By Miami Valley UU Fellowship
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June 11, 2025, 10:23 am
Miami Valley UU Fellowship Dayton OH
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Who we are
We are brave, curious, and compassionate thinkers and doers. We are diverse in faith, ethnicity, history and spirituality, but aligned in our desire to make a difference for the good. We have a track record of standing on the side of love, justice, and peace.
We have radical roots and a history as self-motivated spiritual people: we think for ourselves and recognize that life experience influences our beliefs more than anything.
We need not think alike to love alike. We are people of many beliefs and backgrounds: people with a religious background, people with none, people who believe in a God, people who don’t, and people who let the mystery be.
On the forefront of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer inclusion for more than 40 years, we are people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
We seek to welcome you: your whole self, with all your truths and your doubts, your worries and your hopes. Join us on this extraordinary adventure of faith. (https://www.uua.org/beliefs/who-we-are)
Our Vision
We strive to embrace every mind, body and spirit ━ without exception.
Our Mission
We covenant to practice compassion, forge connections, and pursue justice.
We have radical roots and a history as self-motivated spiritual people: we think for ourselves and recognize that life experience influences our beliefs more than anything.
We need not think alike to love alike. We are people of many beliefs and backgrounds: people with a religious background, people with none, people who believe in a God, people who don’t, and people who let the mystery be.
On the forefront of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer inclusion for more than 40 years, we are people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
We seek to welcome you: your whole self, with all your truths and your doubts, your worries and your hopes. Join us on this extraordinary adventure of faith. (https://www.uua.org/beliefs/who-we-are)
Our Vision
We strive to embrace every mind, body and spirit ━ without exception.
We covenant to practice compassion, forge connections, and pursue justice.
Miami Valley UU Fellowship Q&A
Question: What is Unitarian Universalism?
Answer: Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion characterized by a “free and responsible search for truth and meaning”. Unitarian Universalists assert no creed, but instead are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth, guided by a dynamic, “living tradition”. (https://www.uua.org/beliefs/what-we-believe)Instead of a creed, we are united by a covenant, which is a statement of values and promises to each other and the world. In a sense, you can think of the difference between creedal and covenant religions like this. Creedal religions identify beliefs about God, spirituality, and religion. From those creedal beliefs, a system of values emerges for how to live in this world. A covenant religion instead identifies the system of shared values and promises to abide by. From those covenantal values and promises, we each develop our own creedal beliefs about religion and our spirituality.
Church Address
8690 Yankee St
Dayton,
OH
45458-1835
United States
Phone: (937) 436-3628
Fax: (937) 436-3629
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Minister
8690 Yankee St
Dayton,
OH
45458-1835
United States
Phone: (937) 436-3628
Fax: (937) 436-3629
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Rev. Kellie C. Kelly
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Rev. Kellie has been the minister of Miami Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Dayton, OH since 2018. As a third-generation single mother, she became the first person in her family to attend college, completing her undergraduate degree at the age of 41. She went on to earn a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Leadership at Meadville Lombard Theological School. Rev. Kellie served as a Director of Religious Education at Second Unitarian Church of Chicago and intern minister at Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Oak Park, IL.
Rev. Kellie considers social justice work an important part of her ministry, describing herself as an antiracist feminist. She was the chairperson of UU Class Conversations for 3 years, an organization which seeks to make Unitarian Universalism a more class-inclusive faith. Currently, Rev. Kellie is an active volunteer with Faith Choice Ohio, supporting all people seeking safe abortions post-Dobbs, and serving her second term on the UU Justice Ohio Board. She also is a suicide-attempt survivor and mental illness advocate. Rev. Kellie is dedicated to creating a world where every human being can thrive, no exceptions.
Rev. Kellie considers social justice work an important part of her ministry, describing herself as an antiracist feminist. She was the chairperson of UU Class Conversations for 3 years, an organization which seeks to make Unitarian Universalism a more class-inclusive faith. Currently, Rev. Kellie is an active volunteer with Faith Choice Ohio, supporting all people seeking safe abortions post-Dobbs, and serving her second term on the UU Justice Ohio Board. She also is a suicide-attempt survivor and mental illness advocate. Rev. Kellie is dedicated to creating a world where every human being can thrive, no exceptions.
