JUUF

The Juneau Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (JUUF) was founded and officially recognized in 1957 by a small group of Juneau residents who valued Unitarian principles and wanted a church home in which their children would be exposed to those principles and values. Over the years, JUUF has met in a variety of places, ranging from private homes to "borrowed" churches to the Zach Gordon Youth Center. We are currently meeting at Temple Sukkat Shalom at the corner of Cordova St. & Foster Ave. for Sunday Services.

In 2006, after a series of awareness workshops and a unanimous vote of the congregation, JUUF was designated as a Welcoming Congregation by our national organization, the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (UUA), in recognition of our public welcome of lesbian, gay, and transgender people into our congregation.

Having our own minister has been a goal of JUUF for many years. JUUF has welcomed a variety of visiting ministers over the years, and in 2007 we contracted with Rev. Ken MacLean for 6 months as our first UU consulting minister. The Rev. Sarah Schurr of Portland came to visit us as consulting minister for two weeks in May 2010, and the conversations following that visit resulted in a contract. As a quarter time minister, Sarah will be coming to Juneau for five ten-day visits this year.  She will be working with congregational leaders by phone, video conference, and e-mail between visits.  Whether she is in Alaska or Oregon, folks can call Sarah whenever they need her for pastoral emergencies. JUUF is excited to welcome her as our own minister, and we look forward to working with Rev. Sarah.