By Karishma Gottfried This spring, over 100 members and friends of DRUUMM participated in a community-wide survey, offering rich insights into our spiritual lives, identities, and hopes for the future. Thank you to all who took the time to participate and share your reflections on the present and future of Unitarian Universalists of color. We’re […]
Monthly Archives: August 2025
by Rev. Sangye Hawke Living with risk is unfortunately part of who we are. Now it has encompassed our entire faith. What do we do as BIPOC to manage ourselves, our emotions and physical well being in a time that is now being actively transformed into a world that would seek to harm us? I […]
An Iranian American Minister Reflection by Rev. Mitra Rahnema Months ago, a kind, gentle, intelligent congregant asked me to bless her identification tags aka: dog tags. She had been placed on alert for a secret military mission. No one knew what or where it would be. I held the tags in my hands and prayed—for […]
We are delighted to welcome Melissa Jeter as our Ministerial Intern with DRUUMM, beginning this month. Melissa will be serving with us on a part-time basis, generally working Tuesdays, Sundays, and some evenings. You can reach her at melissa@druumm.org. This internship is part of DRUUMM’s Ministerial Internship Program—an innovative learning program within our culturally specific […]