Wildflower Church is a deliberately inclusive, open-minded religious community in the Unitarian Universalist tradition, growing spiritually together, spreading love, justice, and joy! We create our community by covenanting one to another, using our Covenant of Right Relations. We meet in South Austin, at our shared campus.
Sunday Worship
Join us this Sunday at 11:30am in the Sanctuary at our shared campus. Extra parking is available across Oltorf at Travis High School.
Lift Our Hearts To The Stars!
July 23, 2017
Guest Speaker: Jason Crow
Come celebrate the transcendent wonder and mystery of our sky, as we visit themes of space exploration, science fiction, and the interdependent web of existence. Wildflower Church member Jason Crow will be leading this worship service which aims to both inform and uplift--from a lay-person’s point of view— and there will be music! Space music! In church! As Unitarian Universalists, we are called upon to listen to science and the arts with all our hearts; to forever question; to use the gifts of technology with grace and gratitude. We also tend to be bookworms. Right? At Wildflower Church, we honor that truth and wear it proudly, so: come and flock together as nerds of a feather!
Jason Crow is a second-generation Austin musician and a lifetime student of music. Born just 98 days before the launch of the final NASA Apollo mission to the moon, Jason developed a passion for anything related to space exploration and science fiction at a very early age! His parents nurtured that passion, often by using the family's noisy, top-loading VCR to record all manner of space-related TV programming, such as the first launch of the space shuttle, which occurred after 7-year-old Jason's bedtime. He currently serves Wildflower Church as a musician, lay worship leader, and Worship Team member, and is grateful to have served as one of Wildflower's delegates to the 2017 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association in New Orleans.
Serenity Service
Join us for an interfaith service of music, readings, candles, and silence every third Friday of the month at 7:00pm in the Sanctuary on our shared campus.
Adult Programs
Visit the Adult Programs page for a complete listing of groups and courses. Childcare is available for Sunday classes between 9:30 and 1, and may be available for other classes and groups.
Engaging the Sacred in Art
ongoing
fourth Tuesday evenings
Consider art as a spiritual practice with other artists
The World Future We Need
ongoing
monthly, third Sunday evenings
Discuss technology, morality, cooperation, and growth in the world’s future
Buddhism and Meditation Exploration Group
1st and 3rd Sundays only, until September
Sunday mornings, 9:30am
Explore Buddhist teachings and practices in a UU context
Climate Change Education Class
ongoing
third Sunday mornings, 9:30am
Discussions around climate change and environmental justice
Mindful Gentle Yoga
ongoing
Tuesdays, 10:00 am
Focus on breath, kindness to self and others, and curiosity.
Young Adults Group
ongoing
join Facebook group for meeting times
Connect with other young adults at Wildflower & beyond.
Food for Thought
drop-in, Sunday mornings
second and fourth Sunday mornings, 9:30am
TED Talk discussion group
Specially-Called Congregational Meeting
We will have a congregational meeting at 1:30 this Sunday, July 23rd in the Community Room. We will discuss and vote on whether Wildflower should contribute one-third of the cost of the parking lot renovations. Faith Presbyterian is currently in the process of obtaining bids and wants to complete the project before school starts. Please attend this important meeting to join the discussion. Childcare will be provided. For more information, contact the Board.
Wildflower Board of Trustees Meeting
The Wildflower Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, July 20, at 5:30 p.m., in the Community Room. Anyone is welcome to attend to observe or provide feedback. See the weekly newsletter for the agenda.
Neighborhood Walk
Join in the Neighborhood Walk, Saturday, July 29, 9 am – 12 noon sponsored by the Armadillo Park Neighborhood Association (APNA) and supported by Go Austin, Vamos Austin (GAVA), and Wildflower Church. Walk in the neighborhood to meet residents and learn about their needs and concerns. Sign up to walk at our table in the Community Room or email BBC@wildflowerchurch.org.
Children and Youth Programs
Our children’s religious education program serves babies and children through 18 years. We provide childcare every Sunday from 9:30 am to 1 pm for children 1-4 years of age. Children age 4 and above may begin in the Pre-K class when they are developmentally ready. Grades 2-5 attend class together, and youth from 6th-12 grades. Currently, infants remain with their parents. Childcare is available for all ages from 9:30-11:30 am and during Sunday afternoon meetings when requested.
July 23, The UU World Traveler’s Program Tour Guide will be Erica Bodoin. Come learn about Costa Rica and sample traditional Costa Rican foods!
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We share space with Faith Presbyterian Church and the Austin Filipino Fellowship Presbyterian Church at 1314 E Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78704. Sunday overflow parking is available across the street at Travis High School.
Contact Wildflower at office@wildflowerchurch.org or 512.428.9464 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
To contact the Pastoral Care team to help someone in need, email caring@wildflowerchurch.org or call the church.
Send postal mail to Wildflower at PO Box 40395, Austin, TX 78704.