Lov

e is the Spir

it2952 South PeoriaTulsa, O

klahoma 74114-5323

Sunday Worship

Traditional 10:00 amContem

porary 11:30 am

See ww

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ednesday Chapel

Praise & W

orship

Wo

rship Team

Ministers

Barbara Prose

Marlin Lavanhar

Randy Lewis

Tamara Lebak

Musicians

John B. Wolf

Rick FortnerD

ebra Garfinkel

David B. Sm

ithG

erald Davis

Donna Van D

all

G

abriel Bonner

Board

of Tru

steesJim

Rusher Steve Caldw

ellJim

Perrault Em

ily Duensing

Maurice Storm

John G

reeneLaura H

ailey-Butler N

ancy Harbaugh

Sharon McElroy

Nancy M

cDonald

Ruth Ferguson Jam

es Walker

Bill Ainsworth

Barry Wilder

Brenda Alred G

eorgia SnokeRoger Blais

Colin Bent

All Sou

ls Un

itarian C

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rch2952 So

uth

Peoria

Tulsa, O

klaho

ma 74114-5323

Simple Gifts, TooNationally-renowned artist and long-time All Souls member, P.S. Gordon, was commissioned to illustrate the history & tenets of Unitarian Universalism as expressed at All Souls in Tulsa.

The Flowers represent the diversity of the people in the church.

The Water represents God or that which sustains and nourishes us.

The Early American Table represents Unitarian and Universalist roots in

the founding of the USA.

The Bible is our historical and theological foundation.

The Emerson Book represents a Unitarian minister’s historic theology

which opened our faith to a still larger vision.

The Untitled Book represents the ongoing development of our theology.

The Ballot Box represents our use of democracy to govern our church.

The Hearts remind us that Love is the Spirit of this Church.

The Statue of Liberty represents our commitment to religious freedom.

The Scale represents justice.

The Glass Vase represents the church as the place we come together.

The Blue and White Vase is from a village in Transylvania, where

Unitarianism began during the Protestant Reformation.

The Single Flower in that vase represents each person’s unique spiritual

journey.

The Dead Oak Leaf reminds us of those who have gone before us.

The Falling Oak Leaf reminds us of our own mortality, and our quest to

leave a legacy of love, freedom, justice and unity.

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Centennial Vision

All Souls Unitarian Church2952 South PeoriaTulsa, Oklahoma

2021

love is the spirit

The Process

The Centennial Vision is the product of many years of effort. In 2005, congregational leaders, members and staff engaged in master planning via a series of Town Hall meetings with Hastings and Chivetta Architects arranged by the Master Planning Committee. While we approached it as a way to plan for future building projects, Chris Chivetta and his team led participants through a process of introspection and articulation that had us looking far beyond bricks and mortar.

More than 700 congregants participated in a study with Triangle 2 consultants identifying areas of strength and areas of potential development.

The joining of the former New Dimensions congregation engendered further reflection on who we are and who we are called to be.

Holy Conversations held during the ensuing year heard many perspectives voiced, and in response a Task Force was appointed by the Board of Trustees. They conducted an online survey which was completed by more than 550 individuals. In consultation with an organizational development expert, a process was developed in which everyone in the congregation was invited to participate.

The input from those meetings identified the hopes and dreams for what our congregation could become. That input was distilled by members of the Unity and Diversity Task Force and recommended to the Board of Trustees, who adopted it as the Centennial Vision for All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 26, 2010. Two days later, more than 100 Board and Committee members voted to affirm that vision.

2010-–2011 Trustees : Jim Rusher, Stacey Craig, Jim Perrault, Maurice Storm, Laura Hailey-Butler, Ruth Ferguson, Bill Ainsworth, Brenda Alred, Roger Blais, Steve Caldwell, Emily Duensing, John Greene, Nancy Harbaugh, Nancy McDonald, Sharon McElroy, Jim Walker, Barry Wilder, Georgia Snoke, Colin Bent.

