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The No-Complaint Church

Being a people who complain less makes more space for us to love the world more. It opens more heart capacity and flexibility, and a final promise: as we learn to judge others less harshly, we may even learn to judge ourselves with more friendly … read more.

Church Calendar

  • Zazen Meditation October 10, 2026  8:00 am - 9:30 am Library See more details
  • Sunday Morning Meditation October 11, 2026  9:15 am - 10:15 am Library See more details
  • Sunday Service October 11, 2026  10:00 am - 11:00 am Sanctuary See more details
  • Listening Circle Youth Focus Group October 11, 2026  10:40 am - 11:30 am Youth room See more details
  • Coffee Hour October 11, 2026  11:00 am - 11:30 am Deale Hall See more details
  • Racial and Economic Justice Team October 11, 2026  11:15 am - 12:30 pm Library See more details
  • Building & Grounds Meeting October 11, 2026  11:30 am - 12:45 pm Office Work Room See more details
  • Listening Circles Small Group October 11, 2026  11:30 am - 12:30 pm Youth room See more details
  • Forest City Rainbow October 11, 2026  3:00 pm - 5:30 pm sanctuary See more details
  • AA Meeting October 11, 2026  5:00 pm - 6:45 pm Library See more details
  • Yoga Group (Closed Group) October 12, 2026  9:00 am - 10:30 am Library See more details
  • Soul Matters Group October 12, 2026  6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Library See more details
  • Soul Matters Group October 13, 2026  9:30 am - 11:30 am zoom See more details
  • Listening Circles Small Group October 13, 2026  10:00 am - 11:00 am Zoom See more details
  • Spectrum October 13, 2026  11:00 am - 12:45 pm Deale Hall See more details
  • Staff Meeting October 13, 2026  12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Office See more details
  • Listening Circles Small Groups October 13, 2026  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Library See more details
  • Listening Circles Long Time Members Focus group October 15, 2026  10:00 am - 11:00 am Zoom See more details
  • Spectrum October 15, 2026  11:00 am - 12:45 pm Deale Hall See more details
  • Soul Matters Group October 15, 2026  2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Libary See more details
  • Listening Circles Recent Members Focus Group October 15, 2026  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Zoom See more details
  • Choir Rehearsal October 15, 2026  7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Sanctuary See more details
  • Religious Education Team Meeting (Zoom) October 15, 2026  8:00 pm - 9:00 pm See more details

Our Stories

I joined the UU Church, Rockford, in 1982 after the birth of my daughter, Erin. My first visit was prompted by learning that I was 20 weeks pregnant, and facing raising my child as a single mother.

― Teresa Wilmot

Brian and I were looking for a new church after having been on the church councils of two churches. We brainstormed our needs and wants in a new congregation…

― Judy Gustafson

Time was closing in on my husband Roger and I. Rog’s parents, my folks, and many other family and friends were arriving for the baptism of our baby, Quinn.

― Barb Oehlke