Related and Associate Member Organizations

Covenanting Communities

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Covenanting communities are Unitarian Universalist (UU) groups that claim a UU identity but they look and feel different from a traditional congregation.

Covenanting Communities

Related and Associate Member Organizations are diverse groups that embrace Unitarian Universalist (UU) principles and traditions outside of congregations and covenanting communities. They include member and professional organizations, justice-focused groups, camps and conference centers, and more.

Associate Member Organizations are named in the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) bylaws, and are limited to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee and the Unitarian Universalist Women's Federation, two organizations with historic connections to the UUA.

Related Organizations do important work in providing identity groups for Unitarian Universalists, focusing on specific justice work, supporting people working within Unitarian Universalism, and providing unique UU experiences. Related Organizations are in formal relationship with the UUA in order to advance Unitarian Universalist values and claim a UU identity, but are not congregations or covenanting communities.

NOTE: The renewal process for existing Related Organizations ended on August 31, 2023. If your organization is no longer listed as a related organization, please re-apply by completing the online application form.

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Associate Member Organizations

  • Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

    UUSC advances human rights through grassroots collaboration. In more than a dozen countries throughout the world, UUSC fosters social justice and works toward a world free from oppression. UUSC’s innovative approaches and measurable impact are grounded in the belief that all people have inherent...

  • Unitarian Universalist Women's Federation (UUWF)

    UUWF is a continental membership organization that advances justice for women and promotes their spiritual growth. It is an independent non-profit, 501c3 corporation and one of only three associate member organizations of the Unitarian Universalist Association....

Related Organizations

  • Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry

    Texas UU Justice Ministry (TXUUJM) is the UU State Action Network of Texas. We are “Bending Texas Toward Justice TOGETHER.”TXUUJM educates and organizes Texas UUs, member congregations, and partners to advocate effectively for UU principles in public policy and the public square.

  • Minnesota Conference United Church of Christ

    The Minnesota Conference United Church of Christ (UCC) is the state-wide organization that equips UCC pastors to lead, supports congregations, engages in transformative mission and witness, and guides youth and adults on their faith journeys.

Camps, Conference Centers, or Retirement Homes

  • Star Island Corporation

    At Star Island, enjoy rugged living six miles off the coast of New Hampshire. Summer programs include spirituality, world affairs, arts, ecology, yoga, history, and children’s activities.

  • Hale Barnard Corporation

    Hale Barnard Corporation provides residential and supportive services of exceptional quality for a diverse older population. Hale House offers residential care, a wide range of activities, and community services to 56 elderly people regardless of their ability to pay.

  • Murray Grove Retreat and Renewal Center

    This historic site is where John Murray preached his first Universalist sermon in America in 1770. Located on twenty peaceful acres in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, Murray Grove offers year round lodging for up to sixty-six people, meeting spaces, commercial kitchen and a (seasonal) salt water...

  • UBarU Camp and Retreat Center

    UBarU Camp and Retreat Center serves Unitarian Universalist congregations as well as other groups consistent with the mission for religious retreats and educational programs. Our mission is to provide a welcoming, peaceful place to gather for spiritual, educational, and recreational purposes in...

  • Unirondack Inc.

    Our mission is to provide an environment that inspires people to explore responsible roles in the web of life through physical, mental, and spiritual challenges. Our programs respect different traditions and the search for truth.

  • The Rowe Center

    The Rowe Center is a community, spiritual, and educational retreat center creating opportunities for the presentation and exchange of a wide variety of topics consistent with the Unitarian Universalist principles and values.

  • Midwest Unitarian Universalist Youth Camp (Marwood)

    Marwood, an all-volunteer run camp, in existence for over 60 years, offers a program designed for social, spiritual, and emotional fun and growth for rising 7th-10th grade UU youth.

  • Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center

    Ferry Beach is a retreat and conference center with a mission to "awaken hearts to explore, grown and renew the spirit of universal love." We accomplish our mission through programs in education, culture and the arts, spirituality, sustainability, social justice, and action and personal growth.

  • The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center, Inc.

    Surrounded by the natural beauty of the Southern Appalachians, The Mountain offers camps, conferences, and educational programs for all ages. Comfortable accommodations are available for congregation retreats and programs sponsored by UU groups and community-based organizations.

Congregational Life

  • UU Women and Religion (Continental)

    Continental Unitarian Universalist Women & Religion (UUWR) is a network of Unitarian Universalist (UU) women's organizations and individuals, dedicated to freeing ourselves, others, and the Earth from traditional, historical, and contemporary oppressive and patriarchal systems. serves as a link...

  • Channing-Murray Foundation

    The Channing-Murray Foundation provides a liberal religious center for the campus community of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Its mission is to provide educational opportunities to explore Unitarian Universalist spirituality, reflect our concern for social justice, encourage free...

  • Stewardship for Us

    The Stewardship For Us (s4us) Team, is based on a simple principle and a long history. The principle is that stewardship is important to all of us....

Identity

  • Lambda Ministers Guild

    The Lambda Ministers Guild exisits to offer support to and facilitate communication among bisexual, gay, lesbian and transgender UU ministers. To encourage and support research in the field of bisexual, gay, lesbian and transgender clergy spirituality....

