I have been a UU for 20 years. I am sorry I did not find the church earlier in life. You would be most welcome in a UU church. There is even an online service through Church of the Larger Fellowship. I attend this on Sunday afternoons. Give it a try!

I went once. They had a good message. I think it's kind of basically for people who grew up going to church, and miss the ritual of it, and the community. Everyone I met was very liberal and progressive, even for Austin.

Unitarians have more trouble with Catholics than Atheists. They tend to be progressive activists.

As near as I've been able to tell from Unitarian people I've known, they are not actually, really, very religious. In the god-fearing sense of the word. Don't think many of them believed in a god.

Had never heard of such a place. Sounded intriguing , so I did a quick google search. Was rewarded with one (UU) quite close to me. Opening statement on their website? "We are a fellowship of believers, made in God's image and called as disciples of Christ to share the Good News with everyone through learning, listening, praying and working together actively to reach out to our communities." Yeah, WTF, count me out. It's a christian church, with all the dogma and woo. Looks like just another religious tax dodge to me.

My experience, having attended a Unitarian Church several times, was very positive. They were all respectful and nonjudgmental of any faith or no belief. They are big on loving your neighbor, community service, and just being a good person in general. Their service was geared toward that end. Music, sermans, etc. were pretty much secular and generally appealed to anyone. I loved their approach to getting along in society, their live and let live attitude.

I've gone to my local Unitarian congregation twice now and am considering making it a habit. I could care less about the ceremonial stuff but they have a nice discussion hour afterward that is really interesting. My first time, someone asked everyone who was atheist to raise their hands and all but one or two were raised. The one guy who didn't was agnostic.

Didn't try but know some, kind thoughtful people, progressive non judgemental

Welcome to the asylum. Enjoy your stay.

I have no use for anything called a "church".
I don't like people all that much, so I get all the community I need right here.

Just attended a Memorial Service at one and was quite impressed by how they honored the deceased without dragging in any deities, "heavenly rewards" or other claptrap.

I'm probably not curious enough. A church is still a church. I one had a person ask me what an atheist worships. Why would we have to worship anything?

I’ve also been wondering as to whether or not there would be any benefit to attending as an Atheist

Unprogrammed quakers are also usually tolerant. and there's no preaching in silent meeting.

Why in the heck join a church of any kind if you're an atheist? You'd have to convince me there is some benefit to it that can't be purchased in some other more agreeable fashion.

Unitarians are open to others

If I felt inclined to attend any church at all it would be a UU. But one of the perks of being an atheist is having Sundays free of any obligation. For non-believers who crave some community, though, a UU church would probably fill that need.

As I understand it there are some that are churches and have Jeebus and Easter, etc., and others that call their buildings meeting houses, and practice a generic religion with christian holidays. I've known atheists who have been happy in those. But I have better things to do with my Sundays - like sleep in, for instance.

A great while ago someone who belonged to the Unitarian church told us that they accept everyone. But then why call it a church? Selection starts right there I think.

Always loved the line....

"The General answers his own phone. Must be a Unitarian." - Col. Sherman Potter, M.A.S.H 4077

My mom used to go all the time. I've been a few times. Very easy to get through. But... I still have better things to do with my time.

I belong to a UU Society. Most people are atheist or agnostic. I feel comfortable there.

I briefly attended a UU church in the next town north from me in an attempt to connect with some relatively like-minded folks. I met all sorts there, Buddhists, Christians, atheists, conservatives, liberals, a transgender woman, etc. Nobody disrespected my atheism, but nobody really "clicked" with me, either, so I stopped going. I ended up wondering why an atheist would be attending a church anyway, even if they insist on calling it a "fellowship."

I tried out a UU church a couple of times. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Each time I went, they gave a presentation and discussion on important moments in human history. One I specifically remember was women breaking into the medical field. Only thing I didn't like was a group sing along at the end, felt too churchy to me.

I'd have continued going except that I'd only discovered the idea of UU very recently and was in the process of moving to another county without one nearby. But if one opens again near me, I'd love to give it another go. I really enjoyed the sense of acceptance and the human history aspect (without all the "god did it in a fairytale manner" nonsense).

I attended a Unitarian Church...they were open to everything from Atheism to Wiccan. I enjoyed most of their speakers and heard some great music. I have found more satisfaction from attending more humanistic and atheist functions however. Smaller groups work better for me. Hope you find something you can relate to.

I’ve not been to one, but I’ve been to a local humanist meetup. I’m not sure how I feel about it. I’d like to find more local relationships, but the structure of a congregational assembly never did much for me, and it’s weird to consider identifying with anything church-like after fundamentalism.

Never felt the need...but if you do, then go ahead.