Unity and Diversity Task Force : Brenda Alred, Herb Beattie, Donna Dutton, Rev. Gerald Davis, Dallas Ferguson, Ruth Ferguson, Richard George, Vicky George, Laura Hailey-Butler, David Kroll, Randy Lewis, Pat Newman, Ruth Richards, Stephen Sesso, Ted Sherwood, Maurice Storm, Danna Vitt, Randy Wymore, Rev. Marlin Lavanhar, and Kathy Keith.

Master Planning Committee : Chip McElroy, Allison Greene, Greg Bledsoe, Jim Beach, Leisa McNulty, Michael Birkes and Shirley Scott.

Our VisionAll Souls Unitarian Church Centennial Vision 2021

All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa is dedicated to religion but not to a creed. Neither upon itself nor upon its members does it impose a test of doctrinal formulas. It regards love of God and humankind, and the perfecting of our spiritual natures to be the unchanging substance of religion and the essential gospel of Jesus. Consecrating itself to these principles it aims at cultivating reverence for truth, moral character and insight, helpfulness to humanity, and the spirit of communion with the infinite. It welcomes into its worship and fellowship all who are in sympathy with a religion thus simple and free.

— Statement of Purpose (adopted in 1957)

Our church is an embodiment and celebration of the world as we hope it will one day become. A climate of profound hospitality, love and acceptance radiates from our campus and our members. Our sanctuary is bursting with people from a diversity of theologies, philosophies, ethnicities, cultures, colors, classes, abilities, generations, sexual orientations and political persuasions, all dwelling together in peace, seeking the truth in love and helping one another. Our compassion is reflected in our actions to care for one another, our neighbors and the environment. Our religious education involves all ages and aims at connecting heads, hearts and hands.

We are organized so that:• Our relationships are nurtured through

intergenerational programs and events, music and the arts, and large and small groups that affirm the diversity of the congregation.

• Our Religious Education is age-appropriate, intellectually stimulating and supports individual spiritual development as well as an understanding of Unitarian Universalism.

• Our building and grounds are places of safety and sanctuary that reflect beauty,

accessibility and sustainability, and honor nature as a source of inspiration and life.

• Our multiple sacred spaces support a variety of worship styles and spiritual practices.

• Our leadership development is intentional, inclusive and ongoing, for both congregants and staff.

• Our congregational governance is democratic and transparent.

The result is that:All Souls is a leader on issues of religious freedom, social justice and environmental

stewardship. Our classes and small groups are packed with people of all ages hungry

to learn more. The church is financially secure, the facility and programs are expanding

and are well maintained because each person gives fully what they are able to give and

legacy gifts from each member builds security for future generations. Each member

is contributing time and talent as well as treasure. The diversity of the congregation

is reflected in the diversity of the leadership. Music and the arts are central to how we

teach and express our values.

We have accomplished this without compromise in the freedom of individual belief

and conscience, while demonstrating respect for each person, using democratic

governance and affirming the responsibility of every person to make the world a better

place.

Our SToryThe story of All Souls Unitarian Church is the story of a Church of the Free Spirit, founded on the principles of freedom, reason, fellowship, service and character.

It is a story of strong lay leadership.

The church was started by people who came to Tulsa to seize the opportunities of a booming oil town. They could see that the presence of a liberal religious voice was needed for the healthy development of the community. They envisioned a congregation coming together for the worship of God and the service of humankind. They built a Church of the Free Spirit.

Today more than 1,800 adults claim All Souls as their spiritual home. Our membership includes business, state and civic leaders, and people from all walks of life, who hold a broad spectrum of personal and political views. Our building often houses both sides of a controversy. We unite on Sunday mornings in the spirit of love and in the search for beauty, truth and good for all.

It is a story of strong ministry.

