What Contributions Support
Contributions are used to provide vital services to member congregations through the UUA's programs and services such as:
Growing of Healthy, Vital Congregations
Congregational Services & Regional Staff:
- Start new congregations and provide resources for congregational growth
- Coordinate Field Staff around the continent
- Support Young Adult Ministry, addressing the needs of UUs ages 18-35
- Distribute grants to districts and congregations
- Assist congregations with building loans, guarantees and grants
- Provide fundraising consulting for capital and operating campaigns
- Sponsor/underwrite conferences for small, mid-size and large congregations
Renewing our spirit, growing with our faith
Strengthen, support and enhance the work of our professional leaders.
Ministry, assisting:
- Seminary students, both financially and with career planning
- Congregations in search of a called, interim or intern minister
- Ministers with career development and continuing education
- Ministers in financial or other crisis situations
- New ministers in their first parish settlement
Religious Education, providing:
- Continuing skill development & education
- Curricula and Resources * like Tapestry of Faith
- Families Network *
- Our Whole Lives curricula
- The Renaissance Program
- Development of liberal religious curricula
- Training and support for religious educators
- Resources for youth through the
- Youth Office
- A Ministry to Families network of resources and training
Take a Journey Toward Wholeness
"Building tolerance programs."
Faith in Action, supporting:
- Accessibilty​
- Anti-Heterosexism/Homophobia
- Anti-Racism
- Welcoming Congregations
- Journey Toward Wholeness Initiative
- Training for our leaders in social justice work
- The Washington Office, positioned to respond to immediate policy issues through legislative advocacy and coalition building
- Development/administration of anti-oppression programs and resources
- Work with other interfaith and secular organizations for social transformation
Our Youth, Campus Ministry & Young Adults:
- Young Religious UU's (YRUU)
- Young/Adult Campus Ministry
- Continental Events & Projects
- UUA and Boy Scouts
Communications:
- Publishing the UU WORLD Magazine
- Developing and updating the UUA website
- Overseeing the more than 100 email mailing lists and web-based discussion forums hosted by the UUA server including online courses
- Producing brochures on a variety of UU topics
- Houses Skinner House, publishing books about UU faith and history, spirituality and congregational life