December 13, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Breakfast with Santa 2025
November 22, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Theme is the power of healing.
November 15, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Healing for our nation comes from reclaiming the lost history of indigenous peoples.
November 1, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Healing begins by reclaiming our connection to the ancestors.
October 18, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Our Unitarian Universalist faith is a faith marked not only by courage, but by a willingness to be vulnerable.
October 4, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Courage is not only facing what we fear, but recognizing what we love deeply.
September 27, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Faith emerges when we let go of what no longer serves us.
September 20, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Our Mabon celebration centers on gratitude for the bounty we receive from the Earth.
September 13, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
The theme for September is beginnings.
July 12, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Our Black community, and African American art, deserve to be celebrated here in the Carolinas.
July 5, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
What is the prayer that's already praying inside of you?
June 28, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
What does freedom really mean, and who gets to decide?
June 14, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
We sing to forge communal bonds. And today we sing for joy!
June 7, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Love, at the center of our faith, creates relationship.
May 31, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
A Pride-Centered Exploration of Ancient Christian Art
May 17, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
“When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.” – Buddha
May 10, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
"Writer, lecturer, abolitionist and suffragist, Julia Ward Howe not only authored the Civil War anthem 'Battle Hymn of the Republic,' but she also co-founded the American Woman Suffrage Association." – Debra Michals, PhD
April 19, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Justice for the Earth
April 12, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
April is poetry month.
April 5, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
This Easter morning, we practice the art of embracing possibility. Service is for 10:30 and is followed by an Easter Egg hunt and brunch.
March 29, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
A small moment can be just long enough to fall in love with life all over again.
March 15, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
The occasion of St. Patrick's Day invites us to explore the interwoven traditions of pre-Christian Gaelic paganism and the Catholic faith. Our March theme of paying attention encourages us to embrace the subtle ways that cultures meet and merge.
March 1, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
With the theme “Ways to Put Love into Action,” the World Café becomes a lived expression of UU theology—inviting participants to practice love through presence, curiosity, and connection, and to carry that love outward into the wider world.
February 15, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
The Unitarian Universalist faith today proclaims love as its central value. But how did we arrive here?
February 8, 2026 · Melinda Lowrance
Recommit to antiracism work as we learn about the ongoing needs of Hendersonville's Black community with City Council member Melinda Lowrance
February 1, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it." — Martin Luther King Jr.
January 25, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Artists have shown us how to preserve our humanity in the face of persecution, protest injustice, and re-imagine new realities and new truths.
January 18, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
We will explore the connections between Dr. King's work and Unitarian Universalism.
January 4, 2026 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
The coming of the new year is an opportunity release the bitterness, the anger, that keeps us stuck in the past.
December 24, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
A special candlelight service celebrating the season of hope
December 14, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
During the Hanukkah Festival of Lights each year, we're invited to nurture the flame of hope and resilience in our homes and in our hearts.
December 7, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Are human beings hard-wired to be warlike? Or can we choose a liberating hope that overcomes our differences?
November 9, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Attention to the moral injury of war invites us into a deeper acknowledgement on Veteran's Day.
October 19, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Inspired by the Jewish tradition, we will explore a climate-justice interpretation of the traditional Noah's Ark story.
October 5, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
In honor of St. Francis, we will hold our annual pet blessing service
September 28, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
On the anniversary of Helene, we remember all that was lost while celebrating the resilience of the human spirit.
September 14, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Part of building belonging is learning that each of us has our own song, which sings to the universe who we are.
September 7, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
We will gather once again to open our fellowship year with a water service. Join us in this annual celebration of sacred belonging.
June 15, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
To create meaningful change, a new constructed theology is needed—one that derives its authority from natural sources rather than supernatural ones.
June 8, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
To create meaningful change, a new constructed theology is needed—one that derives its authority from natural sources rather than supernatural ones.
June 1, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
To create meaningful change, a new constructed theology is needed—one that derives its authority from natural sources rather than supernatural ones.
May 18, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
To create meaningful change, a new constructed theology is needed—one that derives its authority from natural sources rather than supernatural ones.
May 11, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Celebrate the indomitable feminine spirit that wants to escape earthly bonds of oppression and soar to her fullest potential.
April 20, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Renew trust in our UU religious values, which give life in the face of death
April 13, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
A time to contemplate cycles of destruction and renewal, death and resurrection.
March 23, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Through the telling of our personal stories, our faith community becomes fertile ground for the emergence of radical, transformative love.
March 16, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Out of lament emerges love and joy, and out of a people's collective lament emerges deep memory and healing.
March 9, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
We will celebrate the history of our Fellowship and the promises that we make to our community and to each other.
February 23, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
We will explore the theological origins of the UU 7th principle that celebrates the interconnected web of existence.
February 16, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Join us for an exploration of how a UU liberation theology strengthens our commitment to justice.
February 9, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Join us on this weekend before Valentine's Day to explore what this love is, and what it isn't.
January 26, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
The transforming power of love shows us how to become the resistance without losing our sacred humanity.
January 19, 2025 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
We join Dr. King's call to altruism through conquering our fear of the other. What can "the other" teach us about wholeness and healing?
December 24, 2024 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
As we turn from waiting to new hope, let us nurture new love that is being born.
December 22, 2024 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Let the season of Yule do its work. Bring your holly and ivy and celebrate the light returning to the earth.
December 8, 2024 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
The darkest time of the year is a perfect time for dreaming.
December 1, 2024 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Value of rest and making spaces for reflection
November 17, 2024 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Honoring the tenacity of our Universalist forebears
November 10, 2024 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Recover, reground, renew
November 3, 2024 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Roots anchor us during the storms of life
October 20, 2024 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
How can we ground ourselves in the truth, even know what it is, amid the chaos and destructiveness of election politics?
October 13, 2024 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Before we can embrace transformative growth, we must begin by nourishing the soil we're planted in.
October 6, 2024 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
We will gather for a simplified multigenerational service to hold each other through the griefs and celebrate the joys from Helene
September 29, 2024 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Let's move past extraction to usher in a new era with love and justice at the center of our climate actions.
September 15, 2024 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Each of our lives is like a river with a unique set of twists, turns and changing landscapes that have made us who we are.
September 8, 2024 · Rev. George Grimm-Howell
Water is life, and waters that flow together represent our common life
