Cultures, organizations, countries, and indeed, religions build “walls” to keep the “right” people in, or the “wrong” people out. Unitarian Universalists like to think about breaking down all walls that separate people based upon race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or belief systems.

 

As a denomination, Unitarian Universalism likes to call itself as a faith without walls. The Tryon Fellowship is a fellowship without walls. It is a living fellowship if you will, for it has a living tradition, which continues to this day.

 

Its UU ancestors believed that revelation is not sealed and that human evolution is a continuous process. UU churches, fellowships, societies, and congregations are all places where people of all faiths (or no faith) can gather to love, to support, and to honor one another.

 

Are we perfect? Of course not! But we are striving to be more welcoming and more authentic human beings. This is all we ask of any new member, to join us in this quest to be fully human and to use our principles on this journey. Join us on Sunday, May 1, 2016, to celebrate and affirm our new members who have said “Yes” to this sacred quest.

 

Reverend Michael J. Carter will lead this Sunday’s service. He is a frequent speaker at the Tryon Fellowship and is the minister of the UU Swannanoa Valley Fellowship.

 

The Thermal Belt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meets at 10:30 a.m. on the first and third Sundays of the month. Services are held at 835 N. Trade St. in Tryon. The fellowship welcomes all regardless of their spiritual path, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Coffee, snacks and fellowship are available after the service.

For more information about the fellowship call 828-513-0570 or follow them on Facebook at TBUUF.

-Submitted by Phil Nungesser