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.
As we begin this month’s theme of “Awakening Curiosity”, we take this Sunday to honor Vesak and the Buddha’s quest to understand suffering in the world. How might the Buddha’s journey help us to become more curious and wiser?
Click here for the Order of Service (updates every Friday afternoon)
This Sunday we honor all those who are or have been mothers. How might the experience of motherhood help us all awaken our curiosity for the world and one another?
Click here for the Order of Service (updates every Friday afternoon)
This Sunday we honor the 103rd annual ritual first designed by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek. How might this beloved tradition help us become more curious citizens in an interdependent world?
Click here for the Order of Service (updates every Friday afternoon)
At the annual meeting on June 7, the annual packet contains decisions the board is recommending. Come hear what the board is thinking and share your thoughts.
Griffin Hall Construction
March 23, 2026 - May 1, 2026
(not usable during carpet installation beginning April 17th?)
A Word With You
April 28, 2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Stonewall April-November, Zoom December-March
“A Word With You” meets once a month in person and discuss topics that interest members. We would like to invite new-comers (or old ones) to our church who could join us or just visit with us. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 10:30 am. The topics vary from environment to personalities.
Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81344473833?pwd=MIgypg7hv1aV8BmMWNzdpOCam38k0S.1
Meeting ID: 813 4447 3833
Passcode: WORD
Please contact Sachiko Murphy (wordwithyou@ucdsm.org) if you are interested.
Griffin Hall Construction
March 23, 2026 - May 1, 2026
(not usable during carpet installation beginning April 17th?)
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