Unitarianism

A Living and Loving Spirituality that Engages both the Heart and the Mind

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Belper Unitarians

We are a loving community of spiritual seekers, diverse in opinion yet united by our common search for truth and our desire to support each other in that search.

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What is a Unitarian?

The Unitarians are a spiritual community who encourage you to think for yourself.
You are welcome here. We are building open-minded, loving, spiritually-grounded communities – and have been for 300 years. If you are interested in becoming a formal member of the chapel, please speak to David Burton.

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Forthcoming Events & Services

Tue 2nd Dec - Belper Ukulele Group (7pm)
Thu 4th Dec - Monthly Meditation & Contemplative Gathering (7pm-8pm)
Sun 7th Dec - Rob & Simon - “The Courage to Hope, The Call to Act” (11am)
Sun 14th Dec - Paul Newsham - “Christmas” (11am)
Following the service on 14th Dec: Cookie Exchange and Bring & Share Lunch
Tue 16th Dec - Belper Ukulele Group (7pm)
Sun 21st Dec - Kieren Mardle-Moss - Evening Christmas Carol Service (6pm)
Sun 28th Dec - Kieren Mardle-Moss - “Quiet prayerful space together” (11am)
Sun 4th Jan - Kieren Mardle-Moss - “New Year, New You, New U” (11am)
Thu 8th Jan - Monthly Meditation & Contemplative Gathering (7pm-8pm)
Sun 11th Jan - Kieren Mardle-Moss - “Belper 250 Commemorative Service” (11am)
Tue 13th Jan - Belper Ukulele Group (7pm)
Sun 18th Jan - Kath & Peter Faulkner - “New Beginnings” (11am)
Sun 25th Jan - David Burton - “That Treasured Person” (11am)
Tue 27th Jan - Belper Ukulele Group (7pm)

Services are followed by tea/coffee and you are welcome to stay and join us. All of our services are different. We are fortunate to have a number of speakers and leaders who each have their own style. You might spend the service listening to poetry and prose, sacred book readings or the thoughts of the speaker. You may instead spend more time singing to live musical accompaniment, or have silent meditation interludes. Sometimes you might experience the views of Christians, Jews, Muslims, Pagans, Buddhists, or even Agnostics and Atheists! We are not bound by a creed, we have the freedom to bring our own beliefs and philosophies to share. We are a spiritual community who encourage you to think for yourself.

OUR WEEKLY SERVICES

Kind Words...

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“those calm moments shared last Sunday Morning in our Chapel were uplifting and spiritually refreshing as we listened to Professor Hugh McLeod a Derby Quaker - It always surprises me that our relaxed embracing approach attracts so few people living in Belper - without people we just have an empty historic building !”

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Eve CrawfordProduct Designer, That Biz

“It was a lovely service from Maria, painful at times but glad to be with others to share feelings and in a safe space to rant.”

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“Really interesting and informative service with a lovely community of people.”

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“My thanks to Rowan for his thoughtful devotions today at our morning service with the two guest speakers from “ Upbeat Communities “ time well spent listening & learning rather than disinformation ! ⭐️”

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“Beautiful, we have such lovely memories of you and Mum there. The external stairs & the crypt. And all the friendly people who attended.”

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“Such a poignant service and so much to take away and contemplate. Thanks to all those who shared their precious memories and thoughts.”

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“The beautiful photograph of the trees / so well complements our first reading at this mornings service from John Andrew Storey entitled, “ Leafs “ For many of us today at Belper Unitarian Chapel it was spiritually rewarding to have a committed Quaker sharing his approach to faith -⭐️”

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“I sat there many time’s especially at Sunday school anniversary reciting poems. We used to sell the harvest produce for charity at the old Sunday school building on Monday, happy days”

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“I commend these powerful words trusting that as an individual I will always have the courage to challenge those full of bigotry & hate within my life journey. Too often I play it safe rather than challenging such cruel human beings !”

Curious About Us?

If you're thinking about paying us a visit, but want to get to know us a little first, why not follow our Facebook page where members chat, share and discover Belper Unitarians.

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Belper Unitarian Chapel, Field Row, just off Green Lane, Belper, DE56 1DG

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