Unitarian Universalist Connections Beyond Our Walls
Beacon Press
Beacon Press® is an independent publisher of serious non-fiction. Our books often change the way readers think about fundamental issues; they promote such values as freedom of speech and thought; diversity, religious pluralism, and anti-racism; and respect for diversity in all areas of life. Our current publishing program emphasizes religion, history, current affairs, political science, gay/lesbian/gender studies, education, African-American studies, women’s studies, child and family issues and nature and the environment. Beacon and its authors have received National Book Awards, the American Book Award, the Christopher Award, the National Writers Union Golden Pen Award, the American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in Book Publication, and the PEN New England L. L. Winship Award and Friend to Writers Award, and has been named the New England Publisher of the Year.
Beacon is an associate member of the Association of American University Presses. We are a department of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU)
BLUU is committed to expanding the power and capacity of Black UUs within Unitarian Universalism; providing support, information, and resources for Black Unitarian Universalists; and justice-making and liberation for Black people through our faith.
Camps, Retreats, and Conferences
https://www.uua.org/beliefs/get-involved/where/camps-retreats-and-conferences
Our vibrant network of retreat centers, camps, and conferences offer experiences of growth, connection, spirituality, and community throughout the year. Each of these independent camps and centers identifies with Unitarian Universalist (UU) values and traditions.
Church of the Larger Fellowship
https://www.questformeaning.org/clfuu/
The CLF is the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF), a Unitarian Universalist congregation with no geographical boundary. Together, we create global spiritual community, rooted in profound love, which cultivates wonder, imagination, and the courage to act. We strive to keep the flame of love burning bright for all who yearn for its warmth and light.
Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans
The Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) is an organization dedicated to networking Pagan-identified Unitarian Universalists (UUs), educating people about Paganism, promoting interfaith dialogue, developing Pagan liturgies and theologies, and supporting Pagan-identified UU religious professionals.
EqUUal Access
We are Unitarian Universalists living with disabilities, our families, friends, and allies coming together for a common purpose: to enable the full engagement of people with disabilities in Unitarian Universalist communities and the broader society.
MidAmerica Region of the UUA
https://www.uua.org/midamerica
The MidAmerica Region of the Unitarian Universalist Association includes nearly 200 UU congregations in parts or all of these states: Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska.
Midwest Unitarian Universalist Youth Camp (Marwood)
https://www.muuyc.org/about-us
Marwood (Midwest Unitarian Universalist Youth Camp), an all-volunteer run camp, in existence for over 60 years, offers a program designed for social, spiritual, and emotional fun and growth for rising 7th-10th graders. Youth find it is a safe and loving environment in which to grow and have fun while feeling respected by other youth and counselors alike. Campers of diverse personalities, races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities are welcome and cherished here. Marwood creates a culture with values aligned to Unitarian Universalist principles that we believe are the most important qualities and behaviors to actively demonstrate and live. These values guide and form the messages we offer in our courses and programs. This is one of the most fulfilling camping experiences available for Unitarian Universalist youth. A beautiful setting and an exciting, enriching program combine to make this a truly memorable growth experience for all who attend.
Side with Love
Side with Love is a public advocacy campaign that seeks to harness love’s power to stop oppression. It is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association and all are welcome to join.
Skinner House
https://www.uua.org/publications/skinnerhouse
Life never stops sending new spiritual challenges our way. How do we, as individuals and communities, find the path forward on crossing cultural borders, grappling with grief and loss, navigating growth and change, striving for justice and action, or questioning conscience and belief? Unafraid to tackle the thorniest issues, Skinner House brings you insightful writing for every age and stage. As an imprint of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), Skinner House sits at the intersection of your progressive values and life’s biggest questions.
UU Humanist Association
Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity. The UU Humanist Association strives to promote and extend the use of rational inquiry without supernatural considerations, followed by compassionate action in all human interactions. For over fifty years, the UU Humanists and its precursor organizations have celebrated the Humanist Manifesto’s vision of a religion without gods through scholarship, teaching, promotion and advocacy – both within Unitarian Universalism and in the wider world.
Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship
https://uubf.org/wp/
The group provides spiritual and practical resources to all who are interested in Unitarian Universalist Buddhism.
Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice
The mission of the UU College of Social Justice is to inspire and sustain effective and spiritually grounded activism for justice. UUCSJ was created in 2012 as a collaboration between the Unitarian Universalist Association and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. All of our programs and collaborations are designed to help people cross boundaries, gain insight, imagine new ways and learn new skills to make a difference in the world. Our work is intimately and ultimately relational. From our very creation as a bridge between the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) to our work to help UUs bridge the gap between abstract ideas and embodied practice, the UU College of Social Justice provides the connective tissue supporting the spiritually grounded justice work of our faith.
Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship
The Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship is an organization of people, most of whom are members of a UU church, who are interested in exploring liberal Christianity within the context of their liberal religious faith. Some UU Christians find that the theological orientation of their home congregation is not receptive to their interest in Christianity, and so they join the UUCF to explore their interest in Christianity through this network of individuals.
Unitarian Universalist Mental Health Network
https://www.uumentalhealth.org
The UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK, is driven by a single goal; to empower the Beloved Community in honoring each individual’s unique mental health journey towards wellness.
Unitarian Universalist Ministry for the Earth (UUMFE)
Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth is a seedbed for spiritual grounding and education that inspires deep practices of Earth care, justice and flourishing for all. Caring for the interdependent web of life is a core spiritual practice of Unitarian Universalism. UUMFE is firmly rooted in the long history of our faith’s prophetic action on environmental and human rights issues.
Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois
We equip UU’s in Illinois to transform institutions, partnering with and supporting people harmed by the prison industrial complex.
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization advancing human rights together with an international community of grassroots partners and advocates.
Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice
UUSJ advances Unitarian Universalist principles on Capitol Hill through engagement, education, and advocacy.
Unitarian Universalist Studies Network
https://www.uustudiesnetwork.org
The Unitarian Universalist Studies Network (UUSN), formed in 2021, continues and expands the work of its predecessor organizations, the Unitarian Universalist History and Heritage Society (UUHHS) and a network of scholars in a variety of disciplines known as Collegium. UUSN defines itself as “a mutually supportive collective of academic and independent scholars, lay leaders, religious professionals, and students who aim to cultivate deeper engagement with Unitarian Universalist historical, theological, and ethical knowledge and practices as well as their intersections and interplay.” Through online resources, publications, and in-person gatherings, the Network engages both members and a broader public in the study of Unitarian Universalism, its predecessors, its related organizations and its social engagement and impact. No credential, title, or educational background is required in order to take part. All are invited to join our endeavors.
UU Women’s Connection
https://www.uuwomensconnection.org
The purposes of UU Women’s Connection are: to facilitate better communication among UU women’s organizations and individual members within the MidAmerica Region, to stimulate interest in aspects of the UU movement and in the problems of the world through annual conferences and other means, and to serve as liaison between women of the MidAmerica Region and the larger UU movement.
UU Women’s Federation
Building covenantal relationships among Unitarian Universalist women that equip us all to be better co-conspirators and allies in the movement for collective liberation
Unitarian Universalist Women’s Spirit
UUWomenspirit is a biannual spiritual retreat for women from all walks of life. We gather recognizing that we have journeyed on varied paths to Spirit: earth-based, indigenous tribal, Christian, Hebrew, Wiccan, Buddhist, and more. We gather to honor the manifestation of the Feminine Divine in our own deep beings, in each other, and in the world around us. All women are welcome at UUWomenspirit, regardless of sex assigned at birth. Here, we believe and affirm that transgender women are women. While we recognize that we are still learning and growing, we aim to be a welcoming and inclusive place for all women who wish to celebrate the Feminine Divine.