All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana
A home for Unitarian Universalism and liberal religion in Shreveport, Bossier City, and Northwest Louisiana since 1950
Please join us on Sunday (1 March 2026) for our adult religious education class at 9:00 AM.
Our adult religious education class is now a dual-platform class — meeting in person in the church social hall and also on Zoom.
For this Sunday, we will watch The Librarians (Part 1).
For the next three weeks, we will watch this award-winning documentary on the disturbing trend of book banning around the nation, and the librarians who have become the first responders in the crisis.
Each month we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to a community organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist values.
For the month of March 2026, we choose the YWCA of Northwest Louisiana.
In fulfillment of their mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all, they offer:
Two ways to donate:
Online — Go to our donation site using this link. If you are paying your pledge, select “2026 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution. Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to the YWCA of Northwest Louisiana and then put “GATP MAR 2026” or “YWCA of Northwest Louisiana” in the comment section. All online collection plate contributions for the month of March 2026 will go to the YWCA of Northwest Louisiana.
Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA 71106. Please put “YWCA of Northwest Louisiana” on the memo line of the check if you want to have 100% of your check go to the YWCA of Northwest Louisiana. If you want less than 100% of your check to go to the YWCA of Northwest Louisiana, please put the amount you want going to the YWCA of Northwest Louisiana on the memo line.
Please join us on Sunday (22 February 2026) for our adult religious education class at 9:00 AM.
Our adult religious education class is now a dual-platform class — meeting in person in the church social hall and also on Zoom.
For this Sunday, we will take a look at the Amendments on the 16 May 2026 ballot.
We are looking ahead at the 16 May 2026 election in Louisiana which features five proposed amendments to the Louisiana State Constitution that will be on the ballot (additional information from the Louisiana Secretary of State can be found here).
For this morning, we will focus on four of these amendments to help you make informed decisions about your vote and to have conversations with your friends and family.
Each month we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to a community organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist values.
For the month of February 2026, we choose the League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier (also on Facebook).
In addition to voter registration, education, and advocacy, their statewide organization has been offering Know Your Rights training workshops for people dealing with ICE and Border Patrol.
Two ways to donate:
Online — Go to our donation site using this link. If you are paying your pledge, select “2026 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution. Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier and then put “GATP FEB 2026” or “League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier” in the comment section. All online collection plate contributions for the month of February 2026 will go to the League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier.
Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA 71106. Please put “League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier” on the memo line of the check if you want to have 100% of your check go to the League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier. If you want less than 100% of your check to go to the League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier, please put the amount you want going to the League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier on the memo line.
On this Sunday (18 January 2026), our children and youth will explore “Love at the Center: Jesus, Gandhi, and MLK” during the 11:00 AM worship service.
As we continue our emphasis on World Religions, the children and youth will look at the ways that Mahatma Gandhi was inspired by the teachings and ministry of Jesus, and how MLK was in turn inspired by Gandhi.
The two men never met but this was a connection across the boundaries of faith, time, and space — MLK even traveled to India to meet people who were part of Gandhi’s movement and to pay tribute to a man he considered his spiritual teacher.
These are the kind of connections that can be life-changing for us as Unitarian Universalists when we take the time to learn about other faiths and connect with those who practice them.
Each month we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to a community organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist values.
For the month of January 2026, we choose Volunteers for Youth Justice.
Volunteers for Youth Justice does so much for young people in our community such as sponsoring the CASA program (Court Appointed Special Advocates for children and youth in foster care) as well as numerous other programs for at-risk children and youth along with their families.
Two ways to donate:
Online — Go to our donation site using this link. If you are paying your pledge, select “2026 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution. Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to Volunteers for Youth Justice and then put “GATP JAN 2026” or “Volunteers for Youth Justice” in the comment section. All online collection plate contributions for the month of January 2026 will go to Volunteers for Youth Justice.
Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA 71106. Please put “Volunteers for Youth Justice” on the memo line of the check if you want to have 100% of your check go to Volunteers for Youth Justice. If you want less than 100% of your check to go to Volunteers for Youth Justice, please put the amount you want going to Volunters for Youth Justice on the memo line.
After the 11:00 AM service this Sunday (14 December 2025), we will have a vegan potluck and movies.
Why is “movies” plural?
We want you to bring a vegan dish to share and also share some short videos from your favorite vegan chefs / content creators.
Whether or not you bring one of their recipes to the potluck, we’d just like to see who’s giving you plant-based inspiration.
Stay for the videos and get a chance to win $50 cash!
And if you’ve got some favorite easy recipes or websites where you find them, bring those, too. We can inspire each other.
Email your video and website links to Susan.
The All Souls Peace Alliance is a group at All Souls exploring veganism as a path to peace and a better way for our health and for the planet.
We welcome all whether you are vegan, almost vegan, vegan-adjacent, or just vegan-curious.
Each month we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to a community organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist values.
For the month of December 2025, we choose North Louisiana Interfaith.
Our December 2025 Give Away the Plate contributions will go toward our membership in this organization that has accomplished so much in our community:
North Louisiana Interfaith remains the constant proof that we are better together.
We can accomplish so much more when we partner with our neighbors for the betterment of our community.
Two ways to donate:
Online — Go to our donation site using this link. If you are paying your pledge, select “2025 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution. Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to the North Louisiana Interfaith and then put “GATP DEC 2025” or “North Louisiana Interfaith” in the comment section. All online collection plate contributions for the month of December 2025 will go to North Louisiana Interfaith.
Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA 71106. Please put “North Louisiana Interfaith” on the memo line of the check if you want to have 100% of your check go to North Louisiana Interfaith. If you want less than 100% of your check to go to North Louisiana Interfaith, please put the amount you want going to North Louisiana Interfaith on the memo line.
It’s that time of year again when we collect mittens, scarves, hats, and gloves for our mitten tree to benefit Maggie Lee’s Closet at the Highland Center.
For this year the Highland Center is also asking for coats for all ages and blankets as well, so those will be our “skirts” around the tree.
New is preferable but very gently used is OK, too.
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.
This event was organized and presented by the Shreveport Chapter of Louisiana Trans Advocates (LTA). Shreveport LTA meets on the first Sunday of each month at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Please note that this video was recorded with one camera and there was some vibration and noise from the tripod when the camera was moved. This was due to the tripod equipment provided by All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana for this event. Please accept our apologies for this inconvenience.