Beacon Unitarian Church welcomes you!

Beacon is a joyful, musical, liberal religious community that draws people from New Westminster, the Tri-Cities, and other municipalities east of Vancouver. We invite you to explore this web site and its links to see what our church and Unitarian Universalism have to offer. If you are interested, come join us on Sunday!

Sunday services are held at 9:30 a.m. at Sapperton Pensioners Hall, 318 Keary Street, New Westminster, B.C., Canada, from September to June. We provide care, if desired, for infants and toddlers under age three during the hour of the service. On one Sunday in late spring, service is held at Sasamat Outdoor Camp in Belcarra. During the summer, services are sometimes held in members' homes and various interesting places.

Pensioners Hall is just off East Columbia Street near Royal Columbian Hospital and is easily accessible by public transit. It's a short walk to and from Sapperton SkyTrain station, and the 155 bus that runs between Braid Station and 22nd Street Station stops a block away. As well, see the Google Maps entry for details and directions.

Having completed the recommended course and having voted unanimously in favour, Beacon is a recognized Welcoming Congregation. Whatever your sexual orientation, whatever your gender identity, you don't have to pretend or hide or feel left out. Come as you are!

We offer a Religious Education program for children during services (except for occasional inter-generational services). Through the program, children are exposed to Unitarian Universalist values as they explore new ideas and concepts.

We love to sing! Just about every service includes music, from congregational hymns to instrumental solos. The Beacon Choir is an integral part of two services a month. Enthusiastic singers are always welcome to join the choir. Siyahamba!

Social outreach is at the heart of Beacon. Beacon helps run a food bank depot, produces public forums, and provides support for our partner church in Romania.

We can reach out only if we are strong within. Beacon provides a variety of ways to help with the spiritual growth of members and adherents.

Beacon is pleased to have both a minister and lay chaplains who can perform rites of passage—weddings, memorial services or funerals, and child dedications or blessings—both for members and for the general public.

Beacon's Mission Statement

As a welcoming, liberal religious community, Beacon...

• Inspires and nurtures spiritual growth in ourselves and our children
• Embraces diversity and celebrates each individual's search for truth
• Strives for justice, equity, and compassion among all peoples, and harmony with our environment

We covenant with one another to take up this mission in a spirit of respect, safety, openness, and joy.