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Unitarian ministry student hosts discussion at Queer Festival

30 June 2022

Earlier this month Shana Parvin Begum, who is training for the ministry at Unitarian College, hosted a campfire discussion on faith, sexuality and gender diversity at the UK’s first wellbeing...

Veteran campaigner and Unitarian minister Rev. Cen Llwyd dies, age 70

23 June 2022

We are sorry to announce the death of the Reverend Cen Llwyd earlier this month, at the age of 70. From 1976, Cen served as minister at various times to...

New Unity says farewell to Rev Andy Pakula after 16 years

8 June 2022

One the largest Unitarian congregations in the UK, New Unity in Islington and Newington Green, London, has been saying farewell to its longtime minister, Rev. Andy Pakula. During his sixteen...

Bolton Bank Street Chapel holds final service after 160 years

20 May 2022

The historic Bank Street Chapel in Bolton, Lancashire, held its final service on Sunday 14 May after 160 years of serving the local community. With an ageing congregation and a...

Nagyajta fortified Unitarian church in Transylvania beautifully restored

20 May 2022

The fortified Unitarian church in Nagyajta,Transylvania, Romania, built between 1360-80, has been painstakingly restored thanks to 1.1 million euros of funding from the European Union and 443,000 euros from the...

Jay Blades visits Unitarian church, exploring legacy of slavery

13 May 2022

TV presenter Jay Blades spent time at Newington Green Unitarian Church (New Unity) as part of his recent Channel 5 documentary ‘No Place Like Home’, exploring the Newington Green area...

Liverpool couple who made history with first civil partnership in church celebrate 10th anniversary

11 May 2022

Congratulations to Kieran Bohan and Warren Hartley on the tenth anniversary of their ground-breaking civil partnership ceremony, which took place on 6 May 2012 at Ullet Road Unitarian Church, Liverpool....

New Book: Why Are We Here?

3 May 2022

We are delighted to announce that following its launch at the Unitarian Annual Meetings, our new book Why Are We Here? Discerning our Unitarian Mission in an Upturned World is...