Your UUA Central East Region team is here to move with you on the twists and turns of our shared journey. Join us for a brief pastoral message about what we’re encountering in the field, and how we’d encourage re-centering Love in these troubled times.

Congregants at First Church in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, were given prompts to discuss with pewmates.

One thing we're hearing from congregations recently is that they would opportunities to gather together, preferably in person, but online if necessary, to be in community.

We are getting closer to Summer Institute 2025 at Oberlin College. Registration is set to open in Mid-April, which is later than usual, but we know the wait will be worth it. Between July 6-12, 2025, SI will be gathering at Oberlin College in Oberlin, OH. For many, this will be their first time...

Starr King UU Church shares their Zoom Greeter Instructions for you to adapt and use in your own congregation.

Reflections and tips on how to help make the Zoom experience better for both deaf and hard of hearing participants.

The Starr King UU Church shares tips, tools, and other resources for a Zoom Inclusion Ministry.

Starr King UU Church shares their Zoom Inclusion Policy as an example for other churches to adapt.

Micro-signals – Key Concepts Micro-signals are the little messages we send and receive that are subtle, contradictory, or unconscious. They’re the unstated messages you get when you “read between the lines.” They can be intentional or unintentional, conscious or unconscious, positive or...

In this section of the Guidebook your team is invited to do a deeper dive into the ministry of inclusion as we share our story at Starr King UU Church, including some theological reflection, frameworks, and tips.

What does Zoom Inclusion look like and how does it impact the community? You can use this checklist and survey for an initial evaluation or assessment, then as a checklist or evaluation tool about how your inclusion ministry is serving your community.

Multiplatform Ministry strengthens our communities, helps attract and retain members, and provides valuable inclusion lessons applicable to other inclusion efforts.

The Starr King UU Church tech team shares how they arrange their space and set up their technology with an emphasis on the value of inclusion.

The New Year can a be time to take stock of our lives and make adjustments to old habits, or set new goals in the form of New Year’s Resolutions. It’s hard enough to do this as individuals – it’s even harder to do as congregations.

Multiplatform worship is the way of the future! Here are ideas on how to strengthen connection and community with improved multiplatform inclusion.

If you have seen this lovely meerkat pop up in some of our staff photos and wondered why it was there, the CER Staff has a mascot. But our mascot is more than just a symbol.

Over the past several weeks, the UUA has been sending emails with resources to congregations in response to the election results. We have compiled some of those resources here for you. This is by no means an exhaustive list but we hope it helps you find what you are looking for.Resources for...

Well, we’re in the soup now. There’s nothing like a crisis to bring clarity about what is most essential. Over the last few weeks I’ve watched as my inbox overflowed with messages from our UU congregations and communities, our dedicated religious professionals, and our committed lay leaders.

What a week it’s been. I want to let you know that your team at the Central East Region is thinking of you and sending love.

Activist and author Deepa Iyer shares a roadmap for maintaining your own effectiveness and well-being on your social-change journey.