Unitarian Universalist Association

Weekly Inspiration

In a living room, a Black woman wearing an African-print top blows out a match. On the Kwanzaa table in front of her, draped with Kente cloth in shades of gold, green, and red, are ears of corn and a kinara: a Kwanzaa candle holder with three red taper candles, three green, and one black candle in the center, which is lit. There are gifts and gift bags propped around the table, and on the wall above the Kwanzaa table is a purple banner that says "Kwanzaa" under a stylized kinara with seven lit candles.

Honor and Commitment

By Takiyah Nur Amin

I’ve never lived a year of my life without Kwanzaa. The Nguzo Saba, Kwanzaa’s 7 principles, still help me.

UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt joins nine heads of diverse religious traditions to issue a landmark statement proclaiming that transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people are worthy of love, support, and protection.

Interfaith Statement Trans Support

Community Care

A white woman with dreadlocks and a colorful hairband, and a Black man with short hair dyed blond, sort food and clothing at a food bank. They are working at a table on which there are large plastic bins for clothes and smaller bins for bread and canned goods. Behind them are the windows of the room they are working in, with small potted plants on the windowsill.

UUs Are Helping During the SNAP Crisis

Unitarian Universalist congregations across the country are helping to meet the needs of families and children amid the federal government shutdown and the current administration’s decision to not release contingency funding for the USDA.

UUs Help During SNAP Crisis

Holiday Greetings from UUA President Sofía Betancourt

Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt shares a message of hope this winter holiday season, knowing that we come to this time after a difficult year. May our songs of joy, our teachings of the dying of the light, and our stories of birth into the world remind us all to hold fast to a posture of hope that drives our commitment to action in this season and beyond.

Watch the video (YouTube).

UU World

‘Sing Out Love’: How the UUA’s Virtual Hymnal was Born

By Elaine McArdle

An ever-expanding compendium of music, Sing Out Love is nothing short of groundbreaking.

Read the Article

Community Building

The image is the cover of Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection by Deepa Iyer. The background is light yellow, and there is the image of a yellow circle to the right of the cover, and circles of teal, light blue, purple, and orange extending from the yellow circle.

"Social Change Now" Is the New UU Common Read

Deepa Iyer’s Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection invites Unitarian Universalists to grow more authentic, connected, and effective as individuals and communities as we pursue transformative justice together.

Join the UU Common Read

Religious Practice

View of the entrance to a congregation's building with a wooden exterior vestibule holds a sign with the words, "All Are Welcome" across the top. The vestibule stands on a concrete walkway guiding people into the building. The exterior of the building is made a dark wood and is surrounding by bright green, leafy trees.

UUA Joins Multifaith Lawsuit Asserting that ICE Policy Violates the First Amendment

The UUA is proud to announce we are a plaintiff in the sensitive locations policy lawsuit. We join a multifaith coalition to challenge the ending of ICE’s policy, and oppose any interpretation of law which would allow immigration raids in houses of worship and religious ceremonies.

Sensitive Locations Policy Lawsuit