Speaker: Tom Neilson

Tom Neilson combines art with activism. Performing since the age of 3, he has played his music in 22 countries on five continents. He has received over two dozen awards, to include two song of the year awards from Independent Musicians. In 2017, he received the Arab American Women Association Award for Education About Palestine Through Performance Art. In 2015 he was nominated for the United Nations Nelson Mandela Award for Lifetime Achievement in Peace and Justice. Says WLRN, Miami, “Tom does a great job of reminding people of what is really important, and the power of folk music to say it.”

Resisting on the Side of Love

Jan.21, 2024 at 11 am Tom Neilson

“Resisting On The Side Of Love” will be a part of our service on the 21st, featuring songs of satire and social commentary that address social justice themes.

Singing Truth to Power

Jan. 26, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Lynn Waldron, Tom Neilson

Tom Neilson and Lynn Waldron are musical story tellers who weave an autobiographical sketch from dairy farm roots to the Vietnam War, civil rights, liberation struggles in Central America and East Africa, border crossings, sex education, draft resistance, pipelines, guns, breast feeding, parenting, contraception, reproduction, humanism, civil rights, sports, lost loves, and more. Note: An … Continue reading Singing Truth to Power

Carita Barr, Member

Carita Barr, Member: Growing up in a Lutheran state-taxed church, I never was very religious. But 40 years ago, I heard about Unitarian Universalism through friends. I found a home here where this diverse religious community really works to better our world. Respect and honor for the “other” is the main ingredient in our cooperative efforts as a movement.

Lis Turner, Member

This is a place where I can always find big smiles, warm hugs, and stimulating conversations. It is easy to get involved and quickly become part of the group.

Dan Cook

Best Church:
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

“A church where skepticism is welcome and adherence to dogma is suspect? A church where all religions are invited but none are beyond introspection? A church that regularly presents nationally touring singer-songwriters? A church where half the congregation might have been at Hunter-Gatherer the night before? Now that’s a church we can support.”

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia

Sunday Services: 11:00 am

Speaker: Tom Neilson

Resisting on the Side of Love

Singing Truth to Power