Better known as “Pastor Kris”, Kris Cervantes has served as UUWaco’s minister since September 2014. She is a lifelong UU and native Texan. She also serves the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waco, Texas. She received her MDiv (with honors) and a certificate in Sexual and Gender Justice Studies from Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth. She serves on the board of the Greater Waco Interfaith Conference and the Clergy Advisory Board for Planned Parenthood of Central Texas. Kris lives in a little brick house with her husband Robert, son Gabriel (17), and a variety of four-legged family members, as well as lots of books (and dog hair)! Her older son Jack (19) studies print-making and fine arts at UNT. In her spare time, Kris reads (everything), paints, sings, talks to her garden, and drinks far too much coffee with friends.
Join Pastor Kris in celebrating the wit and wisdom of women, with a special focus on the words of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). We’ll also mark the spring solstice with a special ritual–hope to see you there! Click on this link to view a video of our service on YouTube: Video Link … Continue reading The Words of Women
This Sunday marks one year of Community Church’s closed building and online services. We’ll look back at the sorrow and stress, as well as the unexpected gifts that have come throughout the four seasons. Click on this link to view a video of our service on YouTube: Video Link Click on this link to view … Continue reading Love in the Time of Pandemic: 1 year of lockdown, uploads, and overload
Welcome Women’s History Month with a look at modern, intersectional feminism: what it is, how it’s changed, and how to tell if you’re doing it right. (Pro-tip: ask a woman.) 🙂 Click on this link to view a video of our service on YouTube: Video Link Click on this link to view our YouTube Channel: … Continue reading Feminism Still Speaks
Time to interrogate the ask the minister questions! On February 21, Pastor Kris Cervantes will take time during the service to answer your burning questions about–well, almost anything. Please submit your question online by February 18: https://tinyurl.com/CUUCQuestionBox (Pastor Kris reserves the right *not* to answer questions, but you can ask whatever you’d like.) 😉 Click on … Continue reading A Question Box of a Different Color
The revolution may not be televised, but it could happen over Zoom, dining room tables, community breakfasts, and in the thousand other quiet conversations every day. Change begins with the law but isn’t complete until love transforms the heart. Let’s do both. Click on this link to view a video of our service on YouTube: … Continue reading Love Wins: Navigating Evil Fearlessly, and Why It Works
“Evil” is a seldom-heard word in most of our congregations. It’s a tough subject, but one we all wrestle with. As Alexander Solzhenitsyn once said, “The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?” Join us for an … Continue reading The “E” Word: A Unitarian Universalist Theology of Evil
