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Faith in action.

Hope for all.

Empowering communities, supporting humanitarian missions, and spreading compassion through faith-based charity.

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Faith in action.

Hope for all.

Empowering communities, supporting humanitarian missions, and spreading compassion through faith-based charity.

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Welcome to

First Unitarian

Universalist Church

This is a congregation and a tradition of open minds and loving hearts. We are a church built on long histories of spiritual openness, inclusive welcome, and practicing justice.

Ours is a faith that believes wisdom speaks from many sources: ancient scripture, modern poetry, science, and the arts. We seek wisdom from many teachers, including the wisdom from our own lived experience. And those sources and teachers call us to live lives of justice in the wider world.

Worship with us

Join us on Sundays at 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.

live streamed

Friends Becoming Family

Social Hour

Highlights & Happenings

Nursery care

Make a Difference

Our Values

Inseparable from one another

As Unitarian Universalists, we covenant, congregation – to – congregation and through our Association, to support and assist one another in our ministries.

We draw from our heritages of freedom, reason, hope, and courage, building on the foundation of love.

Our Ministers

Minister

Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer

Adjunct Minister

Rev. Ruth MacKenzie

Our Staff

Erika Fetterman

Operations Director

Amy Nelson

Finance Director

Derik Robertson

Coordinator of Faith Exploration

Amy Nelson

Director of Faith Development

Cheantelle Feddersen

Assistant to the Director of Faith Development

Melissa Eggler

Coordinator of Congregational Life

Shelly Rohe

Social Justice Coordinator

Rose Mish

Music Co-Director

Joe Mish

Music Co-Director

Austin Ferguson

Accompanist

Nick Woolums

Property Steward

First UU's Annual Auction

Submit Your Auction Items Today!

It is time to submit your auction items! This year we will be having an in person silent auction along with our traditional live auction and raffle. We need silent auction items, raffle items, and live auction items. Click below to submit your auction items NOW through October 22!

Submit Your Item(s)More Information

Our Services

Sunday Mornings:
9 & 11 am service
(9am service is live streamed and in person)
10:00 am Social Hour

Nursery care is available during each service. 

Registration for 2025-2026 Faith Development is OPEN. Click the button below to register your child(ren) 6 months through 12th grade.

Watch Our Live Stream

Can’t make it into church? Join our livestream. Every Sunday, our first service is live streamed on our YouTube channel. Make sure you subscribe so you are notified!

Our Location

1727 Walden Ln. SW
Rochester, MN 55902
507-282-5209
office@uurochmn.org

Each Wednesday, we gather as a First UU community for:

Tupper Supper ~ 5:30pm
Forums/Activities ~ 6:15pm
Choir Practice ~ 6:00pm
Childcare ~ 6:15-7:00pm

Building Our Future

For over 50 years, our current building has sustained us as we grew. Now, we are bigger than it was ever designed for. We are currently in the process of raising money to build our new church home that will grow with us for 100 years or more. 

Table of Contents

Our Ministers

Rev. Luke Stevens-Royer

Rev. Ruth MacKenzie

Adjunct Minister
revruth@uurochmn.org

Our Staff

Erika Fetterman

Operations Director

Amy Nelson

Finance Director

Derik Robertson

Coordinator of Faith Exploration

Amy Nelson

Director of Faith Development

Cheantelle Feddersen

Assistant to the Director of Faith Development

Melissa Eggler

Coordinator of Congregational Life

Shelly Rohe

Social Justice Coordinator

Rose Mish

Music Co-Director

Joe Mish

Music Co-Director

Austin Ferguson

Accompanist

Nick Woolums

Property Steward

Contact Us

Members

Due to the personal information included, the membership directory page is no longer available on our website. Please log into your Realm account to see the  directory.

Log in to your Realm account. If you don’t have a Realm account, please contact the office. If you have forgotten your Realm password, follow the above link and click “forgot password” on the Realm landing page.

All previous year’s Annual Reports can be viewed in the office.

All Board of Director’s meeting minutes are available by contacting the office.