Speaker: Rev. Chris Hockman

Missed Opportunities: The Black Universalist Mission in Virginia

If you are unable to attend in person, you may watch the service here. Joseph Jordan, the first African American to be ordained as a Universalist minister, founded the First Universalist Church of Norfolk, Virginia in 1887 and led an ever-expanding educational effort for children of color in the region. The educational mission lasted nearly … Continue reading Missed Opportunities: The Black Universalist Mission in Virginia

Justice and Equity

If you are unable to attend in person, you may watch the service here. Our 2nd Principle of Unitarian Universalism affirms “justice, equity and compassion in human relations.” How are these important concepts interrelated, and how have they been restated in the new, proposed Purposes and Covenant?