The congregation has sought and called young clergy who were unafraid to exercise the power and freedom of the pulpit to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable; ministers who were unafraid to speak out in the community about reproductive rights, civil rights and the rights of those who had suffered past wrongs; ministers who were and are willing to act as well as to speak prophetically.

It is a story of unity and diversity.

In a delicately and respectfully held balance, our congregation worships together while individually holding a broad spectrum of beliefs and unbeliefs. We are a congregation grounded in the notion that Love is the Spirit and we are willing to engage in the personal struggles and collective labors required to keep it so for future generations. Each day we learn better how to celebrate what we have in common and to respect the ways in which we differ.

After nearly ninety years, we can see the dream becoming reality. Together, we now propose a vision of the beloved community our church will be at age 100. The church envisioned by our founders in 1921. The church of All Souls — a church of the free spirit.

love is the spirit

The Process

The Centennial Vision is the product of many years of effort. In 2005, congregational leaders, members and staff engaged in master planning via a series of Town Hall meetings with Hastings and Chivetta Architects arranged by the Master Planning Committee. While we approached it as a way to plan for future building projects, Chris Chivetta and his team led participants through a process of introspection and articulation that had us looking far beyond bricks and mortar.

More than 700 congregants participated in a study with Triangle 2 consultants identifying areas of strength and areas of potential development.

The joining of the former New Dimensions congregation engendered further reflection on who we are and who we are called to be.

Holy Conversations held during the ensuing year heard many perspectives voiced, and in response a Task Force was appointed by the Board of Trustees. They conducted an online survey which was completed by more than 550 individuals. In consultation with an organizational development expert, a process was developed in which everyone in the congregation was invited to participate.

The input from those meetings identified the hopes and dreams for what our congregation could become. That input was distilled by members of the Unity and Diversity Task Force and recommended to the Board of Trustees, who adopted it as the Centennial Vision for All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 26, 2010. Two days later, more than 100 Board and Committee members voted to affirm that vision.

2010-–2011 Trustees : Jim Rusher, Stacey Craig, Jim Perrault, Maurice Storm, Laura Hailey-Butler, Ruth Ferguson, Bill Ainsworth, Brenda Alred, Roger Blais, Steve Caldwell, Emily Duensing, John Greene, Nancy Harbaugh, Nancy McDonald, Sharon McElroy, Jim Walker, Barry Wilder, Georgia Snoke, Colin Bent.

Unity and Diversity Task Force : Brenda Alred, Herb Beattie, Donna Dutton, Rev. Gerald Davis, Dallas Ferguson, Ruth Ferguson, Richard George, Vicky George, Laura Hailey-Butler, David Kroll, Randy Lewis, Pat Newman, Ruth Richards, Stephen Sesso, Ted Sherwood, Maurice Storm, Danna Vitt, Randy Wymore, Rev. Marlin Lavanhar, and Kathy Keith.

Master Planning Committee : Chip McElroy, Allison Greene, Greg Bledsoe, Jim Beach, Leisa McNulty, Michael Birkes and Shirley Scott.

Our VisionAll Souls Unitarian Church Centennial Vision 2021

All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa is dedicated to religion but not to a creed. Neither upon itself nor upon its members does it impose a test of doctrinal formulas. It regards love of God and humankind, and the perfecting of our spiritual natures to be the unchanging substance of religion and the essential gospel of Jesus. Consecrating itself to these principles it aims at cultivating reverence for truth, moral character and insight, helpfulness to humanity, and the spirit of communion with the infinite. It welcomes into its worship and fellowship all who are in sympathy with a religion thus simple and free.

— Statement of Purpose (adopted in 1957)

Our church is an embodiment and celebration of the world as we hope it will one day become. A climate of profound hospitality, love and acceptance radiates from our campus and our members. Our sanctuary is bursting with people from a diversity of theologies, philosophies, ethnicities, cultures, colors, classes, abilities, generations, sexual orientations and political persuasions, all dwelling together in peace, seeking the truth in love and helping one another. Our compassion is reflected in our actions to care for one another, our neighbors and the environment. Our religious education involves all ages and aims at connecting heads, hearts and hands.

