UUA.org Updates https://www.uua.org/ Updates from the Unitarian Universalist Association en https://www.uua.org/files/styles/max_992x992/public/logos/uua_logo_gradient_on_white.png?itok=zTEG1IXI UUA.org Updates https://www.uua.org/ Board Statement on GA 2026 Elections https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/board-statement-ga-2026-elections Elections are an important part of our Unitarian Universalist democratic process. The Nominating Committee, in accordance with our bylaws, “endeavors to nominate individuals so that the membership of the Board of Trustees and each elected committee reflects the full diversity of the Association,… ]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 10:59:57 -0400 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/board-statement-ga-2026-elections Board Statement on Proposed Bylaw Amendment and Resolution Coming to General Assembly 2026 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/board-statement-ga-2026-proposed-business-items May 22, 2026The UUA Board of Trustees has discussed the two business items currently on the agenda for General Assembly 2026.After discussion, the Board concluded that it cannot support the proposed bylaw amendment regarding authority to place a minister’s search on hold. The Board believes there… ]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 10:59:55 -0400 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/board-statement-ga-2026-proposed-business-items The Courage to Show Up https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/courage-show A close-up of two people sitting across from each other. One person is wearing camouflage pants, with a camo hat sitting next to him. His hands are being held by another person's hands, whose cuffs appear to be a brown uniform.
Everyone deserves a chance to feel welcome and accepted.
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Shared ministry is all about creating the conditions for genuine and sacred connections to be made.
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Moonrise is a retreat created for transgender, nonbinary, two-spirit, intersex, and other gender-expansive religious professionals, spiritual leaders, seekers, and community builders rooted in Unitarian Universalism and connected movements for liberation, care, and belonging.
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Designed for religious education professionals, committees, and volunteers, this 90 minute recorded webinar will: help participants understand the challenges and risks involved in ToF — and choose better options.
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Ethan Loewi

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How prototype groups are daring to reimagine Unitarian Universalism
]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Ethan Loewi https://www.uuworld.org/articles/new-communities-fund-sanctuary-boston Ministry is Collective https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/ministry-collective Inside what appears to be a church sanctuary, with their backs to the camera, a multiracial group of five adults forms a warm huddle. They have their arms wrapped around each others' shoulders; one person rests their head on another's shoulder.

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Our shared ministry is making this life livable in the best and worst of times; we can only do that together.
]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 04:49:40 -0400 Antoinette Hollamon https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/ministry-collective What Makes Us Human https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/what-makes-us-humanwhat-makes-us-human In the background, people are sitting in wooden church pews. In the foreground and in profile, a Black person wearing a suit jacket clasps his hands in front of him.

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The most important thing for any of us to do is to stay soft, whole-hearted, and open to the world, in all its beauty and its terror.
]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 05:48:39 -0400 Joy Berry https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/what-makes-us-humanwhat-makes-us-human 2026 Contested Election for UUA Board of Trustees Position #5 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/elections/2026-contested-board-election Terry Grim (on the left) and Larry Ladd (on the right) are smiling under a banner which reads, "Contested Election for UUA Board of Trustees Position #5."
There will be a contested election for Position #5 on the UUA Board of Trustees. Terry Grim, nominated by the UUA Nominating Committee for Position #5 on the UUA Board of Trustees, will run against Larry Ladd, petition candidate for Position #5 on the UUA Board of Trustees.
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