Decorative black text reading, "Where we love, beyond belief" in a handwritten style with accents and underline.
Decorative black text reading, "Where we love, beyond belief" in a handwritten style with accents and underline.

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.

Susan Hess, of the Columbia Insight, discussing her experience with the struggles at Celilo Village
Susan Hess, of the Columbia Insight, discussing her experience with the struggles at Celilo Village

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.

Two adults sitting on chairs in front of a group of children sitting on a rug inside a room. One adult is holding a book and speaking into a microphone. The room has musical instruments, candles, and banners, with children attentively listening.
  • 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

Two women standing outside during a protest or rally, holding signs and smiling. One woman holds a sign that reads, 'STANDING ON THE SIDE OF LOVE' with a heart and peace symbol. The woman on the right wears a blue baseball cap, sunglasses, a blue jacket, red pants, and holds an American flag. The background shows other protesters and signboards, with trees and buildings in the distance on a sunny day.

Gorge Fellowship Choir

Details coming soon…

If you’re interested in joining the choir, 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 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

  1. The inherent worth and dignity of every person;

  2. Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;

  3. Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;

  4. A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;

  5. The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;

  6. The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;

  7. Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

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A man with gray hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a black sweater, is speaking into a microphone, holding a paper, and standing at a table with children sitting cross-legged on the floor. The children are wearing colorful clothes; some have long hair, and one girl has a red sweater with white writing. In the background, there is a wooden stand with a colorful circular artwork, a flower arrangement, and a dark curtain.
Four women are standing together and smiling at an indoor gathering, wearing colorful dresses and flower crowns. The background includes large windows, wooden window frames, string lights, and chairs.
A group of older adults sitting around a large round table in a cozy room, engaged in conversation. The room is decorated with framed pictures, curtains, a quilt on the wall, and a bookshelf. Linus in the background. Some people have papers and mugs in front of them.
A group of people participating in a march or rally, holding yellow signs that read 'We are immigrants. Somos inmigrantes.' in both English and Spanish.
Group of protesters holding American flags and signs protesting against monarchy and promoting resistance, including a sign with a crossed-out crown and the words 'NO KINGS'.