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Unitarian Universalist Association

Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is a liberal religious association of Unitarian Universalist congregations. It was formed in 1961 by the consolidation of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America, respectively. Current Unitarian Universalism in the UUA has progressed beyond its historic roots in Radical Protestant and Restorationist Christianity, being defined as non-creedal and drawing syncretic wisdom from various religions and philosophies. Non-Christian influences and religious identities in contemporary Unitarian Universalism include humanism, nontheism, pantheism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism, Islam, and Earth-centered spirituality (and many Unitarian Universalists identify as dual faith, i.e. UU and Christian, UU and Buddhist, UU and Jewish, etc.). Thus, the UUA is a religious group with liberal leanings.

In the United States, Unitarian Universalism grew by 15.8% between 2000 and 2010 to include 211,000 adherents nationwide. As of 2024, there are 152,958 members and religious education enrollees (which is around 9% of American UUs) in the UUA. The UUA was one of the seventeen members of the now defunct International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (1995–2021). Provided by Wikipedia