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Religious Exploration (RE)

Religious Exploration for Grades K-5

Our Religious Exploration (RE) class for Grades K-5 runs during the school year.  There is no fee for Religious Exploration at UUCD. Programs for children, youth, and families are an essential ministry of UUCD and are funded by the annual gifts of the members and friends of the congregation.

Upon registering for Religious Exploration, we encourage families to develop an annual giving plan, as they are able, if they haven't already.

Children of all ages are always welcome to stay in our sanctuary with their adults throughout our services, and UUCD welcomes all sounds of life children may make! We provide thematic, age-appropriate activities at a children’s table within the sanctuary.

*Please register annually by completing a separate form for each child: Register for 2026-2027 Religious Exploration.  An annual form allows us to maintain updated safety and contact information. Children who will be in grades K-5th in the fall of 2026 are welcome to register for RE.

Do You Need Family Support?   
If you or your family need practical support or pastoral care, contact our Director of Religious Exploration, Kate Alworth, at dre@uuduluth.org or call the church office (218-724-0308) to reach the minister or administrative staff. It takes a village – please give us the opportunity to help.  

What is Religious Exploration (RE)?

RE provides a place and time for elementary aged children to discover their own spirituality by exploring world religions with diverse spiritual practices, celebrating curiosity and wonder, and realizing their own power to improve their community while being guided by our RE teachers. Lessons aim to enhance a child’s abilities to do right by themselves, others, and the planet while enjoying stories, activities, and time together learning to process these big ideas using the language of our shared UU Values.

Where do I take my child on Sunday?  
Children participate in the start of each service with their adults in our sanctuary. Any child is welcome to stay with their adults through the service, but children attending RE will be ushered from the sanctuary by an RE teacher following the Story for All Ages. After the service, family members will retrieve children from the RE classroom.*

*UUCD requires background checks for any volunteer or staff working around children, and RE Teachers follow identification measures for security purposes before releasing children.

When is RE? Come when you are able! 
RE class is held during our normal Sunday worship services throughout the school year, but we include religious exploration in our service for monthly multigenerational Sundays. 

Why do I take my child on Sunday? 
Weekend family time is precious, and schedules are busy, but exploring faith together strengthens family bonds, augments the values that are taught and role-modeled at home, and widens the circle of supportive people in a child’s life.

How do I get my child in RE?
To acquire updated safety and contact information, each child needs to have a completed RE Registration Form each year prior to participating in RE. or, if preferred, a paper-version is provided on the RE Information Table in our narthex.

Have more questions?
Please contact our Director of Religious Exploration, Kate Alworth, at dre@uuduluth.org.

Birth - 4 years

UUCD welcomes people of all ages to join us in our Sunday services -- including babes in arms or toddlers on the floor. We welcome the sounds of our youth -- and open our arms to their parents and families. Themed activities are available in the sanctuary, and our nursery room is unstaffed, but is open and available for parents and guardians to utilize, as needed, with their children during worship.

KidsConnect Camp 2026

Summer Connect Camp ran from June 15-19 and was great fun!

UUCD collaborated with Pilgrim Congregational Church and Peace Church to offer KidsConnect Day Camp! Children used their brain power as they connected with stories, family, and friends to learn and create together.

Additional Special Events

UUCD kids know how to have a good time! We make sure each year is filled with plenty of joy, fun, and connection. Past special events for kids have included movie and popcorn nights, holiday parties, story walks, cooking parties, and collaborative art projects. New ideas for special events are always welcome!

Contact our Director of Religious Exploration, Kate Alworth, at dre@uuduluth.org, or call the church office (218-724-0308) to share your ideas for activities, suggest community projects, or communicate about local events that might engage our children and youth!

Please check back here for information about future events! 