Unitarian Christian Church of America
We warmly welcome you to the UCCA. We believe we are a “faith whose time has come, indeed a faith for today.” Our aim is not to impose a specific belief but to unite with others to promote, educate, and improve a “way of living” in harmony and peace with everyone.
The world we live in is not what God intended for it to be. The old ways no longer work, nor are they relevant; it is time for an “awakening.” Our spiritual needs are unmet as we have evolved, creating a growing spiritual and moral void that must be addressed.
We invite you to join us in becoming the revival that awakens humanity into the next century and beyond. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. The time is right, the need is clear, and the answer is waiting.
Our Purpose:
Our Church is centered in our “Universal Principle”, thus, the UCCA declares and proclaims: “There is only one God, creator and sustainer of all existence, giver of life to all that lives. As God’s creation, we are to love and honor our God with every ounce of our being. When we purport to behave in a manner consistent with that belief, it is manifested by the unconditional love we have for, and the compassion we demonstrate to, all humankind and all creation.”
(Ref. Gospel of Mark 12:28-34)
Our Mission:
It is intended that the UCCA will become a common gathering place and a source of information, inspiration, and support for those who are considering or choose to become modern-day Unitarian Christians.
A Message for Today's World
We sincerely hope you'll find a comfortable and welcoming environment and new home here with us. When we come together, our goal is not to impose personal faith or judge honest individual differences. Instead, we strive to unite through our love for God and to live in truth, peace, and love for all humankind and all of God’s creation.
As our Platform may be unfamiliar to you, we invite you to take this opportunity to learn more about who we are and what we believe. The UCCA is genuinely committed to a “faith whose time has come, indeed, a faith for today.”
We welcome everyone who chooses to participate in living our Platform. Those who actively practice our Universal Principle embodied within our Foundational Beliefs and to the best of their abilities, live the faith we share as a way of life, not just a statement made when convenient or appropriate.
“THE RICH”
January 11, 2026
Hebrews 13:5, Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for he himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”
As it was in the days of Jesus, so it is today: our lives are focused on our wealth. The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and those in the middle are losing all around. Our financial portfolio will not bring us closer to God, and we must face that reality. You cannot buy your way into a right relationship with God, nor will it secure God’s salvation for you, not even if your church tells you otherwise. It isn’t a sin to have financial means, but how that wealth affects your witness of God’s love will always be a problem. If our God isn’t the "One True God" but is money instead, that will always lead to sin.
In the days of Jesus, wealthy Jews had sold out their nation, including family members, to the Romans. Jesus saw this as a problem and spoke against it. More than once, Jesus told his followers that a wealthy person has a problem “entering the Kingdom of God.” This means that wealthy people often struggle to live a Godly life. As it was then, so it remains today: the wealthy want more and more but refuse to contribute their fair share to the well-being of others. They refuse to recognize that they have the means, God’s blessings, that could make life better for others, yet they don’t care. Do you?
In first-century Palestine, the wealthy purchased a comfortable lifestyle, while those less fortunate were often cast aside, and too many paid with their lives. At that time, as it is today, there was more than enough wealth to provide for everyone, but the heart to do so was clouded by the lust for more of whatever makes the rich happy. They gladly paid the Romans their share because they had plenty left over for themselves. But the wealthy today don’t even want to do that; they want it all and buy political favors to assure it. They would rather pay a corrupt government and its politicians than use that money to help the less fortunate, out of their own fear and insecurity. Do you know anyone like this?
As it was in the time of Jesus, so it is today. We have blindly and selfishly chosen to follow the rich and powerful. Even as they move further away from the love of God and live lives filled with arrogant judgments, greed, selfishness, chaos, divisions, and hate, we who claim to be Christians seek to imitate their every move rather than those of Jesus. We buy the lies, as Israel did, and follow leaders who are ungodly and filled with sins and carnal lusts, seeking only dominion over others and to satisfy their greed for more wealth and power, and whatever they desire. It is truly the blind leading the blind. Whom are you following?
1 Timothy 6:9-10, 9 But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
The problem isn’t having wealth, it’s in your attitude toward that wealth and what you let it do to your relationship with God and your witness to the world. In this text, Paul presses Timothy and us to consider that even the desire to get rich is a sin to be avoided. We should instead cultivate godliness and contentment. But in today’s world, the lust for wealth dominates even the most moving sermon; it destroys one's faith in God and replaces it with faith in power and money; it takes you out of the hands of God and chokes you with the selfishness, greed, and wantonness that is never satisfied and never ends. Is this where you are? Have you stopped your mad dash through life long enough to ask yourself these questions? If not, will you do it now?
Romans 15:33, “May the God of peace be with all of you. Amen.”
Unless noted, Bible Quotes are from "New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition" (NRSVUE)
Rev. Dr. Shannon Rogers, DDiv
