{"id":12402,"date":"2026-02-16T10:42:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/?page_id=12402"},"modified":"2026-10-31T12:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T16:25:35","slug":"uumfe-movement-chaplaincy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/uumfe-movement-chaplaincy\/","title":{"rendered":"UUMFE Climate Justice Movement Chaplains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UU MINISTRY FOR EARTH CLIMATE JUSTICE MOVEMENT CHAPLAINS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UUMFE has a team of\u00a0Climate Justice Movement Chaplains who support climate justice activists and anyone impacted by climate change. Chaplains offer emotional support and interfaith spiritual care to anyone in need. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/climate-justice-movement-chaplaincy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about UUMFE&#8217;s approach  to Climate Justice Movement Chaplaincy here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rev. Lauren offers 1-on-1 Climate Grief Chaplaincy Sessions. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/laurenlevwood-uumfe\/30min\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to schedule time on her Calendly<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"lts_button lts_button_sc lts_button_default lt_rounded lt_flat  \" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background:#0b1654;color:#fef3ea;border-color:#0b1654;\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/laurenlevwood-uumfe\/30min\"   >Schedule a free session with Rev. Lauren<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"colored-box blue\">\n<h2>Note from Rev. Lauren<\/h2>\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">UUMFE&#8217;s Climate Justice Movement Chaplaincy sessions provide a confidential and held container for expressing the full range of emotions, thoughts, fears, doubts, spiritual questions, existential despair, and longing that arise in the face of climate change and injustice. Since all of our life experiences are interconnected, this form of chaplaincy also provides support for you to process other areas that climate grief might be impacting, such as: family, friendships, parenting, education, jobs, faith, or motivation. As a chaplain, I draw from several schools of thought, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcwonline.org\/JBMTI-Site\/the-development-of-relational-cultural-theory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Relational Cultural Theory<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/the-long-way-in\/202603\/what-archetypal-psychology-is-and-why-it-matters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Archetypal Psychology<\/a>, and world wisdom traditions. I have received formal chaplaincy training from five different ACPE (<a href=\"https:\/\/acpe.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Association for Clinical Pastoral Education<\/a>) certified educators as well as climate grief psychology training from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatepsychology.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Climate Psychology Alliance of North America.<\/a> All UUMFE chaplaincy sessions are free of charge. If you would like to support UUMFE&#8217;s vital work, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/individual-donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here to give now.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simply put,<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/climate-justice-movement-chaplaincy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Climate Justice Movement Chaplaincy<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0provides spiritual and emotional support to people who are affected by climate change\u00a0<em><strong>(that includes all of us!)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>or engaged in justice work. UU Ministry for Earth Climate Justice Movement Chaplains help climate activists, advocates, and allies to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>articulate your faith reasons for acting for climate justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>prepare for the action with tools to harmonize your bodies and spirits (when we are tense, our effectiveness is diminished)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>process your anxiety and grief around climate change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sustain your advocacy and activism by providing support and care for the whole person\u2014mind, body, and spirit\u2014during and after the action or meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CLIMATE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UUMFE&#8217;s Executive Director, Rev. Lauren Levwood, facilitates a weekly drop-in Climate Grief Support Group on Fridays from 1-2pm ET\/10-11am PT over Zoom.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are concerned about the state of our world, worry about how current events are intersecting with climate disturbance, are a parent or grandparent concerned about the coming generations, or a young adult with anxiety about the future of our living world, this Climate Grief Support Group will provide a space for you to process your experiences with others in a ritualized, trauma-informed, and mindful way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We will meet on\u00a0Fridays from 1-2pm ET\/10-11am PT over Zoom.<\/strong><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/api.neonemails.com\/emails\/tracking\/click-link\/cTY2KKTH68GklOW4Vy2cjbWnkP5Iknwj89F-UC5FGR0=\/MWOItDxVx4IQf2Z6fU_pbg_OKPbjFBPPtsOfbsSBG80=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here if you want help translating to your time zone.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"lts_button lts_button_sc lts_button_default lt_rounded lt_flat  \" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background:#0b1654;color:#fef3ea;border-color:#0b1654;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScZbEm519HlXKQQMHEsrLcA7mfr7pssV1-5dfE9Xd-Hfddjmg\/viewform?usp=header\"   >Register for our Climate Grief Support Group<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is increasingly clear that there is an emotional and spiritual cost of participating in the enduring work for justice. The climate crisis, in particular, creates grief, fear, and anxiety. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/climate-justice-movement-chaplaincy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Climate Justice Movement Chaplaincy<\/a> offers the opportunity to debrief, process, and restore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Interested in serving UUMFE as a Movement Chaplain? Contact our Director, Rev. Lauren Levwood, at <a href=\"mailto:laurenlevwood@uumfe.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">laurenlevwood@uumfe.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UU MINISTRY FOR EARTH CLIMATE JUSTICE MOVEMENT CHAPLAINS UUMFE has a team of\u00a0Climate Justice Movement Chaplains who support climate justice activists and anyone impacted by climate change. Chaplains offer emotional support and interfaith spiritual care to anyone in need. 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