First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque
@uuabq.bsky.social
First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque is a progressive religious community with a strong commitment to inclusion, anti-racism, anti-oppression, and social and environmental justice. An LGBTQ+ Welcoming Congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association
New Mexico's US Representative Melanie Stansbury will be speaking at First Unitarian this Sunday at 10 am! She will be sharing information about the shut down and its impact on New Mexico, federal policing in our state, and all the stuff that keeps her up at night! Livestream link on our homepage.
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
New Mexico's US Representative Melanie Stansbury will be speaking at First Unitarian this Sunday at 10 am! She will be sharing information about the shut down and its impact on New Mexico, federal policing in our state, and all the stuff that keeps her up at night! Livestream link on our homepage.
First Unitarian's Rainbow Network will host a candlelight vigil tonight from 4-6 pm in Memorial Hall to remember the trans lives lost in the past year in the US. All are invited to attend - a separate sacred space for our trans beloveds, and pastoral care for those who need it, will be available.
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
First Unitarian's Rainbow Network will host a candlelight vigil tonight from 4-6 pm in Memorial Hall to remember the trans lives lost in the past year in the US. All are invited to attend - a separate sacred space for our trans beloveds, and pastoral care for those who need it, will be available.
Are you part of an Albuquerque-area nonprofit that could benefit from a Change for the Future grant? Go here to apply: uuabq.org/2026-change-...
November 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Are you part of an Albuquerque-area nonprofit that could benefit from a Change for the Future grant? Go here to apply: uuabq.org/2026-change-...
First U’s Rainbow Network is hosting a viewing of the 2025 UUA Ware Lecture with Imara Jones of translash.org for our community, with a sandwich bar, drinks, and a time to discuss what we watched. This Saturday 11/15 doors at 4 pm, the lecture will be introduced by Rev. Stacey Mitchell at 5:15 pm.
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
First U’s Rainbow Network is hosting a viewing of the 2025 UUA Ware Lecture with Imara Jones of translash.org for our community, with a sandwich bar, drinks, and a time to discuss what we watched. This Saturday 11/15 doors at 4 pm, the lecture will be introduced by Rev. Stacey Mitchell at 5:15 pm.
According to the Trevor Project, "Bi people make up the largest portion of the LGBTQ community, but are often erased and face higher risk than their peers for sexual assault and suicide." We celebrate #BiWeek to increase visibility and celebrate all sexualities as holy and good.
September 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
According to the Trevor Project, "Bi people make up the largest portion of the LGBTQ community, but are often erased and face higher risk than their peers for sexual assault and suicide." We celebrate #BiWeek to increase visibility and celebrate all sexualities as holy and good.
Shanah Tovah to our Jewish beloveds as they began the celebration of Rosh Hashanah tonight. May sweetness and goodness be yours in this new year.
September 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Shanah Tovah to our Jewish beloveds as they began the celebration of Rosh Hashanah tonight. May sweetness and goodness be yours in this new year.
Locate the kind of belonging that doesn’t demand your erasure.
Cole Authur Riley
Cole Authur Riley
September 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Locate the kind of belonging that doesn’t demand your erasure.
Cole Authur Riley
Cole Authur Riley
Without community there is no liberation, only the most vulnerable and temporary armistice between an individual and her oppression.
Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde
September 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Without community there is no liberation, only the most vulnerable and temporary armistice between an individual and her oppression.
Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde
Lots to do this Sunday!
*Worship at 9 & 11, sermon by Rev. Beth: "Do You Want to Know a Secret?"
*Family Ministry BBQ with good food, friends, & live music at 12:00 pm.
*Berry Street Essay Discussion led by Rev. Stacey at 12:30 pm - "If Our Secrets Define Us" by the Rev. Gail Seavey.
*Worship at 9 & 11, sermon by Rev. Beth: "Do You Want to Know a Secret?"
*Family Ministry BBQ with good food, friends, & live music at 12:00 pm.
