Category: World Unitarianism and Universalism

Parallel efforts and the UUA new identity

As it happens, another national Unitarian entity went through a similar branding process a few years ago, and we might learn from their experience. I’m referring to the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, commonly known as the British Unitarians. Back in 2007, the British Unitarians adopted a common visual identity, along with… Continue reading Parallel efforts and the UUA new identity

Can small-church Unitarian Universalist ministers oblige?

A few days I commented on Twitter about some UUA statistics and that led British Unitarian minister Stephen Lingwood to look for himself. I’m copying our Twitter discussion with his permission. @bitb Interesting to see how many 50ish-member churches there are. From over here it’s easier to get the impression they’re all 500+ in UUA… Continue reading Can small-church Unitarian Universalist ministers oblige?

Any Hungarian Unitarian activity in the UK?

Those who follow international news know that Romanians and Bulgarians are now able to enter the United Kingdom legally. Hateful and xenophobic screeds notwithstanding, little has changed no far, except those who have taken advantage of undocumented labor can no longer abuse workers with impunity. London is not swimming in people from southeastern Europe. But… Continue reading Any Hungarian Unitarian activity in the UK?

The Unitarian center: UK edition

Last year I made a somewhat silly mapping thought exercise: locating the geographic center of the membership of the Unitarian Universalist Association. That’s one way to describe what holds us all together, I suppose. This year, I’ve sought out and geocoded all the member churches of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches,… Continue reading The Unitarian center: UK edition

A map of British Unitarian churches forthcoming

The annual meeting of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches took place recently, and (to mark the occasion) I have taken to reading the annual report (for 2012, PDF). Minister and blogger Stephen Lingwood referred to it in early March. Grim numbers. So little wonder I had a parallel concern with the… Continue reading A map of British Unitarian churches forthcoming

Happy communion Sunday for the Hungarian Unitarians

Autumn Thanksgiving Day, keyed to Michaelmas, is one of the four times a year the Hungarian Unitarian have communion, and that’s today. Let us remember them in prayer, and see this video (from the same festival five years ago) which demostrates how it is distributed. The use of two cups in tandem and the refilling… Continue reading Happy communion Sunday for the Hungarian Unitarians

SKSM docu examines Transylvanian Unitarians

Not fond of the progressivist title or the Starr King School for the Ministry implied development (fundraising) angle, but small quibbles for a film that’s a valuable document. Features a set of Transylvanian Unitarian ministers today, and in English no less. Deserves a wider audience.

Hungarian Unitarians promoting free and open source software

The website of Hungarian Unitarian church, in Hungary and Transylvanian Romania, points out three free and open source software projects — thank you, Google Translate! I use all three, and recommend them, too. Links to the English software sites follow: OpenOffice.org office productivity suite (though I use the LibreOffice fork more these days) The Sword… Continue reading Hungarian Unitarians promoting free and open source software

Community Wayside Pulpit recap

Following up on the Community Wayside Pulpit thought — and the Twitter-ed news that it lives in Britain — I thought I’d start with some background from the Unitarian Universalist Association. Some history, the old sayings and the most recent (but not the newest thing…) series of posters as PDFs for printing locally. Read these… Continue reading Community Wayside Pulpit recap