Welcome to the First Unitarian Church of Des Moines! We’re glad you’ve found us and hope you find a church home with us.
At First Unitarian, we’re brave, curious, and compassionate thinkers and doers. We’re people of many beliefs and backgrounds – people with a religious background and people with none; people who believe in a God and people who don’t, and people who simply let the mystery be. And while we represent a diversity of faith, ethnicity, history and spirituality, we agree that we want to do good work in the world.
So we welcome you – your whole self, with all your truths and your doubts, your worries and your hopes. Let us support you on your faith journey.
It takes courage to see which possibilities might emerge out of present challenges. Join us for an Easter service that explores abundance as a mindset, the art of improv, and the power of radical acceptance.
Click here for the Order of Service (updates every Friday afternoon)
Sometimes difficult experiences in life teach us to be cautious of embracing possibilities. Join us for a powerful service focusing on the work to nurture a trauma-informed community.
Click here for the Order of Service (updates every Friday afternoon)
Together we’ll increase our understanding and practices around being a more trauma-informed community.
It takes preparation, stamina, and patience to embrace possibility. In a world that seems to measure possibility in quarterly earnings, how do we reclaim the perspective to plant trees whose shade we will not be here to enjoy?
Click here for the Order of Service (updates every Friday afternoon)
The board will propose a “realistic budget” at the annual meeting based on the pledges in hand. The board will set out the aspirations of the church should we receive additional pledges. What should those aspirations be?
Griffin Hall Construction
March 23, 2026 - May 1, 2026
(not usable during carpet installation beginning April 17th?)
DMARC Book Group
March 30, 2026 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Stonewall Conference Room
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89454166012?pwd=UVJGR2RlQzZqWExjd1o5VFFseXpBZz09
Meeting ID: 894 5416 6012
Passcode: 231074
Awakening Heart Sangha
March 30, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Zoom Only
Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’. We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time. All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group.
All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion.
Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83919185060?pwd=q1mGPZkWva8jnmTbKLk7JRfIls2Z0b.1
Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list.
Griffin Hall Construction
March 23, 2026 - May 1, 2026
(not usable during carpet installation beginning April 17th?)
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