Well, we’re in the soup now. There’s nothing like a crisis to bring clarity about what is most essential. Over the last few weeks I’ve watched as my inbox overflowed with messages from our UU congregations and communities, our dedicated religious professionals, and our committed lay leaders.

What a week it’s been. I want to let you know that your team at the Central East Region is thinking of you and sending love.

Friends, this week is an uncertain one, and much is at stake. As we approach Election Day and beyond, how are you and your people sustaining your bodies, your spirits, your values, and your relationships to community?…

Summer Institute 2025 is please to announce that our theme speaker this year is Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford.

And then Rev. Dr. Hall mentions the fifth grief stage of Acceptance and writes this vignette: Acceptance – Our church is changing. The religious landscape in our country is changing. I may not like all these changes. But it is the reality. We can only choose how we respond to this new reality.

It is impossible to make a congregation 100% safe; however, there are steps that you can take to make your congregation safer while still creating a supportive space for learning, growth, and challenge as well as actively working for the inclusion and safety of all people.

If you are like me, you watching the video, seeing the pictures and hearing the stories of the devastation of Hurricane Helene is heart breaking. Many of our fellow UU congregations are in the path and have been affected. Our Congregational Life staff are starting the process of reaching out to…

While all churches often struggle with summer attendance and engagement, small congregations often find this to be a particular challenge. Here is an innovative way that two small congregations outside of Toledo, OH found to engage their members over the summer.

We are now back around to a new election season and some of our congregations are asking how they can get involved in this year’s fall election. Yes, there are rules around what you can do as a non-profit without risking your legal status….

Are you ready to be part of a transformative experience that fosters love, inclusion, and justice? We are excited to invite you to the Mosaic Conference 2024, a dynamic multigenerational gathering that will take place from October 17th to 20th at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Congregation in…