Universalist Convention of North Carolina, Inc. (UCONCI)
“The mission of the Universalist Convention of North Carolina, Incorporated is to foster, promote, and support Unitarian Universalism, and Unitarian Universalist congregations in North Carolina.”
UCONCI Officers:
President – Debbie Robertson (CCCH-UU) uconci@gmail.com
Vice Pres. – Billy Liles – (UUF-Raleigh)
Secretary – Marion Hirsch – (CCCH-UU)
Treasurer – Feryl Masters – (UUC-Greenville) oferyl@gmail.com
Trustees
Thomas Clayton – UUFR
Ethan Gilbreath – Outer Banks
Delthea Simmons – UUCK / UUFW
Gerald Simmons – OBUC
Kathryn Waple – UUFW
Allison Andrade – CCCH Youth Trustee
Our Mission
Our congregations are inclusive and diverse in beliefs and forms of worship services, as well as in community support, with varied and numerous efforts to actively improve the conditions we find in our communities.
We currently have Fourteen member Unitarian Universalist churches and fellowships. Their locations extend from Central NC with most of the groups in the Coastal Plain.
Our History
The Universalist Convention of North Carolina, Inc. (UCONCI) was first organized in 1895 to promote the coordinated growth of Universalism in eastern North Carolina. At that time, some very energetic circuit riders were founding new Universalist churches in the rural areas of our state and also in South Carolina and Virginia. Reorganization in 1905 led to a charter of incorporation, and even as the tide of enthusiasm for the Universalist denomination ebbed with the subsequent liberalization among the other more populous denominations, this organization has held its ground and abides today to assure mutual support (both financial and social) among the congregations it serves.
We serve as an oasis of reasonable religion in this “Bible belt” area. People who have been disillusioned from more fundamentalist origins find us with relief, and they are usually able to gather hope for the future through an organized source of worship based in love instead of fear.
Contact Us
uconci@gmail.com
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