  • Allies for Racial Equity

    Allies for Racial Equity disrupts oppression, uproots white supremacy, and plants seeds of justice.

  • Unitarian Universalists for Polyamory Awareness

    Unitarian Universalists for Polyamory Awareness (UUPA) has as its mission to serve the Unitarian Universalist community of polyamorous people by providing support, promoting education, and encouraging spiritual wholeness regarding polyamory....

  • Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU)

    Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) seeks to expand the power and capacity of Black Unitarian Universalists within our faith, providing support, information, and resources for Black Unitarian Universalists and doing justice-making and liberation through our faith.

  • Southwest Unitarian Universalist Women (SWUUW)

    A non-profit organization that supports women through worship, learning, leadership, community and social justice, SWUUW addresses women's issues, explores feminist theology, promotes friendships, and celebrates the diversities that make us unique women on our individual spiritual paths.

  • EqUUal Access

    We are Unitarian Universalists living with disabilities, our families, friends, and allies coming together for a common purpose: To enable the full engagement of people with disabilities in Unitarian Universalist communities and the broader society...

  • TRUUsT (Transgender Religious professional UUs Together)

    TRUUsT is an organization of trans Unitarian Universalists who are living out a call to ministry within Unitarian Universalism. Its mission is to advocate for the gifts, safety, liberation, and leadership of trans religious professionals in Unitarian Universalist ministries and institutions.

  • DRUUMM (Diverse & Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries)

    DRUUMM is an all-volunteer BIPOC collective that organizes community building events, leadership trainings, and is an advocate within the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations.

  • Unitarian Universalist Mental Health Network

    The mission of the Unitarian Universalist Mental Health Network (UUMHN) is to empower the Beloved Community in honoring each individual’s unique mental health journey towards wellness.

International

Lifespan Faith Development

  • UU Wellspring

    UU Wellspring is a 10-month spiritual deepening course for Unitarian Universalists.

  • Unitarian Universalist Small Group Ministry Network

    The Unitarian Universalist Small Group Ministry Network (UU SGMN) supports and enriches UU congregations through developing and sustaining covenanted small group ministry programs. We provide single and multi-congregational workshops to set-up or re-energize SGM programs, offer consultations and...

  • Oak Park Our Whole Lives

    Oak Park Our Whole Lives is an independent non-profit, volunteer-run organization that provides holistic, inclusive, comprehensive sexuality education to children and families in the community and area in grades K-9.

  • Unitarian Sunday School Society

    The Unitarian Sunday School Society provides grants in support of religious education projects not originating with the Unitarian Universalist Association’s own religious education arm.

Professional Organizations/Ministry

  • Liberal Religious Educators Association

    LREDA is an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, multicultural, welcoming, professional organization open to liberal religious educators and those supportive of religious education whatever their age, race/ethnicity, class, gender, gender identity, physical ability, and sexual orientation.

  • UU Society for Community Ministries

    The Unitarian Universalist Society for Community Ministries (UUSCM) is a Unitarian Universalist movement of lay ministers & ordained clergy committed to promoting a broad spectrum of healing and social justice ministries. We believe that only through many diverse forms of ministry can we heal...

  • UUMA - Pacific Northwest Chapter

    The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the UUMA is comprised of colleagues (parish, community, candidate and retired) from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington who covenant to journey together in the name of our UU ministry. President: Cecilia Kingman...

  • Unitarian Universalist Trauma Response Ministry

    The Unitarian Universalist Trauma Response Ministry (UUTRM) provides culturally sensitive spiritual care to survivors of mass disasters and other significant trauma.

  • Unitarian Universalist Association of Membership Professionals

    Our membership is open to ALL who are passionate about growing Unitarian Universalism. Members of UUAMP, both paid and volunteer, serve congregations with membership as one of the main components of their ministry...

  • Association of UU Administrators

    The Association of Unitarian Universalist Administrators is a continental network of people working as paid administrators in local UU congregations, district or regional offices, or UU affiliated organizations.

  • Pacific Northwest Conference United Church of Christ

    The Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Church of Christ lives through its camps, churches and communities by offering God's welcome to all, listening to one another, bearing witness, and working for justice.

  • Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association (UUMA)

    In the day to day, the UUMA devotes its time and resources to promoting lifelong growth and learning in ministry, supporting ministers in all stages and settings and working to dismantle systems and structures of racism and oppression.

  • Association for Unitarian Universalist Music Ministries (AUUMM)

    The Association for Unitarian Universalist Music Ministries (AUUMM) was formed as the Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network (UUMN) at a meeting during the 1982 General Assembly. The AUUMM is an international organization which currently boasts a membership of approximately 550 from the US/Canada.

  • Unitarian Universalist Retired Ministers and Partners Association

    In faithfulness to the UU tradition and to the guidelines and code of conduct of the UUMA, the purpose of UURMaPA is to serve the interests and enhance the well-being of retired UU ministers and their life partners.

Social Justice

  • UU Mass Action

    Our mission is to organize and mobilize UUs in Massachusetts to confront oppression. We provide pathways towards justice and identify opportunities in which we can live our shared values.

  • Coalition of Unitarian Universalist State Action Networks (CUUSAN)

    CUUSAN is an association of Unitarian Universalist state witness, advocacy, and action organizations from Florida to Washington and Maine to California that are working to give life the shape of justice.