Getting involved is easy!

Getting more involved in congregational life is a great way to deepen your social and spiritual connections to your church community. Volunteering is also a way to exercise your skills as well as learn new ones. FirstU's groups, committees, and councils welcome new people who are interested in their activities and enthusiastic about making a contribution.
For group meeting times and other information, please consult the calendar or contact the church office at 613-725-1066. 
To see all of our groups and committees, read the Getting Connected Guide, or use the links below to explore everything your community has to offer.

caring for each other

As part of a community, we are all  responsible for supporting and helping members who are in need.  The First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa has groups - including the Caring Network, the Mental Health Support and Action Group, and our Spiritual Care Visitors - who work to help us care for each other.
If you need to talk to someone from one these groups, please call the church office by email or at 613-725-1066. 
Get Social
Our congregation has a wide variety of groups whose activities arise from a set of shared interests. Whatever we do, we work together to build a caring and supportive spiritual community and a just,  compassionate, and sustainable world.
Get Creative
Are you an artist at heart? Have a love of literature? Express yourself in the garden? FirstU is a vibrant, creative community that includes choirs, poets, painters, readers, writers, and art lovers of all kinds.
Join a Committee/Council
Our committees and councils are the backbone of the congregation.  Their members oversee every aspect of our community from taking care of our building, hospitality,  assisting with publications and planning programs.
Show You Care
Help out with children on Sunday mornings, be a mentor to the young people in our congregation, or offer pastoral care.  Interested?  The Directors of our programs provide training and opportunities for volunteers. 
Take Action
Are you  interested in issues of social justice and environmental sustainability? You’ll find ways to  express your beliefs and concerns through the many groups in our congregation  working to build awareness of issues and help those in need.

​30 Cleary Ave   K2A 4A1   
613-725-1066  
uuoffice@firstunitarianottawa.ca
"We acknowledge that our campus is located on traditional, unsurrendered and unceded Algonquin Anishinabeg Territory;
and that the work of reconciliation is a responsibility of our congregation, and of all Canadians.  "Our goal is to educate ourselves and all
who have ears to hear, to be of service to those who are at risk, and to advocate for justice.

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