Our Residents

As a regional Community Center the First Unitarian Church welcomes an average of 2,200 people a week. We subsidize dozens of cultural, educational, civic, wellness and spiritual groups.

We consider our tenants to be Partners in Urban Ministry. We proudly subsidize each of our partners, and to the hundreds of people served by them, by providing very affordable and centrally-located space. Listed below is a comprehensive summary of the groups that we have hosted in the last year:

Spiritual: Church of Ageless Wisdom; Art of Living meditation group; non- denominational Christian group; Adiang meditation; Greater Philadelphia Church of Christ; psychic fair; Khalsa Yoga Center concerts; Iftar Dinner; Interfaith worship; Philadelphia Coalition for Victim Advocacy; Mount Calvary Church.

Wellness: Women in Transition; Narcotics Anonymous; aerobics; yoga; movement
education; wrestling; children’s dance classes; Islamic Relief Fund Day of Dignity providing homeless services and medical treatment.

Cultural: R5 concerts; children’s music classes; Black Women’s Art Festival; Philadelphia Theatre Workshop; Inspira Theater; Philadelphia Classical Symphony; Oscuro Quintet; Sena Dance; Jalsah music/dance performance; Raina Rose concerts; Dolce Suono Chamber Music; Philadelphia Young Artists; Nice People Theatre; Magic Rabbit productions film shooting; Philadelphia Classical Symphony; Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society; Philadelphia Dance Society; Oscuro Quintet; Luscinia Choir
from Czech Republic; Holly Near concert; Philadelphia Fringe Festival concerts and
dance performances; Hoffmaster Children’s puppet show; Philly Pride movie screenings; Traverse Arts Project; Christian Association performance.

Educational: Full time partnership with Little Miracles and Beacon Center, two area daycare centers.

Civic: Common Cause public forum; Obama Campaign Training; political action voter-registration training; Uhuru Black Power movement; Americans for Democratic Action; Black Radical Congress; Neighborhood networks; Cross City Library Branch; Partners for Sacred Places; anti-tax lobby; City Year Philadelphia.

If you are interested in partnering with our church, please contact Business Administrator Norman Fouhy for details. He can be reached at (215) 563-3980 x 300 and via email norman@philauu.org.