Are you desiring close knit community? Would you like to be part of a group of people you can dive deep with, share your joys and struggles with, and explore questions big and small? Many long-time Unitarians find that their small group circle is a vital part of what sustains them and connects them to this community. Now is the time to find your place in small group ministry!
There are three Covenant Groups seeking new members for this year, two of mixed ages and genders and one that has been focused on adults in mid-life. We also have open groups meeting monthly or bi-monthly around shared identity: Women’s group, two Elders Circles, LGBTQ+, and a Global Ethnic Majority group (GEM, formerly the IBPOC Covenant group). Click here for details on all of our current open groups.
Small Group Ministry – also called Covenant Groups or Affinity Groups – is an invitation to dive deep together. Small Groups build strong relationships, engage with meaningful issues, develop confident leaders, and inspire action. Groups are lay-led with the key focuses of intimacy, or building community and deepening relationships, and ultimacy, the opportunity for deeper spiritual exploration and search for meaning. The members in a group make an intentional commitment, or covenant, to one another, thus the name “Covenant Group”. See our Small Groups page for more details.
If you do not see an active group that fits your availability and interest, you can sign-up to be connected with a new group of people. Small Group Ministry is facilitated by members and any group of 6-10 people can form a new Small Group for the year.