Welcome to Outlaw’s Bridge Universalist Church, a voice for Liberal Religion in Wayne, Duplin and surrounding counties.
Every Sunday of the year we welcome people of all races, ethnicities, sexual
orientations, gender identities, abilities, political persuasions and economic classes
to join us here as we transform lives through compassion, service and
fellowship.
Since 1905, we have stood at the corner of NC Highway 111 and Outlaw’s Bridge Road in northern Duplin county, providing a place of liberal worship for all those people who don’t want to be told what to believe, but who want to find their own path to that which we call God.
We hope you will find within these pages, something that interests you, intrigues you or makes you want to come visit us. You will be welcomed with friendly smiles, warm hearts and open arms.
Our mission is to welcome all to grow with us in love, spirit, and wisdom - enriching lives through compassion, service, and fellowship.
We are a rural liberal church:
• Encouraging freedom of thought and a fearless search for God
• Emphasizing the goodness of all people
• Inspiring us to do right out of love
Here, let us commit ourselves anew
to each other. Let us take the time to
connect with our neighbors.
Let us make occasions for being together.
Let us bestir ourselves to rally round
when there is need, for there will
come a time when we, too, are needful.
Our lives are fleeting, our days are few.
We pass each other but briefly,
so let us make haste to be kind.
~Richard S. Gilbert
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread,
places to play in and pray in,
where Nature may heal and cheer and
give strength to body and soul alike.
~ John Muir, The Yosemite