During the school year, Faith Formation Classes are offered for two different age groups: Preschool/Elementary and Middle/High School (also known as Youth). We meet on the first and third Sundays of the month. All ages begin Sunday morning in the sanctuary for the beginning of worship service at 10:30am, then will be invited to their classrooms. Classes will end by 11:45am.

Our academic year ends on May 17, 2026 with our Youth Service.

If your young human(s) are under 5, please register them for the nursery here.

Summer RE

We are thrilled to announce that we will be offering RE through June, July, and August. Summer RE will be on the Second and Fourth Sundays of these months. June 14 & 28, July 12 & 26, and August 9 & 23 are the planned dates.
We’re going to take advantage of our beautiful grounds and summer weather to nature journal, play games, and see if we can come up with ways our ecosystem and our UU values are connected. We’ll open up registrations soon.

If you are over 18 and would like to explore UU through conversations, crafting, legos, and more, fill out this form to be an adult volunteer. Our adult volunteers are what keep our program going. We’re grateful for the time and talent that our team shares with our congregation and our youth.

If you have any questions, please email us at familyfaithre@uufortwayne.org.

Soul Matters

Adult Faith Formation, or spiritual development for adults, has been called other names at UUCFW.  We’ve used Sacred Seekers, Small Group Ministry, as well as Covenant Groups.  Currently we are using the curriculum Soul Matters.

While the monthly group conversations are a gift, spiritual development is not a once-a-month thing. Soul Matters is designed with monthly packets that provide extensive recommended readings, poetry, quotes and multimedia on the monthly worship theme.  Meetings are to share our experiences with the packet, and groups meet for approximately two hours.

Many of us come to church cut off from our deepest selves and hungry to mend these sacred connections that get frayed and torn. Soul Matters exists to support this journey of reconnection to life, others and ourselves.  As the Participant Guide states, “Yes, you will encounter meaningful discussions and stimulating exchange of ideas. Yes, you will discover new friends. But, in the end, this is about recovering wholeness and the journey back home.”

Watch this space to find out when the next round of groups are forming.