Our Unitarian Universalist congregations are organized into regions. Each region approaches congregational collaboration and identity differently. Some regions have districts with distinct governing boards, others retain their district identities but have transferred governance to our UUA Board, and still others have let go of districts and focus on simple on one single regional identity.

Each region is served by a Regional Lead and a team of Congregational Life Staff. These staff provide a wide variety of congregational services.

All of the Regions and the Congregational Life Staff are led by the Director of Congregational Life, Jessica York.

MidAmerica Region

The MidAmerica Region includes congregations in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kentucky, Michigan, western Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, comprising the former Central MidWest, Heartland, and Prairie Star districts.

Looking to connect with a MidAmerica Region staff? Feel free to reach out to anyone on the team. To contact someone in your geographic area or with a specialty in a specific topic, please visit the MidAmerica Region website.

Subscribe to the MidAmerica Region Newsletter.

Southern Region

The Southern Region has consolidated staff and efforts to equip congregations with the effective leadership and training they need to build and nurture strong, dynamic congregations for the 21st century throughout the South.

The Southern Region comprises the former Florida, Mid-South, Southeast, and Southwest districts.

We have a centralized primary contact system. Please reach out to us at sr@uua.org. Our administrator will connect you with resources or the best staff person to work with you.

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Central East Region

The Central East Region (CER) includes the former Joseph Priestley, Metro New York, Ohio Meadville, and St. Lawrence districts, which includes congregations in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Each congregation in the Central East Region has a Primary Contact who is someone with whom you can build a close, working relationship, who will have an intimate knowledge of your congregation's blessings and challenges, and can be proactive in helping you to share those blessings and meet those challenges.

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New England Region

The New England Region (NER) includes 234 congregations served by a dedicated regional staff team, with expertise in every area of congregational life.

The New England Region team’s mission is to support and equip congregational leaders for healthy, vital Unitarian Universalist ministries. We are passionate about challenging, connecting, coaching, and companioning the many vibrant congregations of the region, through the practices of Spiritual Leadership.

New England is also the birthplace of FAITHIFY , a crowdfunding site for Unitarian Universalist ministries.

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Pacific Western Region

The Pacific Western Region (PWR) is comprised of approximately 200 congregations and covenanting communities in the western United States, spanning from New Mexico to Hawaii, and from Alaska to Montana, and encompassing tiny slivers of Western Nebraska and Western Texas. Though we are geographically vast, we are deeply interconnected, sharing ideas, energy, and resources to deepen and grow our faith. Our PWR staff team works with congregations both as generalists and specialists, with each congregation and covenanting community having a primary contact plus access to more specialized staff consultation on religious education, safety, financial stewardship, leadership development, and more.

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