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Explore reflections on meeting the moment from UU activists and thought leaders.

A collection of Unitarian Universalist poems, songs, music, and more to help you find spiritual grounding in difficult times.

The revitalized process is designed to more effectively support UUs.

Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt joined other religious leaders at U.S. Capitol Complex to protest the Homeland Security budget.

Scenes from the ground during multifaith clergy and community events held in support of the Twin Cities.

This year, UUs will gather in phases to enhance connection and flexibility.

The monthly online event hosted by Side With Love is designed to help UUs meet the moment.

Hugh Dennis, the UUA’s deputy director of Church Staff Finances, explains how the plan reflects UU Shared Values and more.

Check these Frequently Asked Questions with answers from Rev. Erika Hewitt, the UUA’s minister of Worship Arts, and Camille Hatton, Sing Out Love’s consulting manager

The Congregational Life team used feedback from the UUA’s yearly certification process to curate the online collection.

In a Q&A, Rev. Shige Sakurai, UUA Special Assistant for Equity, Belonging, and Change, shares how UUs are engaging in cultural transformation.

In her acceptance speech, Rev. Dr. Natalie Fenimore said “religious educators remain dedicated to truth telling and justice making.”

Check this UU World digest of GA information to help you prepare for the multiplatform experience.

The election for the new moderator or co-moderators, who serve for a term of six years, concludes at General Assembly 2025.

The election for the new moderator or co-moderators, who serve for a term of six years, concludes at General Assembly 2025.

The recorded webinar helps congregations anticipate and plan for how to respond to violent threats, vandalism, doxxing, and other forms of intimidation and harassment

In a November 10 sermon titled “The Love of Liberty,” Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter called on Unitarian Universalists to uphold freedom and progressive values.

UU the Vote is “growing our collective understanding and practice of participatory forms of democracy,” says Rasman, UU the Vote’s first-ever democracy strategist.

Learn how to join the conversation about this book, edited by Peggy Gillespie, that can be a catalyst for meaningful action and reflection.

Skelly is about a boy’s journey through grief after the loss of his grandfather. It has nods to Unitarian Universalism.

The UUA says its commitment “grows more urgent as the escalation of the conflict into Lebanon threatens to engulf the entire region.” Read the statement in full.

In this Q&A, Mary Benard, Publishing Director of Skinner House Books and UUA Publications, shares how staffers across the Association are collaborating to create helpful resources for UUs and congregations.

Lamar Bailey’s latest artistic creation challenges UUs to reflect and search for inner peace.

In this Q&A, Rev. Michael Crumpler describes UPLIFT as ‘a space for LGBTQIA+ people and allies to share stories, curate resources, and receive/provide spiritual care.’

UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt marks the start of a new congregational year in a recorded video. Access the full message.

Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago is set to graduate its first Spiritual Direction Formation & Certification students in May.

Answers to some of your questions about the political engagement rules that apply to nonprofit UU congregations and groups.

The Mosaic hub was launched by the Unitarian Universalist Association to help UUs dismantle racism and build something beautiful.

Review full text of the statement, which serves as the foundation of all the work of the UUA, its member congregations, and its covenanted communities.

Wondering how the changes match up with core UU values? Explore Rev. Dr. Sheri Prud’homme’s theological analysis before the vote at General Assembly in June.

Get familiar with the UUA General Assembly’s online convention center. (And learn how to pronounce its name.)

On May 20, the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Board of Trustees added the item to the General Assembly’s final agenda. Review it in full.

In this Q&A, Woullard Lett, Leadership Ministry associate for the Unitarian Universalist Association, shares more about the nationwide effort to better serve lay leadership.

The Unitarian Universalist Association has started developing the digital version in partnership with the Association of UU Music Ministries.

To mark the milestone, revisit photos of some of the joyous events that followed the landmark decision.

UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt, who is trained as an environmental ethicist, invites all Unitarian Universalists to participate in the transformative conversation this September.

A new statement from the Unitarian Universalist Association condemns the Israeli military’s ongoing violence against Gaza and the U.S. government’s complicity in the crisis in Gaza.

For the fourth and final full week of the Side With Love campaign, the theme is Resilience, and the focus is on Democracy and Electoral Justice.

In the third week of Side With Love’s campaign, we contemplate our individual rights and our responsibilities toward others.

The second week of Side With Love’s month of spiritual renourishment invites UUs to find their paths for social transformation.

What to know about the annual celebration that offers spiritual nourishment, political grounding, and more.

A video interview with longtime UUA General Assembly photographer Nancy Pierce

Unitarian Universalists are using social media to help amplify their voices on justice issues.

The award honors distinguished service to Unitarian Universalism. Learn how to nominate someone, and review a list of past recipients.

As her time as UUA President winds down, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray shares a message of appreciation for the work we’ve done together and excitement for what’s to come.

In this excerpted version of his now-classic 1852 oration, Frederick Douglass casts Fourth of July celebrations as an offense to the enslaved population of the United States, and all who yearn for true freedom.

A brief look at the people who have led the Unitarian Universalist Association since its founding.

In this 2023 interview, BLUU Executive Director Lena K Gardner about an exciting new project underway in Minneapolis.

“It was like we were all transported to a common place that was peaceful, happy, and alive. To me, that’s creating Beloved Community.”

General Assembly delegates will elect a new faith leader this June.

Six UU organizations release joint statement committing to respond to climate-forced displacement.

A curated sample of pastoral and prophetic writings of a prolific president.

Unitarian Universalist’s painting is part of a series on climate change and air quality issues.

