Unitarian Universalists

Annual Report 2025

Equipping
Congregations

The UUA is an association of congregations in covenant. Dedicated UUA staff support congregational ministries, connect congregations and leaders to one another, challenge congregations to be in covenantal relationship, and companion them through good and challenging times. The UUA seeks to provide congregational leaders with the tools they need to nurture vital, spiritually grounded, and life-changing communities.

Two people wearing blue sit at a round table and engage in conversation inside of a UU church. In the background, other people also engage in small-group work at tables.

Courtesy Climate Justice Revival

Two people wearing blue sit at a round table and engage in conversation inside of a UU church. In the background, other people also engage in small-group work at tables.

Courtesy Climate Justice Revival

Equipping
Congregations

The UUA is an association of congregations in covenant. Dedicated UUA staff support congregational ministries, connect congregations and leaders to one another, challenge congregations to be in covenantal relationship, and companion them through good and challenging times. The UUA seeks to provide congregational leaders with the tools they need to nurture vital, spiritually grounded, and life-changing communities.

2025 stats

Congregational Life events held in 2025, from online, multiplatform, and in-person trainings and gatherings of all sizes

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Percentage of UU congregations that attended at least one Congregational Life event this year (up from 56% the previous year)

U.S. congregations represented by attendees at the 2025 General Assembly

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.

Courtesy Alice King

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.

Read About the Revivals

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.

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

© Denny Henry/UUA

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

© Betsy Blake Photography

Strategies for Welcoming

UU congregations across the United States are finding different ways to embrace new approaches to welcoming that prioritize intentionality. As people continue to search for community given the political climate and other adversities, churches are gearing up with trainings, wraparound resources for families, and more.

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HOPE for Us Reframes Conflict Resolution

HOPE for Us is a conflict-resolution program at the UUA deeply grounded in UU theology, which is helping congregations view conflict as an opportunity for transformation and possibility.

Read About HOPE for Us
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A simple stethoscope lies on a yellow background.

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A Health Plan for UUs

The UUA Health Insurance Plan offers member organizations coverage through Highmark BCBS, with empathetic customer support from an in-house team. Learn more about who can enroll.

Read About the Health Plan

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