Finding Our Way Home participants have called the annual retreat “the single most effective UUA program dealing with multicultural ministries by religious professionals of color.”

Finding Our Way Home has given me a place to explore what it means to be a multicultural leader within our denomination. I’ve experienced warmth and acceptance in a way that has helped me bring my full self to ministry, unafraid to claim the complexities of my social location. People embraced me from the get-go. I also value the opportunity to connect with religious professionals across different roles (ministers, religious educators, musicians, administrators); their expertise has enriched my work and my vision for what’s possible in Unitarian Universalism. 

I wouldn’t be the minister I am today without the deep bonds that have formed through these gatherings. For a few days each year, I get to live in the Beloved Community, and I couldn’t be more grateful.
—Lindasusan Ulrich
Assistant Minister, First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor

As a person of color in Unitarian Universalism, I often feel isolated, even in the most welcoming and loving spaces. Finding Our Way Home allowed space for identity growth I didn’t know how much I needed. Being my whole self in a community of shared experiences was enlightening. Through Finding Our Way Home, the network of UU’s of color continues to grow, thus strengthening our entire faith denomination.
—Kamila Jacob
Youth Ministries Coordinator, Unitarian Church of All Souls, NYC
Attendees agree that coming to Finding Our Way Home changed how they were able to give and respond in their professional roles after the retreat! Are you ready to be transformed? We would love to welcome you to the FOWH family.