Become A Member

Become a valued member of the First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau and embrace a community that supports your spiritual and ethical growth. As a member, you’ll actively shape the congregation’s mission, receive support through life passages, and be part of a caring community rooted in a long history of liberal faith.

Community Care & Support

To be a member of the First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau means you support the church and its mission. You commit to your own spiritual and ethical growth and encourage others as well.

This congregation cares deeply for one another, and you will be cared for as well, surrounded by a long history of liberal faith. As a member, you are supported through life passages: children are dedicated, and youth are honored as they graduate. Perhaps you will be married in our building and light many candles of joy and sorrow as we walk with you through your life journey. Our Care Committee supports members through illness and difficulty with meals, rides to appointments, and cards of encouragement. UU Wausau is here, too, at the end of life.

Outline of the UU Wausau church.

Shape Change

The First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau is “owned” by the members. Membership means you can vote and help shape the congregation’s mission, vision, leadership, and budget. To be a member means you make a financial contribution that suits you/ your family.

The membership sets the mission, approves the Board of Trustees to make governance decisions on behalf of the congregation, and approves an annual budget. The members of the congregation also vote to select the ministers.

The ministry of UU Wausau is a collaboration between the congregation and our minister. There are so many ways to be involved: work with our children and youth, make coffee, help plan worship, provide music for a Sunday service, etc.

Become A Member

If you have been visiting the First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau and are ready to consider joining, please reach out and speak with our Minister to begin the process.

When we create change in ourselves, we create change in the world. Together we can do the most good.

Rights & Responsibilities

Because we are a democratic community, members are collectively vested with responsibility for the congregation. Members may vote at any congregational meeting, be elected to the governing board, and participate in any activities of the congregation.

Because we are a covenanted congregation, members have certain responsibilities to the congregation and to one another. They are best fulfilled by:

  • Spiritual growth and development. Working deliberately at your own spiritual development is a gift to the congregation and the larger world.
  • Regular worship attendance. Weekly worship cements the bonds of community and keeps our attention directed to our highest values while nurturing our spirits.
  • Contributing time and talent. Congregations work because their members find ways to give of themselves, whether through singing, educating children, sharing their passion for social justice, organizing, cooking, greeting—the list of tasks goes on. Finding ways to give back that nurture your own soul helps to avoid resentment and supports your own growth.
  • Making financial contributions. Not only does this provide for the support of the congregation. Many Unitarian Universalists aim for a modern tithe—that is, giving 5 percent of income to the congregation and another 5 percent to other organizations and causes that represent their values.
  • Voting at congregational meetings. Responsible participation considers how issues affect all members of the congregation, as well as potential members and others in the world outside our community.
  • If you have been visiting the First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau and are ready to consider joining, please reach out and speak with our Minister to begin the process.