"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice."
Martin Luther King, Jr. made this quote famous during his Civil Rights speeches... but the original source was a 19th-century abolitionist Unitarian named Theodore Parker. For centuries, Unitarian Universalists have cared deeply about social justice. So much so that our ideas about religion are often indistinguishable from our ethics. Our beliefs and our actions are powerfully intertwined. Social action is a form of spritiual practice.
Today, we use different langauge. The inherent worth and dignity of every person. The interdependent web of life. Restoring wholeness by challenging inequality and collaborating in creating peace.
The mission of UUSGS, as expressed by its members, is the free and unrestricted development of the human spirit for the good of all. This calls us both to dismantle barriers to health and wholeness and also to build around love and right relationship.
In past years, we organized our social justice efforts into different teams, each moving on different issues. This year (2026), we've paused that model to dig even more deeply into how and why we engage in building the Beloved Community.
Previous-year ministry teams are included in the list to the left, for reference, and to see where some of the passions of the congregation have been (and continue to be).
