Why is the UU Fellowship of Midland called a “fellowship” and not a church?
The congregation was first established back in 1954. Back then, new UU groups that did not have a full time professional minister were often called “fellowships”. The name has simply stuck, even though we now have a full time minister. Also, for some of us (i.e. people from Jewish backgrounds) the word “fellowship” is a more welcoming name than “church” for our religious community. There are UU congregations spread across the U.S. and Canada; some of them are called churches and some are called fellowships.
