Welcome to SSUC Edmonton
An inclusive and affirming spiritual community

Join us every Sunday at 10 am for our spiritual gathering. 

Our commitments

SSUC endeavors to provide a safe environment for spiritual gatherings, social and learning events, and all activities it sponsors.

SSUC has always been committed to providing leadership in deepening awareness and engaging in meaningful action that responds to social justice issues locally, nationally and globally.

On January 31, 1999, our congregation embraced its identity as an affirming congregation within the United Church of Canada (the first in Alberta)!  In doing so, we committed ourselves to be a community of authentic welcome, affirmation and safety for gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, two-spirit, intersex, asexual, queer, questioning and heterosexual persons. 

SSUC is committed to honouring the long history of the Indigenous peoples of this land reaching beyond colonization. We seek to celebrate the significance of the traditions and history of this land for the Indigenous peoples who lived and continue to live upon the territory we now call home.

We have pledged to join the global partnership for a just, sustainable, and peaceful world and to work for the realization of the values and the principles of the Earth Charter.

What is Spiritual Seekers United in Community?

This is a community where a diverse gathering of people can explore the best of their humanity and how that might inspire us to live with each other, with nature and the world. SSUC is anything but ordinary: committed to celebrating and exploring truth, compassion, justice and courageous living, the community holds a reverence for the spiritual life. Although rooted in the best of the Jesus tradition, SSUC celebrates life-affirming insight and wisdom, wherever we find it. Learn more here.

New Here?

Learn more about what to expect from a Sunday gathering, what programming we offer for those with children, and the accessibility of our building. You can also hear what other people are saying about SSUC by watching some of their testimonials.

Our facility

We regard our building as a facility to support and host programs and events that nurture the community and are consistent with our values and goals. We welcome non-profit and community groups to make use of our space for their meeting or event needs. Our Office Administrator looks after showing and booking the space, and all questions regarding fees and requirements.

Community connections

What’s Exciting at SSUC?
There’s lots going on this spring at SSUC. Opportunities to connect, to learn, to eat, and to grow and become! You’re welcome just as you are. Check out some of our events…

Sunday Gatherings – Join us for a Sunday morning of music, community, spiritual reflection, and strengthening our commitment to live fully and love deeply. Sundays at 10am MDT in-person and online.

Post-Gathering Reflections  Every week at about 11:15 MDT, join in a casual zoom conversation to connect and discuss the morning’s gathering in ways it resonates and challenges. Join here.

SSUC in Transition: A message from the Transition Team

This team is helping the community explore the future that SSUC might want to grow into. They’re gathering information and hosting conversations in order to help us cast a vision and make recommendations on what we’ll need to live out that vision. Read the team’s updates here. 

Pride Month Affirm Brunch 
Sunday June 11, at 11:30 (following the morning gathering). Support one another as 2SLGBTQ+ folks and allies, enjoy lunch together, and learn from our guest speaker, Shalini Sinha, chair of the Pride Centre of Edmonton board, and Gender Studies instructor at MacEwan University. It’s potluck so if you can, bring a plate of muffins, finger food, cheese, fruit, vegetables, desserts, etc. – enough for 4-5 people. 

Your Favourite Fair Trade Olive Oil  
Support Palestinian farmers working to make a living under a military occupation. Olive Oil, Zatar spice mix, Olive Oil Soap, and Organic Dates are available. Products can be purchased during office hours or on Sundays after the gatherings. 

Camp Explore: SSUC Summer Kids’ Camp 
Monday, July 31 – Friday, Aug 4, 9am-12:30pm
Find more Information and Registration here.

And don’t forget, kidSPIRIT is our weekly Sunday program for children preschool to upper elementary which leads kids in experiencing and learning values central to being the best people they can be: friendship, compassion, justice, peace, to name just a few. 

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