Covenanting communities are Unitarian Universalist (UU) groups that claim a UU identity but they look and feel different from a traditional congregation.
Related and Associate Member Organizations are diverse groups that embrace Unitarian Universalist (UU) principles and traditions outside of congregations and covenanting communities. They include member and professional organizations, justice-focused groups, camps and conference centers, and more.
Associate Member Organizations are named in the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) bylaws, and are limited to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee and the Unitarian Universalist Women’s Federation, two organizations with historic connections to the UUA.
Related Organizations do important work in providing identity groups for Unitarian Universalists, focusing on specific justice work, supporting people working within Unitarian Universalism, and providing unique UU experiences. Related Organizations are in formal relationship with the UUA in order to advance Unitarian Universalist values and claim a UU identity, but are not congregations or covenanting communities.
Our mission is to organize and mobilize UUs in Massachusetts to confront oppression.
We provide pathways towards justice and identify opportunities in which we can live our shared values.
Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry (UUAM) is a group of concerned UUs who express their faith, in part, through compassion towards all beings. UUAM chapters across the US and Canada promote compassion for animals at the local level.
Our mission is to help Unitarian Universalists advocate for and with young people. We give special priority to initiatives that promote the well-being of low-income children and youth. Promise the Children works with advocates around the country, as well as in our home state of Massachusetts.
Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth is a related organization of the Unitarian Universalist Association. We provide UUs with organized ways to connect energy, ideas, and information about how their lives relate to the living Earth, environmental justice, and future generations.
The UUPMN, is a 501c3 and an outgrowth of the UU Peacemaking Congregational Study Action Issue. The purpose of the UUPMN is to institutionalize this energy at the national and congregational levels to encourage a culture of peace within our families, our association, our communities, and the world.
The Iowa Unitarian Univerasalist Witness Advocacy Network’s (IUUWAN) main purpose is to educate and facilitate connecting Unitarian Universalists across the state.
Texas UU Justice Ministry (TXUUJM) is the UU State Action Network of Texas. We are “Bending Texas Toward Justice TOGETHER.”TXUUJM educates and organizes Texas UUs, member congregations, and partners to advocate effectively for UU principles in public policy and the public square.
Using asset-focused strategies, The HUUB’s mission is to provide a center for people in Orange, NJ to gather, learn, and connect in order to strengthen neighborhood relationships, build community, and increase civic participation towards a more just and equitable city.
