Communications and Social Media for Unitarian Universalist Congregations
Communications and Social Media for Unitarian Universalist Congregations
Communications and Social Media for Unitarian Universalist Congregations
Communication
Congregations can communicate in many ways to establish and strengthen their religious community, grow their membership, and raise awareness of Unitarian Universalism beyond your congregation's doors. Every congregation can do public relations to get the word out within their community.
Congregational Websites
- UUA WordPress Theme for Congregational Websites: The downloadable WordPress theme (or template) for UU congregations
- Creating a Congregational Website including content, accessibility, and other ideas
- Administration and Ownership Considerations
Email Newsletters
- The UUA encourages congregations to use an online email system to send and track email newsletters, announcements and communications. The following vendors are used by many congregations:
- Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Email Lists
Social Media
- Overview of Unitarian Universalist Online Engagement with information from Church of the Larger Fellowship, UU World, and Standing on the Side of Love
- Tips for Getting Started Using Social Media in Your Congregation
- Help with social media tools: Facebook, Twitter, and Video-Making/Sharing
- Messaging the World: Social Media and Messaging the World: The Unity Story, by Andy Pakula, New Unity in London, England
- Blogs
Video
- Video Tips and Examples
- Permissions for Photography or Videography
- Showing Films in Congregations
- Easy-to-Share Videos About Unitarian Universalism
- UUA video and audio
Resources and Technologies
For more information contact pw_specialist@uua.org.