*Berry Street Essay Discussion led by Rev. Stacey at 12:30 pm - "If Our Secrets Define Us" by the Rev. Gail Seavey.
September 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Lots to do this Sunday!
*Worship at 9 & 11, sermon by Rev. Beth: "Do You Want to Know a Secret?"
*Family Ministry BBQ with good food, friends, & live music at 12:00 pm.
*Berry Street Essay Discussion led by Rev. Stacey at 12:30 pm - "If Our Secrets Define Us" by the Rev. Gail Seavey.
*Worship at 9 & 11, sermon by Rev. Beth: "Do You Want to Know a Secret?"
*Family Ministry BBQ with good food, friends, & live music at 12:00 pm.
*Berry Street Essay Discussion led by Rev. Stacey at 12:30 pm - "If Our Secrets Define Us" by the Rev. Gail Seavey.
How do you #buildbelonging with yourself? #unitarianuniversalism
September 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
How do you #buildbelonging with yourself? #unitarianuniversalism
Do you know Lilith? Check out the worship service from this past Sunday with a sermon from Rev. Beth Eliot and acapella music from Cantabalis.
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September 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Do you know Lilith? Check out the worship service from this past Sunday with a sermon from Rev. Beth Eliot and acapella music from Cantabalis.
vimeo.com/1119214371?f...
vimeo.com/1119214371?f...
We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don’t function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick. Brené Brown
#unitarianuniversalist #buildingbelonging
#unitarianuniversalist #buildingbelonging
September 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don’t function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick. Brené Brown
#unitarianuniversalist #buildingbelonging
#unitarianuniversalist #buildingbelonging
"One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone." Shannon L. Alder
#ingathering #unitarianuniversalist #buildingbelonging
#ingathering #unitarianuniversalist #buildingbelonging
September 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone." Shannon L. Alder
#ingathering #unitarianuniversalist #buildingbelonging
#ingathering #unitarianuniversalist #buildingbelonging
This Sunday is Connections Sunday, aka the best opportunity all year to find your community within our larger church community. Church groups will have tables in the courtyard that you can visit to find out more and sign up to participate. It's also your chance to sign up for Covenant Groups!
September 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This Sunday is Connections Sunday, aka the best opportunity all year to find your community within our larger church community. Church groups will have tables in the courtyard that you can visit to find out more and sign up to participate. It's also your chance to sign up for Covenant Groups!
Join us Sunday, September 7 at 9 and 11 am for Water Communion, (also known as Water Ceremony) which began in the 1980s as a UU worship ritual. Most UU congregations now hold a Water Communion to mark the beginning of the new church year (September). With music provided by Lydia Clark. uuabq.org
September 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Join us Sunday, September 7 at 9 and 11 am for Water Communion, (also known as Water Ceremony) which began in the 1980s as a UU worship ritual. Most UU congregations now hold a Water Communion to mark the beginning of the new church year (September). With music provided by Lydia Clark. uuabq.org
Join Us Easter Sunday!
7:00 am: Sunrise/Ostara with Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister with Coyote Willow Covenant of UU Pagans. In-person only.
9:00 am (in person and Zoom) and 11:00 am in the Sanctuary with The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren and music from our Chalice Choir. NEW Meeting ID: 968 6341 8810
7:00 am: Sunrise/Ostara with Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister with Coyote Willow Covenant of UU Pagans. In-person only.
9:00 am (in person and Zoom) and 11:00 am in the Sanctuary with The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren and music from our Chalice Choir. NEW Meeting ID: 968 6341 8810
April 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Join Us Easter Sunday!
7:00 am: Sunrise/Ostara with Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister with Coyote Willow Covenant of UU Pagans. In-person only.
9:00 am (in person and Zoom) and 11:00 am in the Sanctuary with The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren and music from our Chalice Choir. NEW Meeting ID: 968 6341 8810
7:00 am: Sunrise/Ostara with Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister with Coyote Willow Covenant of UU Pagans. In-person only.
