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UniteBoston bridges historic divides across Christians for the flourishing of our communities.

UniteBoston nurtures Christian unity in Boston through relational connections. We help Christians come together to pray together, serve the city together, and host neighborhood dinner parties! To learn more, please check out our website at www.uniteboston.com, and sign up for our weekly newsletter!

10/28/2026

What would it look like for our churches to move “From Scarcity to Sending”?

Our friends at Exponential and the 521 Collaborative are bringing a multiplication-focused roundtable to Boston on November 4!

This interactive gathering invites church and network leaders across traditions, ministry styles, and congregation sizes to connect around a shared desire to multiply disciples, develop leaders, and plant churches.

Together, participants will explore the people and financial resources needed to move a multiplication vision forward. Bring your questions, your hopes, and a willingness to learn alongside other leaders! 🌱

📅 November 4
📍 Boston
👉 Learn more: 521collaborative.com

10/27/2026

📣 Boston Flourish is THIS Thursday, October 29, starting at 9:30 a.m.!

Join us for The Boston Youth Framework, a two-session conversation about the present and future of urban youth ministry. We’re bringing together seasoned leaders, emerging voices, and everyone who cares about Boston’s young people to learn across generations and imagine what we can do together.

🎙️ Session One: Learning from Youth Ministry “OGs”
Rev. Dr. Virginia Ward will moderate a conversation with Rev. Reggie Smalls and Rochelle Jones, drawing on their years of experience serving Boston’s youth.

⛪ Session Two: Youth Ministry from the Pastorate
Rev. Dr. Ray Hammond and Bishop Brian Greene will share how they have viewed, valued, and supported youth ministry as pastors—and what it means for congregations to invest in the next generation.

💬 Both sessions will include attendee interaction and Q&A, so bring your experience, your questions, and your hopes!

Let’s build relationships and explore how we can work together to cultivate belonging, faith, purpose, and leadership among Boston’s young people.

Register at www.bostonflourish.com

10/26/2026

🎉 Boston Flourish is THIS THURSDAY!

Our team gathered over lunch today to talk through final logistics, pray together, and get excited for a day of learning, connection, and collaboration. We can’t wait to gather with leaders like you from across our beloved city! 🙏💛

✨Our Breakout Sessions:

🌱 Leading Across Generations
With Jane Yim of Emmanuel Gospel Center
Explore how churches can honor seasoned leaders, equip emerging leaders, and navigate pastoral transitions for a thriving future.

🎙️ The Boston Youth Ministry Project
With Rev. Dr. Virginia Ward
Seasoned and emerging youth leaders come together to share wisdom, discuss today’s challenges, and imagine a stronger future for urban youth ministry.

🤝 Miracle Mile
With Rev. Sam Acevedo of Congregation Lion of Judah
Discover how churches and volunteers are collaborating to care for neighbors facing homelessness and addiction—and how to bring this model to your community.

A legacy isn’t just what we inherit—it’s what we build together. When we share wisdom, invest in the next generation, and collaborate, we help create a city where every neighbor can flourish.

📅 See you this Thursday, October 29 - as we seek God’s kingdom to come in Boston as it is in heaven! 🌇

10/23/2026

🕊️ What if the path toward healing begins with the courage to remember?

Last week, Rev. Rita Powell led this courageous group of pilgrims walking from South Kingstown, RI, to Boston to reckon with the legacy of King Philip’s War and the lasting wounds of colonization in New England.

Rev. Kelly Fassett joined them upon their return to Boston, offering a liturgy to receive their stories and wisdom after days of walking and receiving hospitality from strangers. Over drinks and snacks at the beautiful Well Coffeehouse, they shared:

“Jesus said that we should know the truth and the truth will set us free (John 8:32). Don’t be afraid of facing this history. We have to trust that the truth will be healing for us as a culture.”

At UniteBoston, we believe the path to unity and healing leads through—not around—our divisions. We cannot pursue reconciliation while ignoring the harms of the past. We must listen to Indigenous neighbors, and ask what truth-telling, repentance, and repair require of us today.

Transformation doesn’t often happen through grandiose gestures, but instead begins with small, embodied steps: a walk, a shared meal, or the courage to listen to a story we’ve never heard before.

May we have the humility to reckon with the past and restore what has been broken so we can build a faithful future together. 💛

Learn more at www.findawaypilgrimage.com.

10/21/2026

How do faith and work shape each other—and where do ambition, rest, and motherhood fit into the conversation?

Our friends at .co are hosting EDEN, a conference for women navigating these questions across different careers and seasons of life. Through honest panel conversations, women will explore what it looks like to bring faith into their work while making room for the many responsibilities and hopes they carry.

Come for the conversations. Stay to connect with other women asking the same questions. 💛

📅 Saturday, October 24
📍 The Foundry, Cambridge
👉 Register at theyadah.co/eden. Use code YADAH for $5 off!

