Stephen Robinson is originally from Carrollton, Georgia and has lived in Columbia, SC since 2004. He is the Clinical Pastoral Education Program Manager for Prisma Health Midlands and Chaplaincy Manager for Prisma Health Hospice and Community. Stephen has been an ACPE Certified Educator since 2008, and an ordained minister since 1994. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, GA and his M. Div. from the McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University in Atlanta, GA. He is an ordained minister and a chaplain endorsed by the Humanist Society of the American Humanist Association.
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Celebrate beauty, diversity, sustainability and universal connection this Sunday with song and multi-generational collaboration. Please bring a flower or greenery from your yard or neighborhood to be passed around and chosen by another fellow congregant.
We will hold our New Member Joining Ceremony today when we officially welcome those who have joined since our last ceremony. For the sermon, we will be reflecting on what it means to be in covenant relationship with each other and how that covenant should guide how we worship together, communicate, care for each other, … Continue reading Maintaining Our Covenant Relationships
We will continue our theme for the month of Side with Love, as we draw inspiration from the life of Sarah Keys Evans in a celebration of African American History month. Sarah Keys Evans modeled a non violence approach to siding against injustice and oppression. As UU’s, we are called to side with love against … Continue reading Siding with Love Against Violence
We shall look at the life of Sarah Key Evans, as well as Unitarian Universalists who have lived out their belief by taking a stand for love. Music from The Beatles will be incorporated to highlight the message of love.
The story of Hanukkah is that is was a very dark time in the life of the Hebrews. There was a tyrant on the throne, Antiochus Epiphanies, who treated them poorly. They were basically slaves, and he desecrated their temple. A leader by the name of Judas Maccabeus led a revolt called the Maccabean Revolt. … Continue reading Fueling the Light of Hope in the Shadow of the Petty Tyrant
This multi-day holiday is a time for gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. As part of Rev Robinson’s service of remembering, members will bring a picture of someone they will be remembering during the service. A couple of tables will be set up in the sanctuary … Continue reading Dia de los Muertos
We have a child dedication that will involve the church community commitments to the child and the family. We also are celebrating ten years of the covenant that defines the culture of our church. My sermon will deal with the value of both culture and community and how they help us stay connected and find … Continue reading Celebration of Culture and Community
Inspired by the life of DaVinci, who constantly looked at the world with eyes wide open, curious, imaginative, and creative, this service will highlight ways we can stay curious and open to learning.
Rev. Stephen Robinson will return to share a service designed to examine the work of Rienhold Niebuhr and the Serenity Prayer.
Rev Stephen Robinson will join us on this holiday weekend to invite members and friends into a time of relaxing, refreshing and renewal.
