Read a letter from the UUA President

Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt Headshot

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Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt

President

We find ourselves in a powerful moment as people of faith and conscience. Faced with widespread crisis, division, and fear, it can be easy to lose faith that a better world is possible. Yet the stories you’ll find in this report spotlight how we are meeting the moment—a reminder that together, we can center our values in our living and in the world.

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Three people stand talking beside a wall of name tags at a Unitarian Universalist congregation. One is talking and one is laughing.

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Equipping Congregations

The UUA coaches, connects, challenges, and companions congregations.

Masked UUs at a General Assembly breakout session sit in small groups talking.

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Training Leaders

We train and support leaders, both lay and professional.

A UU holds a Unitarian Universalists Against Fascism sign at a No Kings Rally on Boston Common

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Advancing UU Values

Unitarian Universalists put our faith into action.

Highlights
from 2025

A group of nine people standing outside in a semi-circle, participating in a Climate Justice Revival activity. Some of them have their arms outstretched or lifted up to the sky.

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Connecting on Climate

The UUA’s Climate Justice Revivals reinvigorated conversations and commitments to climate justice throughout UU congregations across the country, promoting collaboration between congregational teams, breaking down silos, and highlighting the intersectionality of climate with other justice efforts.

Sing Out Love

A new hymnal expresses Unitarian Universalism’s ongoing transformation and broadens its musical offerings. Sing Out Love, the Association’s first virtual hymnal, features an ever-expanding compendium of music and resources to help music directors and others who choose songs.

Music leaders singing on stage at the Sing Out Love virtual hymnal hymn sing at General Assembly in Baltimore in June 2025.

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A small group of UU the Vote canvassers in Pennsylvania stand on a street planning together.

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Responding to Authoritarianism

As the landscape of U.S. politics and activism rapidly transformed in 2025, the UUA’s Organizing Strategy Team started intensive work developing a toolkit to help UUs become more engaged, effective, and safe in the struggle for justice: “Grounded, Resilient, and Responsible: Responding and Organizing in Authoritarian Times.”

OWL at 25

This year marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Our Whole Lives, the groundbreaking sexuality education curriculum developed by the UUA and UCC, and OWL continues to grow and evolve to meet the times.

A woman in a purple inflatable OWL costume hands out free condoms in the UUA booth of the General Assembly exhibit hall as people chat behind her.

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Thank You

Your support moves our faith! Every gift allows our Unitarian Universalist Association to equip congregations for vital ministry, to support and train leaders, both lay and professional, and to advance Unitarian Universalist values in the world. Whether you are an individual or family contributing to Friends of the UUA, making a provision for the UUA or your congregation in your estate plans, or a congregation sending in your Annual Program Fund gift, you are demonstrating your commitment to UU values.
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