Sunday Services begin at 10:30 am at 4775 SW 21st Street in Topeka, KS. We are currently without a minister, and our programs are lay-led.  We endeavor to present a variety of inspiring topics that illustrate or relate to our Eight Principles and our UU Values.  

Adults and children start together in Scanland Hall when the program begins at 10:30 am. Most children leave to attend Religious Exploration classes down the hall at 10:45 am after the Story For All Ages and are picked up at 11:45 am.   New children are welcome to join our Religious Exploration classes or to stay in Scanland Hall with the adults. Several times each year, we have a multigenerational service (MultiGen). These services are for all ages, and are designed to be fun and enlightening for everyone.

For infants and toddlers, we have a fully equipped nursery staffed with a paid and experienced attendant and at least one volunteer. You are welcome to make use of the nursery or to keep your infant or toddler with you in the service. The service is live streamed to the big monitor in the Gathering Space. Families are welcome to make use of that space as well.

We are grateful for the contributions of our Sunday morning AV Team: Dylan Cook, Mat Bordelon, and Jake Starr.

Our April theme is Joy.

April 6, 2025: The Practice Of Joy

“Joy is an act of Resistance,” attributed to poet Toi Derricotte. Many of us find ourselves bereft of joy, surrounded by and immersed in anguish. Where do we find joy? Is there a practice of joy? It seems more vital than ever. (Includes a sermon written by the Rev Laura Thompson, lead minister at Minnesota Valley Fellowship.)

Moderator: Janine Silsby

April 13, 2025: Earth Day: the Path to Sturdevant Falls

Sometimes it’s important to stop and smell the spray from the waterfall.

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Moderator: Micah Forstein

Image by Jeffrey Workman on unsplash

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April 20, 2025: Practice Resurrection – Easter service. Speaker, Rev. Peter Luckey

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What if, this Easter, we make a commitment to practice resurrection? What if we defy all the forces of the world that result in cruelty, meanness and death by choosing life, more life for everyone. What if we give the stink eye to the powers that be by living as if the last word is not hate but love, not death but life?

Moderator: Micah Forstein

Photo by Zac Ong on unsplash

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April 27, 2025: PLAY!

Our service will focus on playing! On March 2, in explaining how to combat loneliness, Dr. Jericho Hockett spoke about “Play: The Old Fashioned Way to Make Friends.” “With playfulness, we may travel into each others’ worlds of embodied experience and possibility,” helping us to understand each other better and form new and better relationships. Get ready for a unique kind of service!

Moderator: Mindy Baccus