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Photo Gallery
| Sunday, February 21, 2010 |
| Linda Barnes, Guest Speaker and member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames, inspired us with her message on "Becoming Native to this Place: Living the 7th Principle". Linda is an Associate Professor of Biology at Marshalltown Community College where she founded the Entrepreneurial and Diversified Agriculture Program. |
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| Sunday, December 6, 2009 |
| Rev. Stephen Sinclair, UU minister from Omaha led our service and shared a message on "Our Covenant, Our Grace." |
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| Ginger Walker served as lay leader for Rev. Sinclair. |
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| Dr. Shelley Dugan -- November 1, 2009 |
| Rev. Shelley Dugan, ordained UU minister and chaplain from Minneapolis led an inspired service with a sermon on Mulligans.
(to learn more about this sermon please visit the "Sermons" link in the navigation on the left side of the page) |
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| Karen Swinger -- June 2009 |
| Karen Swinger, special friend of our congregation, led our service and shared her experiences teaching in an international school in Islamabad, Pakistan. |
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| Dr. Peter Steinfeld -- April 2009 |
| Dr. Peter Steinfeld, Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Buena Vista University, brought us a message on "Patriarcy and the Jealous God." |
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| Dr. Toby Ewing -- November 2008 |
| Dr. Toby Ewing, professor of environmental science at ISU, inspired our congregation with his message on "Dumpster Diving as a Sacred Duty." |
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| Stone Soup -- October 2008 |
| Craig Ashmore, Jon Paulson, and Ed Lanning handled desert duties at Stone Soup. Many others in our congregation helped as well. We served about 60 individuals. |
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| Stone Soup - October 2008 |
| Chief Cook Gene Lindgren, center, prepared delicious sloppy joes for Stone Soup, monthly community meal in Storm Lake. Assisting her are Jon Paulson, left, and Dave Brueck, on the right. |
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| Dr. Bradley Best -- October 2008 |
| Dr. Bradley Best, Professor of Political Science as BVU spoke to our congreation on separation of church and state. |
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| Dr. Nasser Dastrange -- June 2008 |
| Dr. Nasser Dastrange, Professor of Mathematics at BVU and who grew up in Iran, spoke to our congregation on Islam in today's world. |
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| Ginger Walker Special Music May 2008 |
| Ginger Walker shared special music at our service held at Spring Lake Park in Cherokee, Iowa. |
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| Farewell Karen Swinger May 2008 |
| JoAnn Lanning expressed our congregation's appreciation to Karen Swinger, who will leave this summer to teach at an international school in Islamabad, Pakistan. We will miss you Karen! Best wishes! |
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| JoAnn Lanning - Banner Parade PSD, April 2008 |
| JoAnn Lanning represented our congregation in the Banner Parade at the Prairie Star District Conference. |
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| Dave Brueck and Joel Traver - BVU Plunge, August 2007 |
| Dave Brueck and Joel Traver staff an info table at the organizational fair at Buena Vista University. |
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| Bob and Sara Koepp, Iowa Lakes UU Fellowship, August 2007 |
| Bob Koepp, longtime UU, gave us two informative messages on "Getting to Know UU: Our Heritage, Our Denomination, Our Fellowship." |
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| Manoj Patil and Norma De La O - June 3, 2007 |
| Dr. Manoj Patil (center) and Norma De La O (right) of Sioux City shared their amazing personal stories of immigrating to the United States. Shubha Krishnamurthy (left), accompanied husband Manoj to the service. |
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| David Brueck Sr. - May 6, 2007 |
| David Brueck, Holstein, Iowa enlightened us on the many religions of the Middle East. |
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| Gene Lindgren proudly displays our new banner which she created, a beautiful representation of our congregational identity. |
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| Karen Swinger and Ginger Walker ~ April 1, 2007 |
| Karen Swinger and Ginger Walker provided musical talent and greater enjoyment to our service on April 1st. |
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| Linda Tabor ~ April 1, 2007 |
| Linda Tabor, Professor of History at Wayne State College, spoke on modern slavery at our service on April 1, 2007. |
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| Martin Luther Kng Jr Service ~ January 7, 2007 |
| Dr. Mary Sawyer, Professor of Religion at Iowa State University and African-American Studies scholar, spoke to us on "A Kingian Assessment of America Today." Dr. Sawyer is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames. |
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| Jon and Korey Cantrell- Paulson ~ December 17, 2006 |
| We enjoyed a Christmas Potluck and service, with lots of good food, and fellowship, and an inspiring message by Julie Baker on serving others. |
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| Two Special Services ~ Fall 2006 |
| Laurence Fennema, member of Northlake UU Church, Kirkland, Washington, honered us by leading two Sunday services during his visit to Storm Lake. Cheers and best wishes Laurence! |
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| Visiting from Sioux City ~ August 2006 |
| Visiting from the First Unitarian Church of Sioux City, (L-R) Alma Hatfield, Marlene Sturdevant, and Judy Crowley shared their spiritual journeys to Unitarian Universalism. |
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UU Campfire ~ October 2005 |
| Members enjoyed a UU Campfire and wiener roast. |
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| Dr. Hatem el-Hag Ali ~ September 2005 |
| Dr. Hatem el-Hag Ali represents the Islamic Resource Center of Rochester, MN. He accepted our invitation to visit our congregation. Dr. Ali spoke on "Islam in America: Confronting Stereotypes and Bridging Religious Differences" to Buena Vista University students and members of the Storm Lake community. |
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