UU Asheville Groups
Participating in a group is a great way to get connected for both UU Asheville members and active non-members.
For contact details, check the directory in REALM or contact our Connections Coordinator.
General Guidelines
To use a room at UU Asheville, schedule the room with information@uuasheville.org. For meetings at UU Asheville, please leave rooms as you found them.
Social Groups are not supported by staff members but are expected to stay in right relations with staff and the rest of the congregation. One thing for sure that will keep you in right relations, when you use any space at UU Asheville please leave it as you found it (chairs and tables and video screens restored to original).
While most of our groups meet at regular intervals, exactly meeting times may vary depending on time of year. The most current meeting times are always available on our congregational calendar.
Spiritual Deepening
Soul Matters Groups
Small groups of 8 to 10 people who meet regularly to practice deep listening in support of one another’s spiritual journeys.
Contact: Rev. Claudia Jiménez, Trevor Johnson, or Ann Perry
UU Sangha
Our sangha is a covenantal UU Asheville faith development group created for those interested in developing and strengthening their UU-Buddhism connection in the context of everyday life. Click here for more information.
Contact: Duane Bigelow or Stef Garvin
Blue Ridge Spirit CUUPS
This chapter of the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans is dedicated to educating people about Paganism and developing and conducting Pagan liturgies and rituals for the congregation.
Contact: Susan Foster or Sherry Lundquist
Congregational Care
Good Grief
A group of congregants who are grieving losses and wish to support each other. Some losses, like health declines and dementia are not necessarily recent, but continuing. New losses bring up old losses, and if the loss is too recent, most grievers are too raw to be in a group yet.
Meets: Second Fridays, 9:30am
Contact: Trevor Johnson and Iris Hardin
Justice Ministry
For more information on Justice Ministry opportunities, click here for our Justice Ministry page.
Social Groups
Fiber Friends
Items are made to donate to Meals on Wheels, Room at the Inn, and Trinity Place Youth Shelter. The group welcomes new members and yarn donations.
Meets: First Saturdays, 10am
Contact: Mara Sprain
Givens Estates UUs
For those who identify as UUs and live at Givens Estates.
Contact: Bill Dickason
Sing Along
Gather around the piano in the Sanctuary, grab a song book filled with a variety of genres, and sing along.
Meets: First and third Tuesdays, 7pm (Sanctuary)
Contact: Dave Bates
Men’s Breakfast Group
This is for the guys. Meet monthly for a potluck breakfast, fellowship, and discussion; sometimes irreverent and sometimes touching and moving.
Meets: Second Saturdays, 8am
Contact: Michael Beech
Restaurantours
Getting together either outside or online.
Meets: Monthly, specific to each group
Contact: Linda Kooiker
UU Womens’ Connections
All women are invited to bring a potluck dish and join this lively social group for entertaining programs every month.
Meets: Third Saturdays, 10am
Contact: MaryAnn Somervill
Dinner Circles
are small group potluck gatherings at a volunteer host’s home organized by our Care and Connect Committee
Meets: Quarterly at host homes
Contact: Dianne Rahm
Cinema Forum – on hiatus
Contact the leader, get an email telling you what movie to watch during the month then come join the movie discussion on the fourth Sunday of the month.
Meets: Fourth Sundays, 5pm
Contact: on hiatus (formerly Sandy Purdy)
Deerfield UUs – on hiatus
For those who identify as UUs and live at Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community.
Meets: Times vary (at Deerfield)
Contact: on hiatus (formerly Bill Clontz)
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