UU Amherst is certified as a UUA Welcoming Congregation. We have made a commitment to open our doors to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. 

How Do We Practice Welcome?

Welcome is a spiritual practice. It takes constant doing and stretching for our welcome to grow. We practice welcome in our congregation by:

• Promoting inclusivity and using inclusive language
• Creating welcoming spaces,
• Saying our welcome out loud and in print and online
• Building our welcoming skills as congregational leaders and greeters
• Deepening our understanding of identities that differ from our own
• Offering sexuality education for the entire lifespan
• Preventing discrimination in the process of hiring a minister
• Engaging in justice ministry in our communities and the wider world
• Regularly engaging in Welcoming Congregation programming and ministry