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Jennie Freiberger
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Fellowship Administrator
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Parking and ADA Accessibility
Free parking is available in the side and far-rear parking lots of St. John's. On Sundays, the side parking lot is reserved for congregants with mobility challenges.
Please enter the building using our main entrance on Third Street. This front entrance is equipped with a ramp and wheelchair/scooter lift.
Free parking is available in the side and far-rear parking lots of St. John's. On Sundays, the side parking lot is reserved for congregants with mobility challenges.
Please enter the building using our main entrance on Third Street. This front entrance is equipped with a ramp and wheelchair/scooter lift.
Miami Valley UU Fellowship Service Times
Services on Sunday at 1:00 pm
Worship Services at MVUUF include ...
Engaging Sunday Services
Sharing of Joys and Sorrows
Greeting Neighbors
Stories for All Ages
Inspiring Music
Donating to Humanitarian Causes
Heart Moving Sermons
... and many opportunities to express and deepen your spirituality.
Experience a questioning mindset in an accepting atmosphere! Worship services and activities reflect the diverse sources of our religious beliefs.
Miami Valley UU Fellowship service times last updated on the 11th of June, 2025
Worship Services at MVUUF include ...
Engaging Sunday Services
Sharing of Joys and Sorrows
Greeting Neighbors
Stories for All Ages
Inspiring Music
Donating to Humanitarian Causes
Heart Moving Sermons
... and many opportunities to express and deepen your spirituality.
Experience a questioning mindset in an accepting atmosphere! Worship services and activities reflect the diverse sources of our religious beliefs.
Miami Valley UU Fellowship service times last updated on the 11th of June, 2025
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MVUUF has moved to St. John's United Church of Christ - 515 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH 45402
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Miami Valley UU Fellowship History
Unitarian Universalism was formed from the consolidation of two liberal religions: Unitarianism and Universalism. In America, the Universalist Church of America was founded in 1793 and the American Unitarian Association in 1825. After consolidating in 1961, these faiths became the new religion of Unitarian Universalism. (https://www.uua.org/beliefs/who-we-are/history)
Instead of a creed, we are united by a covenant, which is a statement of values and promises to each other and the world. In a sense, you can think of the difference between creedal and covenant religions like this. Creedal religions identify beliefs about God, spirituality, and religion. From those creedal beliefs, a system of values emerges for how to live in this world. A covenant religion instead identifies the system of shared values and promises to abide by. From those covenantal values and promises, we each develop our own creedal beliefs about religion and our spirituality. MVUUF
Unitarianism has been a strong liberal voice in the Dayton community since the founding of First Unitarian Church of Dayton in 1910.
Miami Valley Unitarian Fellowship (MVUF) was founded when several members of First Unitarian Church of Dayton became dissatisfied with the church and decided to build a Unitarian congregation south of town in 1958. In 1959, MVUF purchased a former Lutheran church at 2001 Far Hills Avenue in Oakwood.
In 1997, the membership of the First Unitarian Church of Dayton voted to merge with MVUF. In early 1998, MVUF members voted to accept the merger and change their name to Miami Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (MVUUF). After merging with First Unitarian Church, MVUUF took a momentous step and voted to move to a new location, which was built in 2003. In 2024, the MVUUF congregation voted to sell the property on Yankee Street and move. MVUUF now shares space with St. John’s United Church of Christ in the building at 515 East Third Street, Dayton, 45402.
Instead of a creed, we are united by a covenant, which is a statement of values and promises to each other and the world. In a sense, you can think of the difference between creedal and covenant religions like this. Creedal religions identify beliefs about God, spirituality, and religion. From those creedal beliefs, a system of values emerges for how to live in this world. A covenant religion instead identifies the system of shared values and promises to abide by. From those covenantal values and promises, we each develop our own creedal beliefs about religion and our spirituality. MVUUF
Unitarianism has been a strong liberal voice in the Dayton community since the founding of First Unitarian Church of Dayton in 1910.
In 1997, the membership of the First Unitarian Church of Dayton voted to merge with MVUF. In early 1998, MVUF members voted to accept the merger and change their name to Miami Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (MVUUF). After merging with First Unitarian Church, MVUUF took a momentous step and voted to move to a new location, which was built in 2003. In 2024, the MVUUF congregation voted to sell the property on Yankee Street and move. MVUUF now shares space with St. John’s United Church of Christ in the building at 515 East Third Street, Dayton, 45402.
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