What happens when a small but determined congregation buys an old, dilapidated eyesore of a building and—with their own hands—transforms it into an attractive, welcoming church? Community beautification, an unusual church on a major street in Houghton and the Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s first home of its own—that’s what.

The Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (KUUF) purchased an old church building on Bridge Street last winter. It had been standing empty for quite a while and needed a ton of work. With limited funds, the members have renovated it themselves. In July they will start hosting their weekly services, public forums and other community events there. 

KUUF is a diverse congregation of people from many faiths and backgrounds who believe that they don’t need to think alike to welcome and support each other. It is a faith community with no creed, where everyone can follow their own personal spiritual journey