Watch this great reflection on what we mean when we say “Love Beyond Belief”, featuring Rev. Barbara Prose.
The Gorge Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is a Fellowship of “Deeds, not Creeds". We welcome everyone, regardless of age, race or ethnicity, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Wherever you are on your spiritual path, you are welcome here. We gather every Sunday in Hood River, OR. Learn more about our Sunday Services here.
Upcoming Events
Join us anytime!
Child Care always provided.
Sunday Services
From 10-11:30 am in person at the Rockford Grange or online via ZOOM (tinyurl.com/uusundays).
Services range from professional storytellers, local nonprofit leaders discussing their work, biologists and artists sharing their perspectives, our own Reverend Barbara Prose on First Sundays for Families and Second Sundays, and more. Perhaps you’ll want to share your story? Coffee hour typically follows service along with team meetings. For Aug+Sept, we host a “Share the Bounty” table for spreading the garden abundance. Any remaining food will be donated to the FISH Food Bank.
9 am All-Ages Popup Choir Practice: Drop-ins welcome, learn a song led by Boyd Becker to sing during service that day. No experience or reading skills necessary.
10-11:30 am Service: On First Sundays of the month, we’ll explore our new monthly theme with Rev. Barbara.
11:30-1 pm Coffee Hour (Sign up sheet available at the Greeter table to help with setup and clean up.)
12-1 pm Meet & Greet with the Minister in the Gathering Space. Bring your curiosity, learn about Unitarian Universalism and all that our Fellowship has to offer. Ask questions, and get to know each other as well.
First Sundays for Families
Open Circle Singers
A new community singing group, hosted and sponsored by the Gorge Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Come raise your voice — no experience necessary!
When: Tuesday evenings, weekly, beginning October 13
Time: 5:30-7 pm
Where: Rockford Grange, 4262 Barrett Drive, Hood River, OR
What: No audition. Just bring your voice and your love of singing!
Open Circle Singers is a brand-new singing group for anyone who loves to sing, or has always wanted to. We'll explore an eclectic mix of music together, including rounds, songs from many traditions and cultures, and pieces chosen for the pure joy of singing them side by side.
Whether you sang in choir decades ago, only sing in the shower, or adore the feeling of voices blending into one sound, you belong here.
If you’re interested in joining the group, please send a note to Rev. Barbara Prose (email).
The Gorge UU Fellowship welcomes Cypress Knight
Our new Religious Exploration Coordinator and Child Care Provider
Cypress shares her thoughts and programming through her “Religious Exploration Corner” blog. Check it out!
Cypress Knight’s path to religious education has encompassed over forty years in a variety of Head Start programs, most recently for nationwide Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker programs, teaching Early Childhood Education courses at Portland State University and Columbia Gorge Community Colleges, and co-founding The Rhythm is Ghana Get You non-profit, providing workshops, performances and educational experiences to disenfranchised youth in the United States and in Ghana.
Cypress holds a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and a Master's degree in Training and Communication from Governors State University and speaks Spanish.
Cypress is known for offering a multi-faceted approach to education based on collaborative relationships designed to build the capacity of children to share their observations and insights. Her understanding of child and human development enables her to support children’s positive qualities in a manner that develops their own identity and their interest in others. Cypress begins with us on August 16th, 2026. She can be reached at recoordinator AT mcuuf.org
These principles are a guide for our shared life in religious community:
UU Seven Principles
The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
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