Coming to Wy'east

Waverly Church - a yellow church with brick steeple Our worship services are at 5 pm every Sunday, at Waverly Heights UCC Church, 3300 SE Woodward, Portland. Here's a map.

The dress at Wy'east is casual. Wy'easters might show up in a dress or suit, or they might wear shorts and a tee-shirt. Many people wear jeans. Sit anywhere you like. There is no need for you to bring anything when you come.

Our greeters will welcome you at the door to the sanctuary. Please let us know you are visiting for the first time so we can learn your name and send you our monthly newsletter.
After the worship service, we gather for coffee, treats, and conversation.

Wy'east History

Wy'east Unitarian Universalist Congregation was formed in 1996, growing out of the desire for a small, diverse East Portland church with a strong sense of community. We celebrated our official birth as a congregation with a Charter Sunday service in April of 1997. The newest of eight UU churches in the area, Wy'east continues the 130-year tradition of liberal religion in Portland.

The Name "Wy'east"

The name "Wy'east" derives from a Northwest Indian legend that relates the origins of the geography of the Pacific Northwest to a tragic love triangle involving the Klickitat chief Pahto, the Multnomah chief Wy'east and the maiden Loo-wit, over whom the chiefs quarreled. This quarrel grew so fierce that the Great Spirit had to intervene, destroying the Bridge of the Gods over the Columbia and turning Loo-wit into Mount St. Helens, Pahto into Mt. Adams, and Wy'east into Mount Hood, the peak that dominates Portland's eastern horizon and gives us our sense of place.