Rev. Douglas McCusker (he/him) is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister and cartographic systems engineer. As a volunteer with the Southeastern UU Summer Institute (SUUSI) he is on the Nature Staff as a Shin-rin Yoku (Forest Bathing) guide and on the Nurture Staff as a conflict mediator of the Healthy Relations Team. He is also an […]
Dear UU Ministry for Earth Community, As of the end of July, my time as UUMFE’s Communications Coordinator has come to a close. This is a bittersweet change for me, as I am excited about the next steps in my ministerial formation but will deeply miss this organization and its people. Communications will now come […]
Join Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth in the spirit of healing and liberation as we recognize the 250th anniversary of the United States. Our Radical Reimagining Worship Service happened on Sunday, July 5th, 2026 on Zoom. In acknowledgment of the United States of America’s 250th birthday, join UUMFE as we honor our country’s past while […]
A message from the co-facilitators of the May 26th UUMFE Community Read: It’s time to celebrate! UU Ministry for Earth’s first annual Community Read, What If We Get It Right: Visions of Climate Futures by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, is drawing to a close. If you’ve joined us at any point along the way, we hope you’ll attend next […]
A message from the co-facilitators of the April 28th UUMFE Community Read: We look forward to seeing you on Zoom next Tuesday, April 28th, at 7:45 EDT/4:45 PDT! You’re invited to join us a few minutes early for our pre-gathering arrival music at 7:40 ET/4:40 PT, selected from Dr. Ayanna’s “WIWGIR?” playlist. In this section, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson […]
UU MINISTRY FOR EARTH CLIMATE JUSTICE MOVEMENT CHAPLAINS UUMFE has a team of Climate Justice Movement Chaplains who support climate justice activists and anyone impacted by climate change. Our Intern Chaplain, Chelsea McCoy, is a seminarian with lived experience in social movements as a Black woman, and this internship is helping her train to offer that wisdom […]
Like the burrs of burdock sticking to everything on a walk in a meadow, artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, attaching to everything. Even the simplest search on Google or any other platform is not free of AI curated results. And I suspect you did not ask for AI to go work for you. The recent […]
Hi, UUMFE friends! My name is Chelsea McCoy and I am serving as UUMFE’s movement chaplain intern for the next few months! Movement chaplaincy is an opportunity for me to provide spiritual support, presence, and guidance pertaining to anything social justice oriented. Experiencing climate anxiety? I can support with that. Worrying about the state of […]
Dear UU Ministry for Earth Community, It’s hard to believe that it’s still the first month of the year – so much has happened in the last few weeks that my heart barely registers that it’s January. While our spirits ache over crises both national and global, it can be difficult to navigate the day-to-day with […]
Blanketed in Beauty: A Winter Solstice Ritual Honoring the Gifts of the Darkness Sunday, December 21st4pm PT / 7pm ET Winter solstice offers an opportunity to pause at a pinnacle, honoring Earth’s longest night. For many moons leading up to this darkest moment, trees have been baring themselves of their leaves, offering a blanket to […]
