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Rev. Cody Coyne talks Wayside Pulpits on BBC Radio 4

16 November 2022

BBC Radio 4’s ‘Sunday’ programme welcomed Rev. Cody Coyne onto the programme this weekend to talk about wayside pulpits – those attention-grabbing posters outside churches. Rev. Cody is minister of...

Unitarian campaigner condemns Church of England on LGBT+ equality

15 November 2022

Longtime LGBT+ rights campaigner Ed Fordham has publicly condemned the Church of England’s continued discrimination against LGBT+ people as “fundamentally wrong” and called for it to be disestablished in England,...

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Young Unitarians talk community action, youth groups, and changing the world

8 November 2022

The American Unitarian Universalist podcast ‘Juust Breathe’ interviewed two young British Unitarians recently about how their faith inspires them to work for a better world through Unitarian youth and young...

Bury St Edmunds Unitarians host Gin Festival to raise money for disabled access

27 October 2022

Bury St Edmunds Unitarians in Suffolk came up with a novel way to raise money for a disabled access ramp for their meeting house, by hosting their first ever Gin...

Southampton Unitarians host city’s first Transgender Pride

27 October 2022

Photo credit: Hannah De Boltz / Newsquest Edmund Kell Unitarian Church in Southampton hosted the city’s first Transgender Pride this month. Southampton Trans Pride featured a parade through the city...

Obituary: Mike Tomlin

14 October 2022

Phil Tomlin writes movingly in ‘The Guardian’ about his late father Mike Tomlin, who played a leading role in charities dealing with social deprivation in Teesside. Phil writes that his...

Welcoming our new Social Action Officer, Ann Howell

7 October 2022

We are delighted to welcome Ann Howell to the General Assembly staff team, in the role of Social Action Officer. This is a part time position with the aim of supporting...

Young people learning restoration skills at Wakefield Chapel

28 September 2022

Young people have been learning skills to protect and preserve historic buildings as part of the restoration project at Grade II listed Westgate Unitarian Chapel in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The...