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41685 Date St., ste. 100
Murrieta, CA 92562
951-698-1520
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P.O. Box 1312
Murrieta, CA. 92564

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September 2026 Newsletter

We are an inclusive, accessible and affirming community practicing Jesus' radical love. We follow God's vision of a Just World where all live peacefully and in response we pursue the liberation of all living things from injustice and oppression.

To be a vibrant, accessible to all, sanctuary where progressive, intergenerational Christians can come home. To create and nurture an inclusive community reimagining Jesus' message to the world and its people through justice and peace.

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At United Church of the Valley we don't utilize a full time minister, but rather a rotating group of ministers who are creative thinkers. During the course of a month you might see the Rev. Dr. Fred Schaeffer, Rev. Stephanie Toon, Lee Eddy, or Darcie Dunlop behind the pulpit. We enjoy a different approach as seen through a different pair of eyes each week. Not only does it keep us on our toes, but it keeps our minds fresh and open to new ideas and a new way of seeing that, which we have looked at the same way for years.

September 20th - Rev. Dr. Fred Schaeffer

The United Church of the Valley holds an official designation of being Open & Affirming. O&A means a congregation has publicly declared that they welcome and fully include people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions in their church life and ministry, signifying a commitment to actively embrace the LGBTQ+ community within their congregation. We don't take this lightly, we are fully committed to truly be an Open & Affirming congregation.

Two years ago, UCV agreed that we wanted to go through the process of achieving the designation as a “Just Peace” church. The process is somewhat similar to that of becoming “Open and Affirming.” There was a time of study and then the congregation voted to proclaim a public identity as a justice-doing, peace-seeking church.

Accessibility to All (A2A) is about becoming attitudinally welcoming to people with disabilities and mental health issues as well as working to make our buildings physically and programmatically accessible to persons with disability. UCV was recently awarded this designation by the UCC Disabilities Ministry.

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