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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
URBAN MINISTRY
Our work begins in Roxbury. It doesn't end there.
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OUR MISSION: WE WORK ACROSS RACE & PLACE TO DISMANTLE
RACISM & WHITE SUPREMACY CULTURE & TO ADVANCE RACIAL, ECONOMIC, & SOCIAL JUSTICE
Our Vision: We envision a Greater Boston where all people live with freedom and dignity, and have equitable access to resources and opportunity to shape the present and the future.
DELEGATE OF THE MONTH
Mary Blanchette from First Parish in Milton
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It is a pleasure to recognize Mary Blanchette as our Delegate of the Month. Mary has also supported UUUM beyond our walls by volunteering at community partner events, helping to extend care and presence where it is most needed. In addition, she has offered practical support to our own programs, including caring for children at Renewal House so that mothers could more fully participate in a crafts workshop. These acts of service reflect her understanding that meaningful engagement often happens quietly and behind the scenes.
You're Invited!
UPCOMING EVENTS & ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Feb 19, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMZoomThis conversation explores how culture functions as a form of resistance and survival. Through music, storytelling, movement, and visual art, Roxbury residents have preserved identity, nurtured belonging, and fueled movements for justice and liberation. Speakers will reflect on the role of creative
Multiple DatesMar 18, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMZoom Link BelowOur Congregational Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator, Robert Jones will be hosting the next monthly volunteer networking session.
Mar 19, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMZoomThis conversation will focus on the power of intergenerational connection. Drawing from lived experience, mentorship, and oral history, speakers explore how wisdom is carried forward and shared with younger voices shaping Roxbury’s future, strengthening continuity, accountability, and community car
Mar 22, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PMFirst Church Roxbury (UU Urban Ministry), 10 Putnam St, Roxbury, MA 02119, USAThe Immigrant Experience is an afternoon of music, words, and shared reflection that honors the journeys of those who have come here in search of their dreams and the promise that is America.
Apr 20, 2026, 8:15 AM – 11:00 AMFirst Church Roxbury (UU Urban Ministry), 10 Putnam St, Roxbury, MA 02119, USA
Multiple DatesJun 13, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:30 PMFirst Church Roxbury (UU Urban Ministry), 10 Putnam St, Roxbury, MA 02119, USA
Multiple DatesJul 11, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMFirst Church Roxbury (UU Urban Ministry), 10 Putnam St, Roxbury, MA 02119, USA
Jul 25, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AMFirst Church Roxbury (UU Urban Ministry), 10 Putnam St, Roxbury, MA 02119, USA
Multiple DatesAug 08, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AMFirst Church Roxbury (UU Urban Ministry), 10 Putnam St, Roxbury, MA 02119, USA
Feature Artists for RICH Roxbury
Click on any of the artists below to be taken to our RICH Roxbury catologue! You can find their work and others in RICH Roxbury!
Napoleon Jones-Henderson
Keyse
Angelo
Zina
Worley
Last year, the UU Urban Ministry and the Roxbury Historical Society invited Aabid Allibhad, a PhD candidate in the Department of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, to write a report focused on the history of racism and enslavement at First Church in Roxbury.
In February, the report entitled, "Race & Slavery at the First Church in Roxbury (The Colonial Period 1631-1775)", was published. It is available by clicking on the image, or by visiting the History of First Church in Roxbury page of our website.
Race & Enslavement at the First Church in Roxbury
The Colonial Period (1631 - 1775)
EXAMINING OUR HISTORY
IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY 200 YEARS
750+
The average amount of hours each month that our youth participate in programming through Roxbury Youth Programs (RYP). This includes students who utilize our after school drop in programming, as well as our RYP Interns.
150+
Audience members logged-in to our first-ever virtual Community Conversation, featuring historian and former State Representative Byron Rushing.
We recently finished our forth season of the series that discusses issues facing communities of color, and look forward to Season 5.
45
Years providing safe housing and healing counseling to families fleeing from domestic violence through our emergency shelter, Renewal House.
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