We are organized so that:• Our relationships are nurtured through

intergenerational programs and events, music and the arts, and large and small groups that affirm the diversity of the congregation.

• Our Religious Education is age-appropriate, intellectually stimulating and supports individual spiritual development as well as an understanding of Unitarian Universalism.

• Our building and grounds are places of safety and sanctuary that reflect beauty,

accessibility and sustainability, and honor nature as a source of inspiration and life.

• Our multiple sacred spaces support a variety of worship styles and spiritual practices.

• Our leadership development is intentional, inclusive and ongoing, for both congregants and staff.

• Our congregational governance is democratic and transparent.

The result is that:All Souls is a leader on issues of religious freedom, social justice and environmental

stewardship. Our classes and small groups are packed with people of all ages hungry

to learn more. The church is financially secure, the facility and programs are expanding

and are well maintained because each person gives fully what they are able to give and

legacy gifts from each member builds security for future generations. Each member

is contributing time and talent as well as treasure. The diversity of the congregation

is reflected in the diversity of the leadership. Music and the arts are central to how we

teach and express our values.

We have accomplished this without compromise in the freedom of individual belief

and conscience, while demonstrating respect for each person, using democratic

governance and affirming the responsibility of every person to make the world a better

place.

Our SToryThe story of All Souls Unitarian Church is the story of a Church of the Free Spirit, founded on the principles of freedom, reason, fellowship, service and character.

It is a story of strong lay leadership.

The church was started by people who came to Tulsa to seize the opportunities of a booming oil town. They could see that the presence of a liberal religious voice was needed for the healthy development of the community. They envisioned a congregation coming together for the worship of God and the service of humankind. They built a Church of the Free Spirit.

Today more than 1,800 adults claim All Souls as their spiritual home. Our membership includes business, state and civic leaders, and people from all walks of life, who hold a broad spectrum of personal and political views. Our building often houses both sides of a controversy. We unite on Sunday mornings in the spirit of love and in the search for beauty, truth and good for all.

It is a story of strong ministry.

The congregation has sought and called young clergy who were unafraid to exercise the power and freedom of the pulpit to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable; ministers who were unafraid to speak out in the community about reproductive rights, civil rights and the rights of those who had suffered past wrongs; ministers who were and are willing to act as well as to speak prophetically.

It is a story of unity and diversity.

In a delicately and respectfully held balance, our congregation worships together while individually holding a broad spectrum of beliefs and unbeliefs. We are a congregation grounded in the notion that Love is the Spirit and we are willing to engage in the personal struggles and collective labors required to keep it so for future generations. Each day we learn better how to celebrate what we have in common and to respect the ways in which we differ.

After nearly ninety years, we can see the dream becoming reality. Together, we now propose a vision of the beloved community our church will be at age 100. The church envisioned by our founders in 1921. The church of All Souls — a church of the free spirit.

love is the spirit

The Process

The Centennial Vision is the product of many years of effort. In 2005, congregational leaders, members and staff engaged in master planning via a series of Town Hall meetings with Hastings and Chivetta Architects arranged by the Master Planning Committee. While we approached it as a way to plan for future building projects, Chris Chivetta and his team led participants through a process of introspection and articulation that had us looking far beyond bricks and mortar.

More than 700 congregants participated in a study with Triangle 2 consultants identifying areas of strength and areas of potential development.

The joining of the former New Dimensions congregation engendered further reflection on who we are and who we are called to be.

Holy Conversations held during the ensuing year heard many perspectives voiced, and in response a Task Force was appointed by the Board of Trustees. They conducted an online survey which was completed by more than 550 individuals. In consultation with an organizational development expert, a process was developed in which everyone in the congregation was invited to participate.

