Tap the play button to listen to the narration. First Universalist Society in Franklin enjoys an eleven and a half acre campus. While much of the land is preserved in its natural woodland state, we do enjoy our landscaped grounds and the special places that offer us spiritual respite. If desired, you are invited to walk around the backside of the building. Beyond the woods is a vernal pool that is visible during the winter

Tap the play button to listen to the narration. The Pine Grove is a three-acre woodland. It offers us a wonderful natural setting for our religious education programming and to gather and share community while surrounded by the sights, sounds, and smells of nature’s splendor. Within the pine grove is a stone labyrinth, an ancient spiritual tool with one path leading to the center and back out again. It is a sacred space where one

Tap the play button to listen to the narration. You have just walked along the Thomas Lazinski Memorial Pathway which provides handicapped access from the parking lot to the Memorial Garden. The path was one of several Eagle Scout projects done on the grounds. Members, friends, and local businesses helped make this path a reality. These projects fulfill the Scout’s desire to help create something beneficial, meaningful, and permanent for their community.    The Memorial Garden

Tap the play button to listen to the narration. You have entered FUSF’s Peace Garden located near the entrance to our meetinghouse. Here, a peace pole and its nearby bench offer us not only a place to relax under the birch trees, but a reminder of our ongoing mission for peace. Growing native plants is essential for supporting pollinators and birds. Our community started this native plant garden in 2024 to help create a sustainable,

Tap the play button to listen to the narration. The first room to the right is the church administration office and the second to the right is the minister’s office. Our minister is the spiritual leader of FUSF and is available to meet with individuals and groups to discuss both personal and church-related matters. The other rooms along this hallway have been named to honor the “Faithful Nine,” another nod to our community’s deep history.

Tap the play button to listen to the narration. You are now in the Religious Education wing, built in 2004. This wing was funded by the congregation at a “Miracle Sunday” event where members raised $200,000 in one day for the construction of the religious education wing. The members’ goal was to build the RE wing without incurring debt. It was quite a tribute to the children of FUSF.  Unitarian Universalists believe in seeking truth

Tap the play button to listen to the narration. Like all parts of our religious home, our hallway serves multiple purposes. Of our two bathrooms, one is labeled “All Gender.” This bathroom designation affirms our belief that gender identification is personal and all deserve the right to choice, safety, and privacy. To the left is our utility closet, which primarily contains cleaning supplies. On the wall near the coat pegs is our emergency medical kit

Tap the play button to listen to the narration. FUSF first obtained Welcoming Congregation Team status from the Unitarian Universalist Association in 1993. Each year our team makes sure our congregation meets the UUA Welcoming Congregation requirements and creates a safe and loving space for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, asexual, plus other. These requirements include: annual recognition and celebration of the Welcoming Days of Observance, incorporating two Welcoming worship