The Welcoming Congregation program was developed for Unitarian Universalist congregations wanting to become more inclusive towards Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender (BGLT) people.
Welcoming Congregations are those which have completed a Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) program and have passed a congregational vote to affirm that they welcome the membership and active participation of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and/or transgender people.
We are proud that 99% of our members belong to Welcoming Congregations.
To read more about our Welcoming Congregation program, click here:http://www.uua.org/obgltc/wcp/wc1expln.html
Congregations can borrow the Welcoming Congregation curriculum from our Lifespan Learning Library.
Welcoming Congregation pamphlet in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format These are available for $25/100. You are welcome to use the Welcoming Congregation symbol on your congregation’s website and materials.
If your congregation has completed the Welcoming Congregation program and wishes to offer the next level, Living the Welcoming Congregation, please contact executivedirector@cuc.ca
Neal denHollander accepts Welcoming Congregation certificate from Art Brewer, chair of CUC’s Gender & Sexual Diversity Monitoring Group at CUC Annual Conference & Meeting 2005
| Congregation | Year Certified |
|---|---|
| Unitarian Church of Edmonton | 1992 |
| Unitarian Church of Vancouver | 1995 |
| Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship | 1995 |
| First Unitarian Universalist Church of Winnipeg | 1996 |
| Unitarian Fellowship of Kelowna | 1997 |
| Unitarian Church of Montréal | 1998 |
| First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto | 1998 & renewed 2008 |
| First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa | 1998 & renewed 2010 |
| First Unitarian Church of Hamilton | 1998 |
| Capital Unitarian Universalist Congregation | 1999 |
| Unitarian Congregation of Saskatoon | 2000 |
| Unitarian Church of Calgary | 2000 |
| First Unitarian Church of Victoria | 2001 |
| Unitarian Fellowship of London | 2001 |
| Unitarian Congregation of Guelph | 2001 |
| Comox Valley Unitarian Fellowship | 2003 |
| Beacon Unitarian Church | 2004 |
| North Shore Unitarian Church | 2004 |
| Kingston Unitarian Fellowship | 2004 |
| First Unitarian Congregation of Waterloo | 2005 |
| Universalist Unitarian Church of Halifax | 2005 |
| Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga (formerly Unitarian Congregation of South Peel) | 2005 |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of North Hatley | 2005 |
| Unitarian Fellowship of Fredericton | 2005 |
| Unitarian Fellowship of Sarnia-Port Huron | 2005 |
| Westwood Unitarian Congregation | 2006 |
| Avalon Unitarian Fellowship | 2006 |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of Saint John | 2006 |
| Don Heights Unitarian Congregation | 2006 |
| Unitarian Fellowship of Salt Spring Island | 2007 |
| Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Kamloops | 2007 |
| Unitarian Congregation of Niagara | 2008 |
| Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation | 2008 |
| Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough | 2008 |
| South Fraser Unitarian Congregation | 2008 |
| Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ottawa | 2008 |
| Lakeshore Unitarian Universalist Congregation | 2009 |
| Huronia Unitarian Fellowship | 2009 |
| Unitarian Fellowship of Regina | 2010 |
| Elora and Fergus Unitarian Church | 2010 |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Durham | 2010 |
| Unitarian Fellowship of Northwest Toronto | 2011 |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda | IN PROCESS |
| First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo | IN PROCESS |
Living the Welcoming Congregation
This is a program developed by the Unitarian Universalist Association for congregations who have completed the Welcoming Congregation program and want to continue work in this area.
To join an email group to discuss the Welcoming Congregation and Living the Welcoming Congregation program, just send a blank email to cuc-welcoming-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Pride Events
CUC encourages all congregations to actively support and participate in Pride events. To learn more about what’s happening across Canada, join the cuc-pride email list, by sending a blank email to cuc-pride-subscribe@yahoogroups.com