The Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (ERUUF) is a
Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregation located in
Durham,
North Carolina. In 2018, over seven hundred people were members of ERUUF, making it the largest UU congregation in NC and one of the largest in the UUA.[1] It sponsors the UU campus ministry program at
Duke University, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship @ Duke.[2]
The Eno River Buddhist Community, founded in 1992, is affiliated with and meets at ERUUF.[3][4] The group, which draws upon a variety of
Buddhist traditions, but especially the
Insight Meditation (vipassanā) tradition, "considers itself
ecumenical."[3][4]
Between 1900 and 1925
Universalists had been active in Durham, and, in 1949, a
Unitarian fellowship opened in the Durham/
Chapel Hill area. In 1966, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durham and Chapel Hill opened; it changed its name in 1978 to Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.[8]
ERUUF has been a recipient of the O. Eugene Pickett Award,[8] which is given annually by the Unitarian Universalist Association "to the congregation that has made an outstanding contribution to the growth of Unitarian Universalism".[9]
Members of ERUUF represent a range of beliefs and interests. In addition to the Buddhist Community, groups include a
humanist group, a meditation group, a
depression support group, a West African drumming group,
A Course in Miracles, and a
Taoisttai chi group, among others.[10] ERUUF is inclusive of different theologies; many pagans are members.[11] According to Rev. Arvid Straube, "We are a broad umbrella. Freedom of belief is our main tenet."[11]
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship @ Duke
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship @ Duke (UUF@D) is the Duke University UU campus ministry program.[2] It is both sponsored by ERUUF and recognized as a student organization by the university. It holds
vespers services twice a month during the school semester.[2]