Church Hosts Successful Fundraiser for UNRWA and Humanitarian Aid in Gaza! 

On December 6, 2024 First Unitarian Church hosted a highly successful benefit for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA). Director of Social Justice Dana Buhl opened ...

“Countering Antisemitism in Our Movements” Program

With the rise of Christian Nationalism in the US and abroad, overt antisemitism is resurging to fuel these movements. We've seen violent attacks on Jews in recent years, including the ...

Thank You and Update from the UU the Vote Team

Thank you First U Letter writers for the 13,000+ letters you wrote! We put our UU values into practice, urging voters to exercise their right to vote and many of ...

Ways to Give This Holiday Season

The 13 Salmon Shower Project is grateful to receive gifts of clothing for our guests. We are hoping to stock up on new items for the year, and for this ...

IMIrJ: A Personal Story

For the month of November, we share our plate with Oregon's Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice (IMIrJ). For a personal story that speaks to how the organization's Accompaniment Program impacts many ...

One Year Plus One Hundred Seven

UUJME put out a statement in October of this year to bring attention to the anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas and the trauma of Israel’s year-long ...

Side With Love’s 10/2 Email on Acting in Community for Gaza

As violence escalates further in the Middle East, the Unitarian Universalist Association justice ministry, Side With Love, invites us to lament, to stay present and to act for justice. Read their ...

First U PDX’s UUJME on the 9/23 Attacks in Lebanon

The blowing up of pagers and walkie talkies in Lebanon that killed 41 people and injured 30,000 has introduced a new method of terrorism into the world and all of ...

13 Salmon Shower Project

Visit the Shower Project webpage for updated details for our guests, volunteers, and donors. We are thrilled to share that the 13 Salmon Shower Project was awarded a $20,000 grant ...