There are gatherings you plan for. And then there are gatherings that feel, in hindsight, like they were already calling your name—quietly, insistently—long before you ever saw the invitation. This September 17-20, more than 100 BIPOC Unitarian Universalists will gather at Unity Village just outside Kansas City for four days of worship, music, rest, learning, […]
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For twenty-five years, DRUUMM has recognized extraordinary leaders whose lives and ministries have helped build the Beloved Community within Unitarian Universalism. This year, we are honored to announce that the 2026 Mel Hoover Award for Beloved Community will be presented to two beloved ministers, mentors, and longtime DRUUMM leaders: Rev. Abhi Janamanchi and Rev. John […]
DRUUMM’s 2026 Public Worship, We Ride at Dawn: Showing Up, No Matter What, was made possible through the extraordinary generosity of our sponsors, supporters, worship leaders, musicians, chaplains, and community members across the country. Together, we shared in a service grounded in courage, tenderness, resistance, beauty, and belonging. In a difficult moment for so many […]
Each year, DRUUMM offers our Public Worship as a gift to the wider Unitarian Universalist community—and each year, it becomes one of the most meaningful and widely attended moments in our shared life together. We are delighted to invite you to save the date for DRUUMM’s 2026 Public Worship & Fundraiser, taking place Thursday, May […]
There are moments when history shifts — not with spectacle, but through the steady drumbeat of community, spirit, and liberation. Our recent “We Are the Ones” Spring Retreat, held May 2–4, 2025, marked the largest in-person gathering yet for our emerging DRUUMM California Project. Held across sacred sites in Southern California — the Universal Mind […]
Unitarian Universalism is a living tradition, bound not by creed but by covenant, shaped by the hands and voices of its people. This June, our faith will choose its next Moderator, a role central to our governance and future. DRUUMM invites members to a special forum with the UUA Moderator candidates—a space to listen, question, […]
Please note new dates: September 17-20, 2026 “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” – Arundhati Roy Beloveds, we are one year out from our DRUUMM National Gathering. We ask you to save the date and share our gentle invitation to BIPOC […]
Policy Talk & LA Relief Fundraiser
Youth and Young Adults (YaYA) of Color have a long history in Unitarian Universalism. Over the last forty years our community has organized and developed around a desire for more meaningful, multicultural, and authentic faith formation and faith in action experiences in our liberal religious faith. Today we rise on the shoulders of ancestors who […]
By Rev. Joseph Santos-Lyons, Community Minister After years of diligent work, care, and focused effort, a Study Commission has presented a groundbreaking proposal to revise Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association bylaws, encompassing our faith’s Principles, Purposes, and Sources. This proposal reflects a monumental moment in our journey, aiming to align our foundational documents […]