Archive of UU Voices: Stories from the Movement

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  • picture of Rev. Alicia Forde smiling

    Starting April 1, Rev. Alicia Forde will lead the UUA’s engagement with global Unitarian, Universalist and interfaith partners, including supervising the UU United Nations Office and the Holdeen India Program.

    February 26, 2019 | From UU Voices
  • Rev. Lauren Smith

    The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is pleased to announce that the Rev. Lauren Smith has been appointed Director of Stewardship and Development. In her new role she will oversee the UUA’s fundraising efforts, including Annual Program Fund contributions from member congregations.

    December 20, 2018 | From UU Voices
  • White UUA chalice and org name on pink background

    As of December 16, 2018, a new Organizing Strategy Team will be created to lead the UUA’s prophetic public ministry work.

    December 10, 2018 | From UU Voices
    Tagged as: UUA Headquarters, UUA Staff
  • (from left) Dr. Janice Marie Johnson and Rev. Sarah Lammert

    UUA announces that Dr. Janice Marie Johnson will become the Co-Director of Ministries and Faith Development on January 16, 2019.

    December 4, 2018 | From UU Voices
  • Candles, rocks, fabric and beads are seen in an up-close picture of an altar.

    One of the most urgent issues we’re facing as Unitarian Universalists (UUs) is the rising number of difficulties experienced by our religious professionals of color in their ministries….

    By Carey McDonald | June 8, 2018 | From UU Voices
  • Historical images of black UUs, organized left to right

    In February, Americans say the names and retell the stories of African Americans whose achievements and contributions helped to shape us as a nation. When we investigate our shared past, we learn more about who we are today….

    By Susan Lawrence | February 8, 2018 | From UU Voices
    Tagged as: #BlackHistoryMonth, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Multiculturalism, Multigenerational Faith Development, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Unitarian Universalism
  • Susan Frederick-Gray stands at a podium speaking

    Over the past several weeks, I have been listening to and reading the many #MeToo stories unfolding in the news, in social media, in private conversations and in public ones. The conversations have been happening nationally, but also within Unitarian Universalism. I have been witnessing privately…

    By Susan Frederick-Gray | October 26, 2017 | From UU Voices
  • A computer screen with the new UUA.org homepage

    UUA.org, the website of the Unitarian Universalist Association, has just received a major refresher. With over 1.8 million visitors per year, UUA.org is the virtual front door to 1000+ Unitarian Universalist congregations and communities, and offers a critical way for individual Unitarian…

    May 22, 2017 | From UU Voices
  • Graphic for the UU White Supremacy Teach-In, April 30 or May 7, 2017: Everyone has to start somewhere, and it takes a commitment to disrupt business as usual. BlackLivesUU.com/uuwhitesupremacyteachin

    In the past few weeks, over 550 of 1000+ Unitarian Universalist congregations have joined the independently-organized UU White Supremacy Teach-In on April 30 — May 7, 2017. It is a chance to look critically within our faith communities — for the ways racism, sexism and white supremacy live….

    April 21, 2017 | From UU Voices
  • UUA staff receive Department of Defense award

    On Tuesday, January 10, six staff members of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) were awarded with the United States Secretary of Defense’s office of Employer Support to the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award, an award given to individuals who have shown dedicated support for an…

    By Lauren Walleser | January 13, 2017 | From UU Voices