Topic: Lay Led Service

(F)un Church

Yes, church should be fun! But what if our monthly theme is Death? Explore the death theme with one of these activities provided by our CUUPs members: write your own obituary (Dave Ambrose), build a memory altar (Kelli Mack), or a discussion. Our featured photo … read more.

The Cognitive Practice of Prayer.

There are many ways to describe and define prayer. A Christian scientist has shown that prayer is a cognitive practice full of problem-solving resources. Prayer can be a form of communication with the divine that is therapeutic.


Prayer and Present Life

“Prayer and Present Life”
Join Ian Kepler, LCSW, for consideration of this month’s theme of Prayer. Ian is a psychotherapist, parent, and devoted student of Zen Buddhism. His experience with prayer and contemplative traditions is rich and varied, having grown up in the Lutheran tradition, … read more.

Health Care for All Oregon

Martin Luther King, Jr said: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman because it often results in physical death.” Oregonians established affordable health care as a constitutional right in 2022. Oregon is the only state with this … read more.

Clatsop Community Action

Newly appointed to Deputy Director as of April 2025 after joining CCA in 2023 to help manage their low-income housing, Hilltop Apartments, Andrea previously managed the Astor Building Apartments and Hostel Style Housing at the Norblad Hotel for several years where she worked with … read more.

Pride Basic Rights Oregon

We welcome Jose Ramirez Reyes as a guest speaker from Basic Rights Oregon. Basic Rights Oregon works fearlessly and tirelessly to build a strong, vibrant, powerful, & progressive movement for LGBTQ2SIA+ equality. LGBTQ2SIA+ Oregonians exist in every community, and we understand that we have to … read more.

Raise the Rafters

The PUUF Choir led by Eli and Julia Hesse

The PUUF Choir will present an uplifting program celebrating unity and resilience through song, offering the strengths of community and courage to help navigate the challenging times we are living through. We are fortunate to have Jennifer … read more.