UUA Top Stories https://www.uua.org/ Top Stories 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 Top Stories https://www.uua.org/ UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt Statement on 25th Anniversary of September 11th Attacks https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/uua-rev-dr-sofia-betancourt-sept11-anniversary-statement A person wearing a purple shirt with a yellow Side With Love stole. Their hands are cupped in prayer and are behind a row of lit candles.
Below please find the statement from Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt, the Unitarian Universalist Association’s (UUA) President, regarding the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Today we mark a solemn anniversary, twenty-five years since the September 11th attacks brought so much violence…
]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:52:01 -0400 https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/uua-rev-dr-sofia-betancourt-sept11-anniversary-statement The Dust, the Dirt, the Soil https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/dust-dirt-soil Indoors, a person with long hair crouches near the floor, using a clear glass pitcher to water an assortment of lush houseplants.

Carleigh Heckel

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We are givers and creators of life.
]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:14:40 -0400 Carleigh Heckel https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/dust-dirt-soil Unitarian Universalist Association Responds to Allegations of State-Sponsored Surveillance of at Least One Unitarian Universalist Church https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/surveillance-uu-churches Exterior sign for First Universalist Minneapolis, with a gray wooden outer structure and a changeable message within. The message says, "Loving Our Neighbors Even Under Surveillance".
The UUA condemns the secret spying on at least one of our congregations, the First Universalist Church of Minneapolis.
]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:39 -0400 https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/surveillance-uu-churches Unitarian Universalists Condemn Federal Government’s Reported Surveillance of Minnesota Churches https://www.uuworld.org/articles/minnesota-federal-surveillance-unitarian-universalist-church © Unidos MN

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First Universalist Church was among the community groups targeted in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security undercover operation.
]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Elaine McArdle https://www.uuworld.org/articles/minnesota-federal-surveillance-unitarian-universalist-church Widening The Pathway Task Force https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/committees/widening-pathway-task-force In August of 2026, the Widening the Pathway Task Force (WTPTF) launched a long-term, collaborative effort to remove systemic barriers and advance equity in Unitarian Universalist ministerial formation and credentialing. ]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:09:57 -0400 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/committees/widening-pathway-task-force Unitarian Universalist Ministers Deftly Adapt Sermons in Response to Current Events https://www.uuworld.org/articles/unitarian-universalist-ministers-adapt-find-balance © Daniel Kanter

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Activism, last-minute sermon adjustments, and long-distance cycling—ministers seek balance in the face of crises.
]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Jasmine Vaughn-Hall https://www.uuworld.org/articles/unitarian-universalist-ministers-adapt-find-balance Disability Pride, Rage, and Resistance https://www.uua.org/accessibility/blog/disability-pride-rage-and-resistance The visually-safe Disability Pride Flag, featuring a charcoal gray background with muted diagonal stripes of red, yellow, white, blue, and green, each representing a different aspect of disability.
Reflections on the 36th anniversary of the ADA and the importance of disability community within and beyond UU congregations.
]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:57:43 -0400 https://www.uua.org/accessibility/blog/disability-pride-rage-and-resistance Explainer: The UU Origins of Civil Disobedience https://www.uua.org/pressroom/ingoodfaith/civil-disobedience-thoreau-uu Gray plaque affixed to a stone. The plaque reads "Henry David Thoreau was imprisoned for one night on this site, July, 1846 for refusing to recognize the right of the state to collect taxes from him in support of slavery-an episode made famous in his essay "Civil Disobedience"
On the 180th anniversary of Henry David Thoreau’s arrest, In Good Faith focuses on the UU origins of civil disobedience as a concept and practice.
]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:26:53 -0400 https://www.uua.org/pressroom/ingoodfaith/civil-disobedience-thoreau-uu Elected Positions on Boards, Committees, and Commissions to be Filled at General Assembly 2027 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/elected-positions-ga-2026 June 26, 2026Per UUA Bylaws Section 9.3, “On or before August 1 of each year, the Nominating Committee shall notify all certified member congregations in writing of the elective positions and vacancies to be filled at the next regular General Assembly.” Below, please find the list of elective… ]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:41:38 -0400 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/elected-positions-ga-2026 UUA Condemns U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Noem vs. Al Otro Lado https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/noem-vs-al-otro-lado-decision From behind, a dark-skinned person wearing jeans and a hoodie holds the hand of a small child. They're standing on a beach, looking at the waves. Next to them, a looming metal border wall, with one tarnished panel, stretches far into the ocean.
The UUA condemns the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Noem vs. Al Otro Lado case, grounded in our moral and religious commitment to the inherent worthiness and dignity of all people, including people who migrate.
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