HOUGHTON -- What happens when a small but determined congregation buys an old, dilapidated eyesore of a building and -- with their own hands -- transforms it into an attractive, welcoming church? Community beautification, an unusual church on a major street in Houghton and the Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s (KUUF's) first home of its own -- that’s what.
The Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship purchased an old church building on Bridge Street last winter. It had been standing empty for quite a while and needed a ton of work. With limited funds, the members have renovated it themselves. KUUF members dedicated their new church on July 7, 2024. This month they are starting to host their weekly services, public forums and other community events there.
KUUF is a diverse congregation of people from many faiths and backgrounds, who believe that they don’t need to think alike to welcome and support each other. It is a faith community with no creed, where everyone can follow their own personal spiritual journey. Anyone is welcome to attend services in the new building at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays. There is no service in the church on forum Sunday, which is the 2nd Sunday of each month. The forum is often on zoom to allow for speakers from outside. This Sunday, July 14, KUUF will host a public forum on the Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline, open to all and only on Zoom.**
Learn more about KUUF by visiting their Web site: https://www.keweenawuu.org/.
Editor's Notes:
* Jennifer Donovan, author of this article, is a member of the Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and a freelance journalist.
** See our right-hand column for the announcement of this Sunday's forum on the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline.