UU the Vote was back in 2022 to help organize, educate, and empower voters across the country.

New president to be elected at General Assembly 2023.

Donate to the UUA’s Disaster Relief Fund today to aid affected congregations.

After years without a building, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta has held the grand opening of its new campus.

Our hearts are still heavy on the anniversary of September 11, 2001.

An Ingathering greeting from UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray.

Discussion guides and resources are available for Defund Fear.

Over 120 Unitarian Universalists participate in Poor People’s Campaign Moral March

Rashid Shaikh, Ph.D., is director of science emeritus at the Health Effects Institute in Boston and co-convenor, with Paula Cole Jones, of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Caucus on Climate Justice, a new group focused on the intersections of racial, environmental, and climate injustices.

UUA’s second all-virtual General Assembly is focused on improving user experience and providing more opportunities for interaction.

Election features one contested Board seat; resolutions would shorten UUA presidential campaigns and allow possibility of uncontested presidential election.

Leaders of the UUA, affiliated professional organizations, and identity groups ask congregations to hold conversations and submit feedback by December 20.

How you and your congregation can start talking about mass incarceration.

United States history in its full power and complexity.

“This is not just another initiative,” said UUA Executive Vice President Carey McDonald. “It’s at the center of all our initiatives for the coming years. It’s the foundation.”

Daniel Nevins’s painting ‘Love Is a Fearsome Thing’ honors longtime UUA supporters.

Five-year agreement signed at 2019 General Assembly in Spokane.

King pushed for a multiracial movement to end poverty and challenged the country’s capitalist framework for prosperity and opportunity.

New mobile app from the UUA offers worship resources for groups and individuals.

Rev. Byron Tyler Coles shares how they and others at the UUA work to “affirm and cultivate the fullest incarnation of Unitarian Universalism in any given area.”

Receive a virtual outreach care package for your congregation each month.

‘As Unitarian Universalists, we are first and foremost religious communities that practice love as our foundation—and we are living in times of heartbreak, violence, and pain.’

Discussion guide available for ‘An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States.’

Unitarian Universalist congregations in the news.

Creating art as a form of meditation.

Justice Gatson founded the Reale Justice Network in Kansas City, Missouri. Among other social justice issues, it focuses on ending the cash bail system, a national issue that disparately affects people of color.

More UUs in the news: Leslie Mac in Essence, James Reeb on NPR, Tim Berners-Lee on the thirtieth anniversary of the Internet.

Book to note: Redemption Songs: A Year in the Life of a Community Prison Choir.

Former head of Win Without War and United to End Genocide will lead UU human rights organization.

Selections from ‘To Wake, To Rise: Meditations on Justice and Resilience.’

News briefs: Congregation moves from Norfolk to Virginia Beach; fellowship in Port Townsend, Washington, partners with S’Klallam Tribe to create Chief Chetzemoka Interpretive Trail.

Showing up for justice outside a notorious jail.

Quilt made by members of the All Peoples UU congregation in Louisville, Kentucky.

Award honors excellence in religious education.

Two decades of editorial work for UUA were a public ministry.

BLUU Executive Director Lena K Gardner shares insight on the effort, which broke ground in May, and explains why this affordable housing approach reflects UU values.

The following is a Q&A with Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson and Bill Young, candidates for UUA co-moderator. Responses have been formatted for style and clarity.

‘The more you benefit from supremacy the more responsible you have to be to dismantle it,’ Brittany Packnett tells Unitarian Universalists gathered in Kansas City.

Unitarian Universalist congregations in the news.

UU Society for Community Ministries Co-President Ben Gabel explains how the new Chaplain Endorsement Program will help religious professionals working outside UU congregations.

The three candidates running for UUA president met in the first of five regional candidate forums on April 1 in Bethesda, Maryland.

Notable guides to the roots of white supremacy in American policing.

Guide to UU World’s coverage of the 2017 UUA General Assembly in New Orleans.

The Condor & the Eagle dir. by Clement Guerra and Sophie Guerra (2019)

GA 2021 will focus on deepening connections, resilience.

A timeline of statements and other public declarations made by Unitarian Universalists from October 2023 to September 2024.

Unitarians and Universalists have a long history of advocating for justice. Here are just a few who left their mark on the world. Who would be on your short list?

Additional materials to support group discussion coming this fall.

The Commission invited UUs into conversation and discernment as they shared perspectives on institutional and cultural barriers to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer, was a member of River Road UU Congregation in Bethesda, Maryland.

The following is a Q&A with Natasha Walker, a candidate for UUA moderator. Responses have been formatted for style and clarity.

The Rev. Sofía Betancourt preaches at the worship service honoring religious professionals, ‘I want to honor the weary, ragged miracle that is our living tradition.’

Readers respond to an erroneous photo caption, the legacy of the Transcendentalists, and the often forgotten Universalist Church of the Larger Fellowship.

Civil rights attorney Sam Ames says the 2020 election marks the beginning, not the end, of work to strengthen trans rights.

UU congregations across the country are grappling with change. Here are five that chose equity and inclusion over “the way we’ve always done it.” How might your congregation engage with change?

‘Justice on Earth’ chosen for congregational discussion groups.

News briefs: Youngstown, Ohio, church puts cupola where steeple had been; All Souls in Manhattan marks bicentennial; Casper, Wyoming, UUs help install mural honoring local civil rights martyr James Reeb.

Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council Vice-Chairwoman jessie little doe baird discusses issues facing the Wampanoag and other Native Americans.