Last June Rev. Emily Bruce and Rev. Susan Chorley reached out to us on NER staff to ask what kind of gathering we could help them have with their neighboring congregations to work on building relationships, collaborating, and supporting each other.

Over the summer, I sent out a brief two-question survey to get a snapshot of youth safety policies and youth participation on congregational boards across the region. I want to share what I learned from the responses.

In the Fall of 2024 Jennica Davis-Hockett sent a survey to New England Region congregations as a means for starting a conversation about the ways youth and emerging adults are engaging in our congregations….

Support for youth and emerging adult ministry (14-24ish years of age) from the UUA is evolving! The office of Lifespan Faith Engagement now has regional youth and emerging adult ministry staffers and an events coordinator who are charged with providing equitably accessible support for YEA ministry.

The New England Region of the UUA welcomes our newest part-time Congregational Life Staff member, Heather Janules!

The New England Region of the UUA is excited to share the news that has joined our team this spring as full time Congregational Life Field Staff!

We are thrilled to introduce Art Nava, the newest member of our team, who comes with an impressive background and a history of dedicated service to congregations. Some of you may already know Art through his extensive involvement in our Peer Facilitators program, having been a part of the program…

Hello! And thank you for all the ways many of you have already welcomed me to the New England Region.I grew up here, mostly in New Hampshire and Vermont. I came of age in the Milford, NH UU congregation and as a young adult attended congregations in Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Then I…

Last year in a conversation with leaders (Google drive video) of First Parish Church of Groton, MA my colleague Meck Groot and I were introduced to their phrase “spacious grace” – an all-embracing term to describe the “breathtaking” quality of welcome, acceptance, trust, kindness and…

To change, you must face the dragon of your appetites with another dragon: the life-energy of the soul.~ RumiI remember sitting in the foyer of the conference center of my first ever General Assembly after I was hired to work for Mass Bay District. I watched as someone constructed a tower out of…