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Sermons of Rev. Howard<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Rev. Howard’s blog<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0Biography of Rev. Howard<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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A Welcoming Message from\u00a0<\/strong>Rev. Fred Howard<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Welcome to our congregation!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We have been providing a liberal religious presence in Valdosta since 1965.\u00a0\u00a0The current facility we occupy, \u201cThe Church in the Woods,\u201d is a beautiful stained wood structure designed by one of our own members and is located at 1951 East Park Avenue just past Greenleaf Hospital, next to J.L. Newbern Middle School.\u00a0\u00a0As an intentionally multicultural community we are open to people from many different walks of life.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When you walk through our doors, we do not ask you to give up your previous religious tradition, but rather we ask that you bring the best of that tradition with you so that we may be enriched further.<\/p>\n

We are a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association of over 1000 congregations throughout the United States and Canada.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Unitarian Universalists are guided by seven principles.\u00a0\u00a0One of these principles is a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of the most recognized and revered members of our movement, expressed the quest of our faith journey beautifully when he penned, \u201cWhy should not we have a poetry and philosophy of insight and not of tradition, and a religion by revelation to us, and not a history of theirs?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Emerson was poetically saying that we are a community of seekers who believe reason and intuition are valid sources of insight and inspiration.\u00a0\u00a0Though we draw wisdom from all the world\u2019s great religious traditions, we are not bound by the religious authority of a book or an institution.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As such, we are deeply committed to \u201cdeeds not creeds\u201d and we are very active in the community in promoting social, racial, economic, and environmental justice.<\/p>\n

If you are looking for a religious home, let me encourage you to visit our congregation.\u00a0\u00a0I am confident you will find us a warm and inviting place of acceptance and love where you may strive for intellectual, moral and spiritual enlightenment.\u00a0\u00a0We are open to people of all races, nationalities, ethnicities, and sexual identities.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If you would like to find out more about us or have any questions, please contact me at\u00a0fredhoward3622@gmail.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0We look forward to getting to know you.<\/p>\n

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Warmest Regards,<\/p>\n

Rev. Fred Howard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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