An Urban Center in Detroit for Spiritual Renewal and Social Justice

Liberate Truth - Radiate Kindness - Love Courageously

Flaming Chalice

First Unitarian Universalist Church of Detroit
4605 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
Serving Detroit Since 1831

Worship Information
Services begin at 10:30am unless otherwise noted.

ON SITE
    Detroit UU: 4605 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
JOINT
We have some joint worship services with the Northwest UU Church and the Farmington UU Church. Please see the upcoming schedule below.
ONLINE
    Link for Live Worship Service
    September 14 Video Recording

Upcoming Worship Services
Sep 21, 2025: Joint Worship at Northwest
Sep 28, 2025: Worship at UU Detroit
Oct  5, 2025: Joint Worship at UU Detroit
Oct 12, 2025: Worship at UU Detroit
Oct 19, 2025: Joint Worship at Northwest


News & Current Events
July 27, 2023: Joint Letter to UU Detroit & Northwest UU
January 12, 2024: Joint Ministry Announcement
August 22, 2024 7:00PM EDT: Family Members in Poetry
November 6, 2024 10:30AM: A Time to be Together
November 21, 2024 6:30PM: Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil
November 23, 2024 5:00PM: Teen Night / Parent & Young Adult Meet Up
December 24, 2024 6:00PM: Christmas Candlelight
January 19, 2025 9:30AM: MLK Service Project for Families
March 27, 2025 7:00PM EDT: Poetry: Devotion to a Higher Light
April 5, 2025 1:00PM: Board Retreat
May 11, 2025 10:30AM: Parenting the Movement
May 14, 2025 6:00PM: Membership Committee
May 18, 2025 HIGH NOON: Congregational Meeting
May 20, 2025 7:00: Parent Meeting
June 18-22, 2025: UUA General Assembly
August 28, 2024 7:00PM EDT: Southern Comfort Poetry
September 10, 2024 6:00PM: Membership Committee
September 11, 2024 6:00PM: Board Meeting
September 13, 2025 10:30AM: Memorial Service
September 14, 2025 10:30AM: UUs and Humanism
September 20, 2025 10:00AM: Choir Practice
September 20, 2025 11:00AM: Regional Picnic
September 21, 2025 10:30AM: The Platinum Rule
     at Northwest UU Church, 23925 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, MI 48075, and on Zoom


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Southern Comfort
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Amid the Falling Snow
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September 21, 2025 -- 10:30AM
Reverend Julie Brock
The Platinum Rule

This service will be held at the Northwest UU Church, 23925 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, MI 48075, and on Zoom

They say the Golden Rule is to treat others as you'd want to be treated, but then someone came up with the Platinum Rule, treat others like THEY want to be treated. When building multi-generational multi-cultural community, we often struggle when we don't understand the actions or needs of another. Actually though, we don't need to understand why someone wants to be treated how they want to be treated, we just have to understand how they want to be treated and act accordingly.

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