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UUFA Becomes a ‘Five Practices of Welcome Renewal’ Congregation for 2025

UUFA received this news from Unitarian Universalist Association recently. Read the letter from UUA below.

Dear Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens,  

Congratulations! You have successfully completed the Five Practices of Welcome Renewal for 2025. Sincere congratulations on your ongoing commitment to LGBTQ+ welcome and inclusion in and beyond Athens, GA. 

It was a pleasure to read about all you have accomplished and the powerful work you have done to ensure that UU Athens is meeting the needs of queer and trans congregants and the wider community in the following ways:  

I. Becoming a Welcoming Congregation – 1996

II. Welcoming Worship   

  • A Spider and a Fly Walked into a Web – 9/28/2025
  • Together in the Solution –11/16/2025

III. Welcoming Days of Observance    

  • National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD)
  • International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV)
  • Day of Silence
  • Lesbian Day of Visibility
  • International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia
  • Pulse Night of Remembrance

IV. Welcoming Religious Education

  • Authentic Selves book discussions

V. Support a Welcoming Project

  • Athens Pride and Queer Collective

For more information on all of our LGBTQ programs and activities, please visit: The Five Practices of Welcome Renewal, subscribe to the quarterly UPLIFT  newsletter, and read the UPLIFT blog. We also invite you to join the new Welcoming Congregations of Unitarian Universalism Facebook Group and to follow UPLIFT on Twitter and Instagram at @uua_lgbtq. 

Thanks again for your congregation’s life-giving, essential work! 

With appreciation,

Michael

Rev. Michael J. Crumpler :: He/Him/His
LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs Director

 

Share the Plate/Cause-of-the-Month: Athens-Oconee CASA

During April Athens-Oconee Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), a local non-profit, volunteer organization that provides advocacy for children in foster care, will receive one half of all undesignated offerings. For details contact justice@uuathensga.org

Help with Food Insecurity through April CANtributions

Please continue to bring non-perishable food items to Fellowship Hall’s wicker baskets. While all CANtributions are appreciated, in April the Athens Area Emergency Food Bank is especially in need of canned meats (canned chicken, beef stew, chicken and dumplings, spam), tomatoes (the chunky version such as whole, stewed or diced), and snacks (chips, nuts, granola bars, snack crackers). To give by credit card, visit uuathensga.org/give and look for “Charitable Giving.” To give by check, make the check out to UUFA and put “CANtributions 1-8016” in the memo line. To learn more, contact justice@uuathensga.org. If you are experiencing food insecurity or know someone in our UUFA community who is, please contact Rev. Pippin (revpippin@uuathensga.org).

UUFA Justice Partner Highlights

AADM Hosts End School-to-Prison Pipeline (ESTPP) Advocates Training

The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement offers this April 11 hands-on workshop to equip individuals with the confidence, knowledge, and leadership skills needed to navigate school systems, avoid the pipeline, and create meaningful change in their communities. The 10 am to noon event is set for the Oconee Street United Methodist Church. 

Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) Meeting

All are welcome to attend the next meeting of the Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition on April 17 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Oconee Street United Methodist Church. For more information contact justice@uuathensga.org