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The '''Eno River Buddhist Community''', founded in 1992, is affiliated with and meets at ERUUF.<ref name="ERBC">[http://www.unc.edu/ncbuddhism/enoriverbuddhistcommunity.htm Eno River Buddhist Community]</ref><ref name="ERBC2">[http://www.pgacon.com/erbc/The Eno River Buddhist Community: An Insight Meditation practice group]</ref> The group, which draws upon a variety of [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] traditions, but especially the [[Insight Meditation]] (vipassanā) tradition, "considers itself [[ecumenical]]."<ref name="ERBC"/><ref name="ERBC2"/>
The '''Eno River Buddhist Community''', founded in 1992, is affiliated with and meets at ERUUF.<ref name="ERBC">[http://www.unc.edu/ncbuddhism/enoriverbuddhistcommunity.htm Eno River Buddhist Community]</ref><ref name="ERBC2">[http://www.pgacon.com/erbc/The Eno River Buddhist Community: An Insight Meditation practice group]</ref> The group, which draws upon a variety of [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] traditions, but especially the [[Insight Meditation]] (vipassanā) tradition, "considers itself [[ecumenical]]."<ref name="ERBC"/><ref name="ERBC2"/>


One of the ministers of ERUUF, Mary Grigolia, serves on the steering committee of the [[North Carolina Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality]].<ref>[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/johnston/2005/story/915.html Unitarian Universalist fellowship to install minister], by Flo Johnston, ''The Durham News'', December 3, 2005</ref> The ERUUF is a [[Homosexuality and Unitarian Universalism#Welcoming Congregation|Welcoming Congregation]],<ref>[http://www.tjd.uua.org/cong.html#nc Member congregations of the Thomas Jefferson District of the Unitarian Universalist Association]</ref> which is a specific designation within the [[Unitarian Universalist Association]] for congregations that have undergone a program to increase inclusion of [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], and [[transgender]] people and understanding of [[LGBT]] issues.<ref name=WC>[http://archive.uua.org/obgltc/wcp/wc1expln.html Welcoming Congregation]</ref>
One of the ministers of ERUUF, Mary Grigolia, serves on the steering committee of the [[North Carolina Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality]].<ref>[http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/johnston/2005/story/915.html Unitarian Universalist fellowship to install minister] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129193224/http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/johnston/2005/story/915.html |date=2008-01-29 }}, by Flo Johnston, ''The Durham News'', December 3, 2005</ref> The ERUUF is a [[Homosexuality and Unitarian Universalism#Welcoming Congregation|Welcoming Congregation]],<ref>[http://www.tjd.uua.org/cong.html#nc Member congregations of the Thomas Jefferson District of the Unitarian Universalist Association]</ref> which is a specific designation within the [[Unitarian Universalist Association]] for congregations that have undergone a program to increase inclusion of [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], and [[transgender]] people and understanding of [[LGBT]] issues.<ref name=WC>[http://archive.uua.org/obgltc/wcp/wc1expln.html Welcoming Congregation]</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 10:47, 21 September 2017

The Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (ERUUF) is a Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregation located in Durham, North Carolina. In 2007, over five hundred people were members of ERUUF.[1] It sponsors the UU campus ministry program at Duke University, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship @ Duke.[2]

The Eno River Buddhist Community, founded in 1992, is affiliated with and meets at ERUUF.[3][4] The group, which draws upon a variety of Buddhist traditions, but especially the Insight Meditation (vipassanā) tradition, "considers itself ecumenical."[3][4]

One of the ministers of ERUUF, Mary Grigolia, serves on the steering committee of the North Carolina Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality.[5] The ERUUF is a Welcoming Congregation,[6] which is a specific designation within the Unitarian Universalist Association for congregations that have undergone a program to increase inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and understanding of LGBT issues.[7]

History

Between 1900 and 1925 Universalists had been active in Durham, and, in 1949, a Unitarian fellowship opened in the Durham/Chapel Hill area. In 1966, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durham and Chapel Hill opened; it changed its name in 1978 to Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.[8]

ERUUF has been a recipient of the O. Eugene Pickett Award,[8] which is given annually by the Unitarian Universalist Association "to the congregation that has made an outstanding contribution to the growth of Unitarian Universalism".[9]

Members of ERUUF represent a range of beliefs and interests. In addition to the Buddhist Community, groups include a humanist group, a meditation group, a depression support group, a West African drumming group, A Course in Miracles, and a Taoist t'ai chi group, among others.[10] ERUUF is inclusive of different theologies; many pagans are members.[11] According to Rev. Arvid Straube, "We are a broad umbrella. Freedom of belief is our main tenet."[11]

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship @ Duke

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship @ Duke (UUF@D) is the Duke University UU campus ministry program.[2] It is both sponsored by ERUUF and recognized as a student organization by the university. It holds vespers services twice a month during the school semester.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Eno River makes new appointments, The Chapel Hill News, December 26, 2007
  2. ^ a b c Unitarian Universalist Fellowship @ Duke
  3. ^ a b Eno River Buddhist Community
  4. ^ a b Eno River Buddhist Community: An Insight Meditation practice group
  5. ^ Unitarian Universalist fellowship to install minister Archived 2008-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, by Flo Johnston, The Durham News, December 3, 2005
  6. ^ Member congregations of the Thomas Jefferson District of the Unitarian Universalist Association
  7. ^ Welcoming Congregation
  8. ^ a b ERUUF membership and history
  9. ^ O. Eugene Pickett Award
  10. ^ Ongoing Activities at ERUUF
  11. ^ a b Local Ministers Say Pagan Often Misunderstood Term, WRAL.com, February 4, 2003

Further reading

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