Unitarian Universalist Association

06/01/2026

This year’s Ware Lecture at General Assembly will feature The Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde — Episcopal Bishop of Washington, D.C., and a nationally recognized voice for compassion, justice, and human dignity.

From speaking out in defense of immigrants and trans children to joining multifaith clergy resisting violence and fear, Bishop Budde’s ministry continues to speak powerfully to this moment. We are honored to welcome her as the 2026 Ware Lecturer.

Join us Saturday, June 20 at 8:00 p.m. EDT as UUs gather online and in person for one of the signature events of GA 2026.

The Ware Lecture is available exclusively to registered GA attendees and is not open to the public.

Read more in UU World and register for GA 2026 at the link in the comments.

05/29/2026

From worship and shared reflection to Wave Cohorts and featured speakers, Meet the Moment Saturday will offer a full day of connection and deeper engagement at General Assembly 2026.

We’ll begin together in worship and a shared Opening Program before moving into an afternoon Deep Dive featuring facilitated Wave Cohorts, local gatherings, and featured speakers including Crystal Simone Smith, Rev. Liz Walker, and Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson. We’ll then gather again for a virtual wrap-up before ending the day with the Ware Lecture featuring Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde.

Whether you join online, at a satellite site, or in Louisville, Meet the Moment Saturday is designed to help us go deeper together in community, reflection, and faithful action.

Learn more and register at the link in the comments.

05/28/2026

Join us at GA to help celebrate Minnesota Unitarian Universalists for their activism, community care, and resistance ministry!

It's my honor to announce that the recipients of the 2026 Volunteer Service Award are Minnesota Unitarian Universalists, for their tremendous dedication and faithful commitment to justice in organizing UUs from around the country to join in training, worship, and historic anti-ICE protests last January. We are grateful for their activism, community care, and resistance ministry.

The Volunteer Service Award will be given to Minnesota UUs during General Assembly, as part of the General Session on Tuesday, June 16. Please join us in celebrating at GA. Learn more and register at the link in the comments below.

05/28/2026

In the sermon “Addiction, Grace, and the Long Road Home,” Rev. Phoenix Bell-Shelton Biggs reflects on addiction, recovery, shame, grace, and the healing power of community.

Too often, people struggling with addiction are met with isolation or judgment instead of care and connection. This sermon invites us to imagine something different: communities that respond with compassion, honesty, welcome, and care.

May we help build communities where people are met not with extra shame, but with dignity, support, and the reminder that they are not alone.

Read the full sermon at the link in comments.

05/27/2026

UUs are very good at holding complexity.

We can affirm many ways to move through the world, connect to the sacred, or sing a beloved hymn… and still hold firm to the precise dishwasher loading diagram everyone should follow when using the congregation’s kitchen. 😄

That’s the beauty of our shared UU community life: we may not have perfect agreement, but we can be our best imperfect selves practicing how to live together with care, intention, and respect for one another.

05/27/2026

“I have never been more grateful for our Unitarian Universalist faith.”

In this clip from her February 8 sermon at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rev. Ashley Horan, the UUA’s Vice President for Programs and Ministries, reflects on what it means to “fight with love at the center of everything we do” in a time of fear, cruelty, and deep uncertainty.

Her words are a reminder that Unitarian Universalism is not only a set of beliefs. It is a living faith carried forward by communities willing to protect one another, organize for justice, nurture courage, and keep showing up for love and dignity even in the hardest moments.

That work does not happen by accident. It takes congregations. It takes leaders. It takes care networks, organizing, training, and deep spiritual grounding. And it takes all of us investing in the future of this faith.

As Ashley says in her sermon, “the Revolution will NOT be underfunded.”

If our faith has ever helped you feel less alone, more courageous, more connected, or more hopeful, now is a powerful time to help sustain it.

✨ All gifts to the UUA will be TRIPLE MATCHED through May 31 — up to $150,000.

Thank you for helping the UUA continue showing up boldly, faithfully, and with love at the center. You can make your contribution at the link in the comments 💛



Video Description: Vertical video clip of Rev. Ashley Horan, UUA Vice President for Programs and Ministries, preaching from a pulpit at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church. She wears black clothing with a colorful pink, blue, and gold stole. A microphone and laptop are visible in front of her. Behind her are tall wooden wall panels. The UUA flaming chalice logo appears in the upper left corner of the video.

05/26/2026

Wherever you’ll be joining GA from this year—home, your congregation, a satellite site, a community gathering, or Louisville itself—you’re invited into a shared morning of worship and connection on Saturday, June, 20th. 💛

Join Rev. Bruce Beisner and Rev. Liz Weber for “From Louisville to You, Wherever You Are,” as we gather to reflect, reconnect, and continue meeting this moment together.

Live at 8:30 a.m. ET, with on-demand access available throughout the day.

Register for GA at the link in the comments.

05/25/2026

Memorial Day invites many kinds of remembrance.

Today, we hold gratitude and care for all who served in the military, including the many Unitarian Universalists who gave of themselves in service to their country and communities. We honor those who died in war and military service, and the loved ones who carry their memory forward.

We also hold close the immeasurable human cost of violence—lives lost, families changed forever, communities shattered, and generations shaped by grief.

Veterans For Peace calls for a deeper kind of remembrance: one that resists turning this day into a celebration of militarism and instead asks us to reckon honestly with the human cost of war.

At a time when war and suffering continue across the globe, may we remember that every life carries inherent worth and dignity. And may we continue the work of building communities grounded in compassion, justice, and peace.

Read the full statement from Veterans For Peace at the link in the comments.

05/22/2026

We’re excited to announce the 2026–27 UUA Common Read, “Love at the Center: Unitarian Universalist Theologies,” edited by UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt.

This collection brings together more than two dozen voices exploring what it means to place love at the center of our faith, our communities, and our lives.

An expanded resource kit coming June 2026 will include:
✨ Lifespan curriculum resources
✨ Discussion guides
✨ Worship materials
✨ An intergenerational mystery game

Learn more at the link in the comments!