10/19/2026

🚀 Collaboration in the works—and a dream becoming reality!

Three years ago at Boston Flourish, leaders dreamed of a tool that could better connect Boston’s immigrant-serving organizations with the resources our neighbors need. Today, the Boston Immigrant Resource Dashboard (BIRD) has officially relaunched with a fresh new look and new features to make collaboration easier!

From enhanced service searches to secure provider forums and weekly reminders, BIRD helps organizations stay connected and keep resource information up to date.

And we’re excited to see this collaboration grow! 🤝 Victoria Rodriguez, an intern with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Advancement, is joining us to onboard providers and spread the word—a wonderful example of the Church and city working together to love our neighbors.

📣 Join us October 29 at Boston Flourish as Rev. Kelly Fassett and Rev. Melinda Priest lead our opening plenary and share the story behind this three-year journey.

As we celebrate five years of Boston Flourish, BIRD is a powerful reminder that when we bring people and organizations together around a shared vision, ideas can become lasting infrastructure bearing witness to God’s love and care.

Come be part of the story! 💛

10/19/2026

What will leadership in Greater Boston’s churches look like in ten years—and how will the generations walk together? ⛪️

In yesterday’s UniteBoston newsletter, we highlighted a pivotal season of pastoral transition across our region. A recent Boston Globe feature on Bishop Matthew Thompson Sr.’s consecration at Jubilee Christian Church offers one glimpse of this wider generational shift.

Seasoned pastors are considering who will follow them. Emerging leaders are discerning where to step forward. Congregations are asking how to serve a changing city.

This year, the Emmanuel Gospel Center has been listening to leaders across generations about what these transitions require. Join us at Boston Flourish on October 29 to hear insights from that citywide listening process, learn from Boston faith leaders navigating transition, and explore how generations can lead together.

The relationships we build today can help our churches and communities flourish for decades to come.

👉 Register: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/boston-flourish--2026

10/17/2026

We checked in from North Carolina—and now we’re back in Boston with plenty to think about! 👋🏾 This little hello captures a moment from our week at Duke Divinity School’s Capacity-Building Grant Convening.

So much of ministry involves tending to what’s right in front of us. Stepping away lets us see the bigger picture, hear how others are navigating similar challenges, and consider new possibilities for UniteBoston’s work.

We’re thankful for Duke’s continued investment in UniteBoston and for a few days of encouragement, thoughtful questions, and good company. Take a moment to say hello back! 💛

10/14/2026

🍽️ There’s something powerful about gathering around the table.

What a blessing to be at Duke Divinity School this week for their Capacity-Building Grant Convening! Duke’s partnership has helped UniteBoston grow over the past few years through support for staff, curriculum development, marketing, and strategic planning. We’re so grateful!

With this year’s theme, “At the Table” (Proverbs 9:1–6), we’ve been learning alongside leaders throughout the country doing work that resonates deeply with ours.

Here are a few of them! We met Dr. Christina Edmondson, author of a book we love entitled “Faithful Antiracism;” Kyra Liberakis who lives in Boston and has a growing number of Orthodox Volunteer Corps hubs across the country, and connected with David Bailey from Arrabon, who also equips people to pursue healing and reconciliation in their communities!

Thank you to Angie Hong and the Duke team for designing this space for rich, Spirit-led conversation.

We’re coming away with a lot of fresh wisdom —and a reminder that we’re better equipped for our work when we learn and grow at the table together. 🍽️💛

10/12/2026

💙 30 years of building hope—and a home for generations to come!

Last week, nearly 350 neighbors, friends, and partners gathered to celebrate 30 years of the Boston Project Ministries and the generations of young people and families who have shaped this community.

Through powerful stories, music, and testimonies from youth, parents, volunteers, and leaders, we were reminded what makes Boston Projects so special: a place where young people find belonging, caring mentors, and a community that helps them grow in life and faith.

At UniteBoston, we believe the flourishing of our city happens when Christians build bridges across divides and nurture collaborative mission, reconciliation, and justice. Boston Projects is a beautiful example of what it looks like to invest in our neighbors and cultivate communities marked by God’s shalom!

Now, they’re dreaming toward the next 30 years! 🏡

A Home for Generations will create a permanent Youth and Young Adult Center in Dorchester—a place where future generations can belong, grow, and lead.

Every gift will be matched dollar for dollar, as the Boston Projects team works toward its remaining $475,000 goal. Prayerfully consider this opportunity to invest in the next generation of leaders in our city!

Grateful for everyone who has helped build this legacy—and for the collaborative work of creating a city where every generation can flourish. Here’s to the next 30 years! 🌇🤝

📸 Photo credit: Boston Project Ministries

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