Celebrate Religious Freedom Day this week, and keep in mind that "Religious Freedom" ain’t what it used to be. Yes, the historic meaning it typically brings to mind for religious liberals continues to be relevant in present day struggles: freedom of conscience in religious matters and protection...

Rev. Fulgence Ndagijamana, Minister of the Unitarian Church of Burundi, has distributed this important update via the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU). Dear friends, colleagues, partners and global UU family, It has been a while since we last sent out to you an update...

From July 17-23, 2016 the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists held its biennial Council Meeting and Conference in the Netherlands. Nearly 150 people, including a large delegation of Young Adults U/Us from around the world, gathered for planning, study, worship, celebration, and...

Rev. Dávid Gyero, the Deputy Bishop of the Hungarian Unitarian Church (Churches in Transylvania, Romania and Hungary), has shared his recently issued courageous statement on Equal Marriage....

Donate online to support Burundi Unitarians. “But as for me and my people, we will work for lasting peace” Burundi was a rather organized kingdom until the late 1800s when the Germans came to colonize the country. Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa lived side by side under the leadership of a king. The...

You can donate online via credit card or PayPal. Checks in $ can be sent to Burundi Appeal, ICUU, PO Box 2575, Corvallis. OR 97339, USA Cheques in £ can be sent to Burundi Appeal, ICUU, 345 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 7LG, UK Donations from US taxpayers only are tax deductible. UPDATE...

Nearly 10,000 people from 50 faith traditions and 80 countries convened last week for the world's largest interfaith gathering, the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah, to commune in harmony and to grapple with and explore solutions to global issues like climate change,...

The International Council of Unitarians and Universalists shared very disturbing news from the Unitarian Church in Bujumbura, Burundi earlier today. Please see the message from their minister, Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana below. Rev. Fulgence has said that financial support is not needed at this time.

Here's an important reminder as the new 'church year' begins for many of our congregations. International engagement is important ministry, and more transformative when its collaborative. Our organizations look forward to supporting your hopes and dreams. And, we urge you to be thoughtful and...

Reverend Kent Saleska, minister of the UU congregation in Wayzata, MN has provided terrific blogposts and photos from the UU Partner Church Council's most recent Tensile Strands and enjoy!

development@icuu.nethttps://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_i… THIS LINK TO DONATE ONLINE BURUNDI UNREST UPDATE - May 30, 2015 The situation in Burundi is far from being over. Demonstrations are still going on after over a month, people on the streets are clearly tired...

The http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/opinion/a-good-deal-with-iran.html?_r… about the breakthrough in nuclear diplomacy with Iran is immensely important, and the work that lies ahead to avoid an expanding nuclear arms race, or violent confrontation, is more important still. Peace & Planet...

The Remonstrant church in the Netherlands - a century-long liberal religious partner of the UUA - is embarking on an innovative ministry called 'Goddeeltjes' (God particles).  They will be publishing 6 small spiritual booklets by church leaders about finding parts of God through Giving,...

the beauty of children’s artistic expression. These works reverberate still as evidence of an often-hidden but timeless truth -- that hope can triumph over despair. Stewards of the historic artwork exchanged over 60 years ago, the Hiroshima Children’s Drawings Committee formed at All Souls in...

Find yourself in the Global U/U Story at UUA General Assembly in Providence where we'll be blessed by the presence of more than 30 honored guests from a dozen countries. Each of our international partners brings inspiring news to share about how the Global U/U Story is changing lives around the...

R… is open for the IARF 34th WORLD CONGRESS which will be held from 24-27 August, 2014 at Birmingham University, Birmingham, UK .www.interfaith-encounter.orgprogram details. 114 years ago the IARF began as a family of Unitarians and like-minded liberals....

Global Forgiveness Challenge to coincide with the release of their long-anticipated book, The Book of Forgiving. The Tutus have spent their lives working with victims and perpetrators of wrongs, from the unspeakable to the everyday, and this deep experience has shown them that choosing the act of...

by making a contribution. And, as news from our Ugandan partners becomes available, we'll update this blog. Update: From the Unitarian Church of Uganda - The Unitarian Church of Uganda has just leant with regrets the signing of the Anti-Gay Bill into law by the President of Uganda - Yoweri Kaguta...

Last week's report that India's Supreme Court had issued a ruling upholding the criminalization of gay sex was shocking. And, LGBT activists in India have organized and responded quickly. Derek Mitchell, the Director of the UUA's Holdeen India Program writes from New Delhi that, "This development...

.book Shawna Foster or send her an email. What's a listening project? It's when an interviewer spends time with a certain group of people with carefully developed questions to find out what is going on in their lives. The UUA International Office wants to listen to youngadults to see what their...

As I attend the Religions for Peace World Assembly in Vienna, I can’t help but feel deep pride as a Unitarian Universalist. There are more than six hundred religious leaders here from all over the world—Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs. There are even smaller groups like...

Every 5-6 years the worlds largest and most representative interfaith organization focused on Peace, the World Assembly Facebook page. The Official event hashtag for social media is #RfPAssembly...