9:00 am (in person and Zoom) and 11:00 am in the Sanctuary with The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren and music from our Chalice Choir. NEW Meeting ID: 968 6341 8810
Feeling sad or mad or helpless in the face of the ongoing dismantling of our constitutional government? You're not alone. Join Rev. Bob on Zoom this Saturday (2/15) at 3pm to share our hopes and fears, support each other, and build our resilience during this dark time. Link in the comments.
February 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Feeling sad or mad or helpless in the face of the ongoing dismantling of our constitutional government? You're not alone. Join Rev. Bob on Zoom this Saturday (2/15) at 3pm to share our hopes and fears, support each other, and build our resilience during this dark time. Link in the comments.
In honor of Martin Luther King Day on Monday and Black History Month in February, First U's Arts & Aesthetics Committee is hosting an African American art show in the Social Hall, opening this Sunday at 10 am. Worship music will be performed by local jazz artists Lydia Clark & Rodney Bowe.
January 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
In honor of Martin Luther King Day on Monday and Black History Month in February, First U's Arts & Aesthetics Committee is hosting an African American art show in the Social Hall, opening this Sunday at 10 am. Worship music will be performed by local jazz artists Lydia Clark & Rodney Bowe.
UUABQ's Food Pantry will be open on Tuesday this week and next (closed on Christmas Day and New Years Day) from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm. If you could use some extra food (or know someone who could) come by and pick up a bag. No income requirements, no ID requirement. We have pet food, too! uuabq.org
December 23, 2024 at 10:44 PM
UUABQ's Food Pantry will be open on Tuesday this week and next (closed on Christmas Day and New Years Day) from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm. If you could use some extra food (or know someone who could) come by and pick up a bag. No income requirements, no ID requirement. We have pet food, too! uuabq.org
Cecilia Violetta López, a world-renowned soprano residing in New Mexico, will be performing in the First Unitarian Sanctuary, singing some holiday favorites among other classics. She will also share her personal story. Tickets are $20 online/at the door and will benefit our social justice programs.
December 11, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Cecilia Violetta López, a world-renowned soprano residing in New Mexico, will be performing in the First Unitarian Sanctuary, singing some holiday favorites among other classics. She will also share her personal story. Tickets are $20 online/at the door and will benefit our social justice programs.
A joyous morning of multigenerational music in worship at First U Albuquerque today, led by Susan Peck.
November 18, 2024 at 4:13 AM
A joyous morning of multigenerational music in worship at First U Albuquerque today, led by Susan Peck.
This Friday in Albuquerque. Come be in community.
November 11, 2024 at 11:20 PM
This Friday in Albuquerque. Come be in community.
Forward Together: Anchoring in Community Post-Election: Join Side With Love, UUA Congregational Life, and UUA senior leadership for this special three-series event following the 2024 Election. Each event is at 8pm ET / 7pm CT / 6pm MT / 5pm PT. Register here: https://buff.ly/3YreHj2
October 31, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Forward Together: Anchoring in Community Post-Election: Join Side With Love, UUA Congregational Life, and UUA senior leadership for this special three-series event following the 2024 Election. Each event is at 8pm ET / 7pm CT / 6pm MT / 5pm PT. Register here: https://buff.ly/3YreHj2
Our 2025 pledge drive launches today! First Unitarian at 75 is Rooted in Courage, Growing in Love, and Blooming in Community. To read more, go to our campaign webpage at https://buff.ly/4002iEV . Or make your pledge now at https://buff.ly/4h26QRb .
October 13, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Our 2025 pledge drive launches today! First Unitarian at 75 is Rooted in Courage, Growing in Love, and Blooming in Community. To read more, go to our campaign webpage at https://buff.ly/4002iEV . Or make your pledge now at https://buff.ly/4h26QRb .