2025 No Kings Protest Photos
It was wet and rainy, but thousands of folks came out for the protest. Check out this page for photos taken at the event.
Author: Frank Wilder
“Hands Off!” Rally Photos
We are proud that we were part of the Reading 2025 “Hands Off!” Rally. There were hundreds of people there! Check out our photos on the Welcome page. (scroll down to the bottom for the photo album links)
2025 Auction
Week 1 of the Silent Auction is starting soon, on Sunday, April 6. We will be using the online auction website again this year to host the silent auction for two weeks (Apr. 6 – Apr. 19). The Live Auction will be held on Saturday, April 12st at 5PM in the church and over Zoom. We … Continue reading 2025 Auction
How to put up “Church Closed” message on website
We are using the MetaSlider plugin on the homepage to display a photo slideshow. Each slideshow has a unique number. We can configure the MetaSlider plugin to use different slideshows by changing the slideshow number. When the church is closed, we configure the plugin to use the slideshow with the single image saying the church … Continue reading How to put up “Church Closed” message on website
For Immediate Release
(this is a copy of the press release that went out earlier this week) Reading, PA (September 23, 2024) – The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County, established in Reading, PA in 1831, is excited to announce a special dedication ceremony celebrating the installation of its new solar photovoltaic system. The ceremony will take place … Continue reading For Immediate Release
Photos from the 2024 Berks Pride Fest
Another successful Pride Festival. The weather was great for July and everyone had a good time. I hope you’ll join us next year! You can find photos from the event here. You’re welcome to download, print, and share them.
UUBerks in the News – Solar Install
Tune your TVs / computers / smartphones to the broadcast of Building Green on BCTV on Tue, Jul 09 @ 10:30:00 AM to hear the host Bill Vitale speak with Mike M. and Frank W. about our Solar Photovoltaic Panel Installation. If you missed the live broadcast, you could always stream it from the BCTV YouTube channel.
2024 Reading RenFaire Photos
It was a beautiful day to be outside at the 1st Reading RenFaire. We hope everyone had fun. Check out our photos on this page.
Solar in the City
A view of our new 19.4 kW solar array. It consists of forty 485 watt Hanwha Q CELLS panels with an estimated annual electricity production of 21,000 kWh. The city inspector noted that this is the first commercial solar installation in the city of Reading. If we are good about turning off unnecessary lights and … Continue reading Solar in the City
Service Auction Update
Great work UUBerks! We’re still working on the data, but it looks like we made just over $15,000 this year on the Service Auction. For bidders, we sent out final statements via email earlier this week. If you have a credit card on file and you haven’t contacted us about sending in a check, we’ll … Continue reading Service Auction Update