To support survivors of the typhoon, please donate today to the UUSC-UUA Philippines Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund. Update, Monday, November 10, 2013: UUSC President Rev. Bill Schulz and UUA President Rev. Peter Morales have issued a joint statement in response to devastation of Typhoon Haiyan: As...

In 1996, a box was uncovered at the home of a parishioner of All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington D.C. In that box were nearly 50 colorful drawings made by children as thanks for gifts received from the church fifty years earlier. Not many people in the church knew the story behind these...

Reverend Fulgence Ndagijamana, minister of the Assembly of Unitarian Christians of Burundi writes from Bujumbura: On January 27th 2013, the central market of Bujumbura http://international.blogs.uua.org/uu-judicatories/africa/burundi-unita… fire and thousands of families lost their livelihoods....

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="5448,5457,5456,5455,5454,5453,5452,5451,5450,5449"] On Sunday, October 20, 2013 the Bicutan UU Church in Metro-Manila installed its first minister, Rev. Ma. Theresa (Tet) Gallardo....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KcDzMnHzlZs]. Visit Communities of Conscience website Vishna is a four year old boy who is like any other you will meet at that age. He is from Cambodia, and has bright brown eyes and pinchable cheeks. His circumstance is a little...

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Philippines earlier this week, centered below the island of Bohol. A state of emergency has been declared in Bohol and Cebu. Please extend your thoughts and prayers to all who are suffering through this disaster. The center of Unitarian Universalism in the...

ICUU International Ministers Gathering February 1 and 2, 2014 Theme: Connecting As Ministers Across Unitarian and Unitarian Universalist Cultures “We serve and work in many different countries, within many different cultures, in different economies and political settings, speaking different...

www.worldfaiths.org/tickets.php…; Join the following attendees and presenters: Rev. Dr. Marcus Braybrooke, President, World Congress of Faiths Derek McAuley & Rev Bill Darlison, Pres Unitarian & FCC Tim Firth, author of God’s Favourite Colour is Tartan Rev. Chris Hudson, MBE Minister, All Souls...

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On January 27th a People's Church in Kalamazoo, MI is coordinating contributions to the church to support its response to the devastation: Update: The International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU) is now coordinating contributions. Contributions sent to the Kalamazoo church will be...

Great news from Rev. Khlur Mukhim! May the music be a blessing. Dear friends,...

Yesterday evening the UUA received news that http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57557467/philippines-typhoon-death-… Pablo had impacted the UU Church of the Philippines headquarters in Dumaguette City. News from the UU congregations throughout Negros Island is still coming in, but so far most of...

On September 18, 1887 Hajjom Kissor Singh started the journey of organized Unitarianism in https://maps.google.com/maps?q=shillong&hl=en&ll=25.750425,91.5… East India. And, on that same day in 2012, 125 years later, the anniversary celebration and worship of the members of the Unitarian Union of...

On Wednesday I arrived in New Delhi to spend a few days with Derek, getting the chance to watch him 'in action' during site visits with urban partners. We began these visits with SEWA - the Self-Employed Women's Association - founded by Ela Bhatt in 1974. UUHIP has partnered with SEWA since its...

The Half the Sky movement is cutting across platforms to ignite the change needed to put an end to the oppression of women and girls worldwide, the defining issue of our time. Inspired by journalists http://www.amazon.com/Half-Sky-Oppression-Opportunity-Worldwide/dp/0307… Kristof and Sheryl...

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Each year, the Prague Unitarian Congregation holds a traditional Flower Communion, a ceremony which was established by the founder of the religious society, Norbert Fabián Čapek. This year it was held on June 10th, at the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Czech Unitarianism. Thanks to this,...

In preparation for Justice GA in Phoenix, Ariz., (June 20-24, 2012) the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) have jointly organized three Service Learning trips to the U.S.-Mexico border with our partner organization,...

In preparation for Justice GA in Phoenix, Ariz., (June 20-24, 2012) the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) have jointly organized three Service Learning trips to the U.S.-Mexico border with our partner organization, BorderLinks....

In 1939, Waitstill and Martha Sharp left behind the safety of their home in Wellesley, Massachusetts and flew to war-torn Europe....

the inspiring visit of 22 of its members to the US in October 2011. We will visit some of the most important historic and beautiful sites, many internationally renowned: Tokyo, Tsubaki, Ise, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Hiroshima, Miyajima. There will be opportunities to visit IARF member groups and...

Thirteen Unitarian Universalist leaders, including UUA President Rev. Peter Morales, will arrive in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday to begin a notable visit with an international human rights partner - the Manya Krobo Queen Mother's Association (QMA). The Queen Mothers are traditional leaders in Eastern...

In preparation for Justice GA in Phoenix, Ariz., (June 20-24, 2012) the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) have jointly organized three Service Learning trips to the U.S.-Mexico border with our partner organization, BorderLinks....

In response to continuing fighting and bloodshed in their country, Muslim and Christian leaders from Syria have joined together to urgently call for a peaceful solution to the ongoing violence. The statement came out of a meeting organized by the Religions for Peace Middle East and North Africa...

Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) (the Unitarian Universalist Association is one of 24 national religious denominations and organizations that constitute it) met in Washington DC for a retreat to discuss future directions of the organization. Among the issues that led to this meeting were a...