The input from those meetings identified the hopes and dreams for what our congregation could become. That input was distilled by members of the Unity and Diversity Task Force and recommended to the Board of Trustees, who adopted it as the Centennial Vision for All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 26, 2010. Two days later, more than 100 Board and Committee members voted to affirm that vision.

2010-–2011 Trustees : Jim Rusher, Stacey Craig, Jim Perrault, Maurice Storm, Laura Hailey-Butler, Ruth Ferguson, Bill Ainsworth, Brenda Alred, Roger Blais, Steve Caldwell, Emily Duensing, John Greene, Nancy Harbaugh, Nancy McDonald, Sharon McElroy, Jim Walker, Barry Wilder, Georgia Snoke, Colin Bent.

Unity and Diversity Task Force : Brenda Alred, Herb Beattie, Donna Dutton, Rev. Gerald Davis, Dallas Ferguson, Ruth Ferguson, Richard George, Vicky George, Laura Hailey-Butler, David Kroll, Randy Lewis, Pat Newman, Ruth Richards, Stephen Sesso, Ted Sherwood, Maurice Storm, Danna Vitt, Randy Wymore, Rev. Marlin Lavanhar, and Kathy Keith.

Master Planning Committee : Chip McElroy, Allison Greene, Greg Bledsoe, Jim Beach, Leisa McNulty, Michael Birkes and Shirley Scott.

Our VisionAll Souls Unitarian Church Centennial Vision 2021

All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa is dedicated to religion but not to a creed. Neither upon itself nor upon its members does it impose a test of doctrinal formulas. It regards love of God and humankind, and the perfecting of our spiritual natures to be the unchanging substance of religion and the essential gospel of Jesus. Consecrating itself to these principles it aims at cultivating reverence for truth, moral character and insight, helpfulness to humanity, and the spirit of communion with the infinite. It welcomes into its worship and fellowship all who are in sympathy with a religion thus simple and free.

— Statement of Purpose (adopted in 1957)

Our church is an embodiment and celebration of the world as we hope it will one day become. A climate of profound hospitality, love and acceptance radiates from our campus and our members. Our sanctuary is bursting with people from a diversity of theologies, philosophies, ethnicities, cultures, colors, classes, abilities, generations, sexual orientations and political persuasions, all dwelling together in peace, seeking the truth in love and helping one another. Our compassion is reflected in our actions to care for one another, our neighbors and the environment. Our religious education involves all ages and aims at connecting heads, hearts and hands.

We are organized so that:• Our relationships are nurtured through

intergenerational programs and events, music and the arts, and large and small groups that affirm the diversity of the congregation.

• Our Religious Education is age-appropriate, intellectually stimulating and supports individual spiritual development as well as an understanding of Unitarian Universalism.

• Our building and grounds are places of safety and sanctuary that reflect beauty,

accessibility and sustainability, and honor nature as a source of inspiration and life.

• Our multiple sacred spaces support a variety of worship styles and spiritual practices.

• Our leadership development is intentional, inclusive and ongoing, for both congregants and staff.

• Our congregational governance is democratic and transparent.

The result is that:All Souls is a leader on issues of religious freedom, social justice and environmental

stewardship. Our classes and small groups are packed with people of all ages hungry

to learn more. The church is financially secure, the facility and programs are expanding

and are well maintained because each person gives fully what they are able to give and

legacy gifts from each member builds security for future generations. Each member

is contributing time and talent as well as treasure. The diversity of the congregation

is reflected in the diversity of the leadership. Music and the arts are central to how we

teach and express our values.

We have accomplished this without compromise in the freedom of individual belief

and conscience, while demonstrating respect for each person, using democratic

governance and affirming the responsibility of every person to make the world a better

place.

Our SToryThe story of All Souls Unitarian Church is the story of a Church of the Free Spirit, founded on the principles of freedom, reason, fellowship, service and character.

It is a story of strong lay leadership.

