The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix strives to be a spiritual community for our time, focused on diverse theological perspectives, radical inclusion, and knowing that issues of justice and equity shape everything we do.
With a special awareness for those who have been historically marginalized, we welcome all, of every race, class, ethnicity, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious background, mental and physical ability and disability. We welcome your whole self, your family into our worship as we build a community of caring, courage, and hope.
We are passionate about anti-racism, anti-oppression, equality, and justice work. Social justice is not just a component of our ministry; it is embedded into every part of us. We strive for a multicultural anti-oppression presence in every aspect of what we do, including worship, outreach, and even committee work.
In July, we are asking UUCP members and friends to Share the Plate with Mulligan’s Manor, a loving and supportive 501(c)(3) group home dedicated to at-risk gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and heterosexual adolescents ranging from 12 to 17 years old. We are a family-oriented, GBTQA (Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Ally) community that nurtures and
In June, we are asking UUCP members and friends to Share the Plate with the Phoenix branch of The Bail Project. The Bail Project combats mass incarceration by disrupting the money bail system—one person at a time. The Project restores the presumption of innocence, reunites families, and challenges a system that criminalizes race and poverty. They
In May, we are asking UUCP members and friends to Share the Plate with the Phoenix Local Organizing Committee, a grassroots organization that has been organizing and mobilizing people of African descent towards change and self-determination since 2015. Their goal is to build a global community that is socially connected, economically strong, politically independent, and culturally unified at every level of society.
In April, we are asking UUCP members and friends to Share the Plate with The Bridge Initiative, a theatre collective and incubator in Phoenix, Arizona, dedicated to increasing opportunity and visibility for professional theatre artists from historically marginalized groups, with a focus on gender parity. The organization believes theatre should act as a mirror and
Sunday, March 13, will be a Share the Plate service supporting Desert Star Family Planning Institute. Desert Star Family Planning Institute’s mission is “to create equitable access to reproductive health care for womb bearing people while centering Black and Indigenous people of color.” Donations support training for future abortion providers, doula services, community education, and
The Share the Plate Recipient for Sunday, February 20, will be The Fund for Empowerment and their Houseless Leadership Project. This leadership-building advocacy nonprofit raises the voices of unsheltered people in civic spheres. The people who make most of the decisions at Fund for Empowerment, and who are materially compensated for their work, are or