by Doug Bauder
I was born in Bethlehem, PA, an historic community whose culture has been influenced by those who settled and named the town on Christmas Eve in 1741. Known as “Moravians,” they were descendents of those who followed the teachings of Czech reformer John Hus, one of the earliest leaders of the Protestant Reformation. [...]

by Lillian Casillas
Growing up I was raised Mexican Catholic. It may seem strange that I add the “Mexican” part, but for those who are familiar with Latin American history may know why. The world that I grew up in is a mixture of many cultures and beliefs. The dominant being that of Spain “Catholic” and [...]

by Phil Stafford
My earliest memory of the church is a received one. As Unitarians in the small town of Hobart, Indiana, in 1949, my parents brought me in my infancy to the congregation not to be “baptized”, of course, but to be welcomed. I am told that I was given a red rose to commemorate [...]

by Pamela Freeman
Having grown up in a small community in which nearly everyone was identifiable as “Christian” or “Catholic,” I did not understand until I was in my teens that my Catholic neighbors and friends were just as “Christian” as those of us who belonged to protestant denominations. My family’s church, the First United Methodist [...]