The church was started by people who came to Tulsa to seize the opportunities of a booming oil town. They could see that the presence of a liberal religious voice was needed for the healthy development of the community. They envisioned a congregation coming together for the worship of God and the service of humankind. They built a Church of the Free Spirit.

Today more than 1,800 adults claim All Souls as their spiritual home. Our membership includes business, state and civic leaders, and people from all walks of life, who hold a broad spectrum of personal and political views. Our building often houses both sides of a controversy. We unite on Sunday mornings in the spirit of love and in the search for beauty, truth and good for all.

It is a story of strong ministry.

The congregation has sought and called young clergy who were unafraid to exercise the power and freedom of the pulpit to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable; ministers who were unafraid to speak out in the community about reproductive rights, civil rights and the rights of those who had suffered past wrongs; ministers who were and are willing to act as well as to speak prophetically.

It is a story of unity and diversity.

In a delicately and respectfully held balance, our congregation worships together while individually holding a broad spectrum of beliefs and unbeliefs. We are a congregation grounded in the notion that Love is the Spirit and we are willing to engage in the personal struggles and collective labors required to keep it so for future generations. Each day we learn better how to celebrate what we have in common and to respect the ways in which we differ.

After nearly ninety years, we can see the dream becoming reality. Together, we now propose a vision of the beloved community our church will be at age 100. The church envisioned by our founders in 1921. The church of All Souls — a church of the free spirit.

Lov

e is the Spir

it2952 South PeoriaTulsa, O

klahoma 74114-5323

Sunday Worship

Traditional 10:00 amContem

porary 11:30 am

See ww

w.AllSoulsC

hurch.org for:Soulful Sundow

nW

ednesday Chapel

Praise & W

orship

Wo

rship Team

Ministers

Barbara Prose

Marlin Lavanhar

Randy Lewis

Tamara Lebak

Musicians

John B. Wolf

Rick FortnerD

ebra Garfinkel

David B. Sm

ithG

erald Davis

Donna Van D

all

G

abriel Bonner

Board

of Tru

steesJim

Rusher Steve Caldw

ellJim

Perrault Em

ily Duensing

Maurice Storm

John G

reeneLaura H

ailey-Butler N

ancy Harbaugh

Sharon McElroy

Nancy M

cDonald

Ruth Ferguson Jam

es Walker

Bill Ainsworth

Barry Wilder

Brenda Alred G

eorgia SnokeRoger Blais

Colin Bent

All Sou

ls Un

itarian C

hu

rch2952 So

uth

Peoria

Tulsa, O

klaho

ma 74114-5323

Simple Gifts, TooNationally-renowned artist and long-time All Souls member, P.S. Gordon, was commissioned to illustrate the history & tenets of Unitarian Universalism as expressed at All Souls in Tulsa.

The Flowers represent the diversity of the people in the church.

The Water represents God or that which sustains and nourishes us.

The Early American Table represents Unitarian and Universalist roots in

the founding of the USA.

The Bible is our historical and theological foundation.

The Emerson Book represents a Unitarian minister’s historic theology

which opened our faith to a still larger vision.

The Untitled Book represents the ongoing development of our theology.

The Ballot Box represents our use of democracy to govern our church.

The Hearts remind us that Love is the Spirit of this Church.

The Statue of Liberty represents our commitment to religious freedom.

The Scale represents justice.

The Glass Vase represents the church as the place we come together.

The Blue and White Vase is from a village in Transylvania, where

Unitarianism began during the Protestant Reformation.

The Single Flower in that vase represents each person’s unique spiritual

journey.

The Dead Oak Leaf reminds us of those who have gone before us.

The Falling Oak Leaf reminds us of our own mortality, and our quest to

leave a legacy of love, freedom, justice and unity.

Nonprofit O

rg.

U.S. Postage

PA

iD

Tulsa, OK

Permit N

o. 21

Centennial Vision

All Souls Unitarian Church2952 South PeoriaTulsa, Oklahoma

2021