Isn't Easy Being Green"

Lots of people are trying to go green. "Eco-Satirist" Bob Hirschfeld goes a step further by taking a humorous look at the opportunities--and challenges--of being an environmentally-committed citizen.

July 19 Stephen Petersen "40 Years After: Woodstock, the Moon-landing, and 'Spaceship Earth'"
This summer marks the anniversary of two epochal happenings of the 20th century: Apollo 11 and the Woodstock festival. These two events, despite their differences, can both be related to a third milestone of 1969, the publication of Unitarian Buckminster Fuller's "Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth."

July 26 Social Action Committee and AFDECT (Afghanistan--Delaware Communities Together) "Educating Afghan Children"

Aug. 2 Phil Lowe "Building an Intentional Community"
Community is the fuel which drives social consciousness. This is going to be the best sermon ever written, you'll kick yourself for missing it.

Aug. 9 Clem Bowen "Old-Fashioned Hymn Sing"
Come and sing some of the old-time hymns and songs.
 

Click here for the Rental Information Sheet.

Click here for the UUSMC Room Request Form.