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Welcome to Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship!
Founded in 1952, the Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship is one of over 1,000 congregations around the country comprising the Unitarian Universalist Association. We are a diverse, free-thinking group with many different backgrounds, brought together by a desire for friendship, community, and commitment to Unitarian principles and purposes.
Sunday Programs
9:45am – Silent Meditation Group
10:45am – Musical Prelude
11:00am – Sunday Fellowship (Coffee Hour After)
*On the last Sunday of the month, join us for a potluck lunch following Fellowship!
Sunday Speakers
As a Unitarian Fellowship, we do not have a minister. Instead, we host a series of weekly speakers during Sunday Fellowship who share knowledge on a topic that relates to one of the Seven Unitarian Universalist Principles. The speaker may be a visiting Unitarian cleric or a member of another religion. We gather wisdom from the world’s religions to deepen our understanding and to expand our vision.
Dr. Harvey Joanning:
The Story of Love
Human love is necessary for the survival of our species. Our brains and bodies push us to find others to love and to mate with because we are “pack animals” and “primates”. Harvey will trace the biological evolutionary history of love and explain how love has driven human relationships through the rise of agriculture, civilizations, religions, and recent history. The emergence of “marriage for love” during the last century will be explored…
Divia Avrill:
Growing Up in an Era of Gun Violence-Understanding the Impact on Gen Z
This talk reflects on how the increase in mass shootings has affected Generation Z, highlighting the mental and physical toll of ongoing stress and its influence on social connection and daily life.
Drawing from lived experience as an older Gen Z, Divia will share insights into growing up during a period marked by rising gun violence and school shootings, and how it has shaped their generation.
Debby Hackbarth:
Overcoming Obstacles Together as A Loving Community
Debby’s mission is to inspire others to soar and to recognize their ability to succeed and overcome obstacles, even in the face of life’s challenges. She emphasizes that we can change the world around us by demonstrating justice, equity, and compassion through peaceful means.
Drawing from her own life experiences—overcoming prematurity, vision challenges, and lifelong bullying, and ultimately earning a black belt in martial arts in her seventies—she offers a powerful reminder that anything is possible with determination…
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