News & Views

What’s Your Comfort with Mystery?

Personal & Spiritual Development

I love mysteries: both the “What happens when we die?” type, and the “Murder She Wrote” type. Like many in… More >

What Mystery Is Calling to You?

Personal & Spiritual Development

One of the elders in the church I grew up in said that her first encounter with mystery as a… More >

Christmas Eve Receptions Helpers Needed

Membership, Holiday

Our Christmas Eve receptions tradition is back in full swing! Please help us treat guests, members and staff to a… More >

Chalice Making in RE

Religious Education

Did you know that our chalice was a logo design before it was a cup of light in our Sunday… More >

Family & Friends Singers Oct. 15

Music & Art

Family and Friends Singers performing the prelude for our Sunday service featuring the UUA president, Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt in… More >

First Church Leadership in Divesting from Fossil Fuels

Social Justice

The First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee was the first UU congregation to divest from fossil fuels, and we brought the… More >

Silent Retreat 2024, Register Now

Personal & Spiritual Development

Join us for an opportunity to be silent and a chance to retreat. What’s there to do at a silent… More >

Is a QCD For Me?

Uncategorized

As we look to the end of 2023, many of us start thinking about holidays, family gatherings, and year-end tax… More >

Endowment Fund Task Force Update – Nov. 2023

Forge Our Future

The Endowment Fund Task Force (EFTF) is happy to report that it has made great progress and is ready to… More >

Forward Scholars – STP November 2023

Social Justice

Our November Share the Plate partner is Common Ground’s Forward Scholars program. The pandemic changed the course of kids’ lives… More >

Find a Generous Path at First Church

Personal & Spiritual Development

For a time, I volunteered at the Freeport Area Church Cooperative (FACC), a homeless shelter and food pantry in the… More >

Giving Attention: Purest Form of Generosity

Personal & Spiritual Development

During Journey to Membership, one of the exercises we do in pairs is to tell someone about a time when… More >

Give Generously, Receive Abundance

Personal & Spiritual Development

In our First Church Journey to Membership classes, we ask our new members to tell a story of a time… More >

RE Volunteers at Work

Religious Education

We had a lovely time with some amazing guests in Religious Education the Sunday of our water ritual! The DePue’s… More >

Feast Your Eyes on the Feast For Funds Silent Auction

Membership, Social Groups

There are some gatherings where you look back and savor the memory of your time together many times over. A… More >

Endowment Fund Task Force Update

Forge Our Future

With summer vacations receding into distant memories and Reverend Jennifer’s welcome return, the Endowment Fund Task Force (EFTF) is ramping… More >