Let’s connect! NER's next Congregational Administrators Gathering will convene on Thursday, March 12 from 12:00 to 1:00pm ET. Join your peers to share ideas, questions, concerns, and support.

This gathering is open to all New England Region congregational administrators.

The Zoom link and our pre-gathering survey will be sent to all Board members. To ensure receipt, please check that all information for your congregation on my.uua.org is current and correct. Latecomers and early departures are welcome.

We look forward to gathering with you!

Religious education is shared work—woven by staff and volunteers alike. To support that work, the New England Region team is re-launching bi-monthly gatherings for Religious Education Professionals (REPs) and lay leaders engaged in faith formation. Join with us for our third session on Tuesday, March 17 from 1:00 to 2:15pm ET.

This month we will explore Caring for Parents & Families.

Join us to strengthen your leadership, build community, and find support for the transformative work of faith formation. Latecomers and early departures are welcome. All RE professionals and lay leaders will receive the Zoom link via an email invite. To ensure receipt, please make sure your congregation’s information is up to date on my.uua.org.

We look forward to gathering with you!

Let's connect! NER's next Leadership Gathering will convene on Thursday, March 26 from 7:00 to 8:30pm ET. Join your peers to share ideas, strategies, questions, concerns, and to receive and offer support.

This gathering is open to current Board members and those who will be on the Board within the next several months.

The Zoom link and our pre-gathering survey will be sent to all Board members. To ensure receipt, please check that all information for your congregation on my.uua.org is current and correct. Latecomers and early departures are welcome.

We look forward to gathering with you!

March is Small Congregations Month! The UUA’s Congregational Life Smallers Team is hosting a month of learning. We will be hosting a webinar each week in the month of March for small congregations on a variety of topics:

Registration is required and available on a sliding scale. Registration closes on Tuesday, March 24 or at maximum capacity. Webinars will be recorded.

Registration is now open for Building Beloved Community Beyond the Binary, happening Saturday, April 18 from 9:00am to 4:00pm ET!

At a time when transgender rights are under sustained attack, many people are asking how to stay rooted, connected, and faithful to our values. This gathering offers a space to do that together. The day will include a keynote from a transgender or gender-nonconforming leader, workshops created by and for the trans community, and learning spaces for cisgender people who want to deepen their allyship. Spaces like this don’t happen by accident - they happen because people choose to show up.

Attend online from anywhere or join an official satellite site if one is near you. Individual registration is now open with sliding-scale pricing. If something in you is curious - or feeling a quiet pull to connect with people locally - you don’t have to have it all figured out. We’ll support you. Hosting includes guidance, materials, and people showing up alongside you with helping hands! For more information on hosting, please fill out our interest form (Wufoo). Or, register (Wufoo) for online attendance.

Threshold Conversations held a panel discussion on Trauma-Informed Ministry. Watch the replay and find more resources at that link.

Our colleagues are working with Mass Freedom to Read to build a coalition of Massachusetts parents and readers, authors and creators, libraries, booksellers, and publishers that support freedom of expression. Those publishers include Skinner House Books and Beacon Press, the two imprints of the Unitarian Universalist Association. 

Boundaries That Build: Effective Boundaries for Lay Leaders is now live on the UU Institute. Boundaries are central to resilient relationships and sustainable shared ministry. This series invites leaders to explore practical strategies for clarifying roles, supporting volunteers, and strengthening teams in our UU congregations.

Participants will explore boundaries at three levels: clarifying and maintaining their own boundaries and roles, recognizing and honoring the boundaries of others and understanding how governance, policies and structural supports uphold accountability, safety and trust within congregational life.

Through short videos, articles, activities and reflections from engaging UU leaders, Effective Boundaries for Lay Leaders builds the relational and organizational foundations to help our congregations flourish. Registration available at the link above.

The UUA Communications Department will hold another webinar on Thursday, March 26 at 11:00am ET.

What if social media isn’t just marketing—but ministry? At this webinar, participants will learn why having a strong digital media strategy is essential to their overall communications plans—and how a values-centered online presence can deepen connection and extend congregational care. We’ll explore how to move beyond event promotion to posts that spark conversation and build community. 

Registration (Zoom) is free and required. Space is limited, so please register soon. 

Are you or someone you know a lay leader in Unitarian Universalism who will be entering the first year of seminary in 2026? Or are you undertaking undergraduate work to prepare for seminary? The Rev. Chuck and Nancy Thomas Scholarship honors Rev. Chuck Thomas’s career and his family’s commitment to lay leadership in Unitarian Universalism by awarding this scholarship to one such student each year. Thomas Scholars qualify for this award by demonstrating their outstanding commitment to Unitarian Universalism as lay leaders.

For more information and to apply for this and other ministerial scholarships available, please visit the UUA's scholarships page. Applications will be accepted Sunday, February 15 through Wednesday, April 15. 

Join Side With Love’s monthly event to strengthen your spirit, make sense of the threats to democracy, and take meaningful action alongside others! We have two live versions every month, and you can watch or share the recording with your congregation afterwards.

The Gathering is on the second Monday monthly at 8:00pm ET. Register for the upcoming event on Monday, March 9. This month join for a celebration of one year of The Gathering. The Wednesday following, Now What will convene UU congregational staff and board members. Join Wednesday, March 11 from 1:00 to 2:15pm.

Find this and many more events from Side With Love on their website.

Taproot is a national bimonthly BIPOC space. This space is explicitly for people identifying as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPoC). This year's theme is Leadership as Spiritual Practice. Registration is required. The next gathering is Thursday, April 16 from 8:00 to 9:15pm ET.

This month join for Holding the Sacred: Adding Depth to Radical Hospitality with Simone Monique Barnes and Dana N. Moore on Tuesday, March 24 from 7:30 to 9:00pm ET.

Registration is free and required. Please note, registration is only required once for the series.

The Woodlands is a monthly online gathering designed for trans/nonbinary children, youth, and adults—as well as the parents and caregivers of trans people. The next gathering is on Sunday, April 12 at 4:00pm ET. Registration is required. Find out more on the UUA website.

Ministers who are not fellowshipped with the Unitarian Universalist Association and are serving UU congregations are invited to gather monthly with MidAmerica’s Regional Lead. We will gather on the second Tuesday monthly, from 3:00 to 4:00pm ET. Registration is required.