Unitarian Universalist Church West

For fifty years, UU Church West has brought Unitarian Universalist values, passion, and commitment to the west suburban area of Milwaukee.  For all of calendar year 2012 we continue that good ministry, celebrate our history, and look to our future -- to the kind of church we want to be for the next 50 years!

50th Anniversary Quilt Dedicated
Our wonderful new Anniversary Quilt created by our UUCW PieceMakers Quilting Group in honor of our church’s 50th Anniversary was hung in the Sanctuary and dedicated by the congregation on Sunday, April 15, 2012.   

The process of creating the Anniversary Quilt began in the summer of 2011 when the PieceMakers group brainstormed a list of different activities and events in the life of our congregation, both current events and some from our history.  Different group members then chose from that list and created the individual squares that make up the quilt.  After the squares were created, they were assembled into the design, and then quilted together.  Binding the quilt and devising a way for it to be displayed could then take place.  A poster describing each square and naming its creator is displayed with the quilt, and the congregation is looking forward to enjoying its beauty here in the sanctuary on an ongoing basis.  During the ceremony, Rev. Suzelle Lynch expressed gratitude to the PieceMakers for their creativity and generosity, and invited all participants to notices the ways in which UUCW is becoming more colorful, a symbol of important changes the congregation has made in recent years.