{"id":51,"date":"2017-09-29T15:09:57","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T15:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uumfe.rosegallogly.com\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:50:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About UUMFE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mission<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth is a seedbed for spiritual grounding and education that inspires deep practices of Earth care, justice and flourishing for all.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Vision<\/h2>\n<p>A world in which reverence, gratitude, and care for each other and for the living Earth are central to the lives of all people.<\/p>\n<h2>Values<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>We are grounded in faith and spirituality.<\/em> We affirm and promote the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/shared-values\">Unitarian Universalist Shared Values<\/a> centered around Love: pluralism, justice, transformation, generosity, equity, and interdependence. Through these Shared Values, we understand climate justice to be a moral imperative.<\/li>\n<li><em>We are grounded in environmental justice.<\/em> We affirm and promote the <a href=\"https:\/\/uumfe.org\/about\/environmental-justice-framework-resources\/\">framework of race- and class-informed environmental justice<\/a>\u00a0and strive to center the leadership and needs of frontline communities.<\/li>\n<li><em>We are grounded in partnership and collective action<\/em>. We know that individual consumption choices are not enough; it is only through <a href=\"https:\/\/uumfe.org\/about\/partnerships\/\">partnership and collective action<\/a> that we can save our biosphere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Leadership<\/h2>\n<p>UUMFE is led by a board of directors, a small staff, and many volunteers spread across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>UUMFE governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and Annual Form 990 are available to the public upon request to <a href=\"mailto:Treasurer@uumfe.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treasurer@uumfe.org<\/a><\/p>\n<a class=\"lts_button lts_button_sc lts_button_default lt_rounded lt_flat  \"  style=\"background:#0016b0;color:#ffffff;border-color:#0016b0;\" href=\"https:\/\/uumfe.org\/about\/leadership\/\"   >LEARN MORE<\/a>\n<h2>History and Organizational Documents<\/h2>\n<p>Caring for the interdependent web of life is a core spiritual practice of Unitarian Universalism. UUMFE is firmly rooted in the long history of our faith\u2019s prophetic action on environmental and human rights issues.<\/p>\n<a class=\"lts_button lts_button_sc lts_button_default lt_rounded lt_flat  \"  style=\"background:#0016b0;color:#ffffff;border-color:#0016b0;\" href=\"https:\/\/uumfe.org\/about\/our-history\/\"   >LEARN MORE<\/a>\n<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<p>Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth<br \/>\nc\/o First Universalist Church of Denver<br \/>\nPO Box 22151<br \/>\nDenver, CO\u00a0 80222-0151<\/p>\n<p>EIN #02-0530982<\/p>\n<p>office@uumfe.org<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to talk by phone, please email our office with your phone number so we can call you back. (office@uumfe.org)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth is a seedbed for spiritual grounding and education that inspires deep practices of Earth care, justice and flourishing for all. 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