UU Wellspring
Spiritual Deepening for the UU Soul
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Upcoming UU Wellspring Events
Programs for Congregations
Registration for Congregations is Open!
Read about our programs below and click to enroll your congregation here.
Membership includes Love at the Center: UU Values and Covenants and Sources.
- $300 for congregations of 300 members or fewer
- $600 for congregations of 301-600 members
- $900 for congregations of 601 or more members.
Congregations can have as many cohorts of each program as you like for your annual membership fee. Additional year long programs are $200 each and shorter courses with no prerequisites are $150, including Youth and Emerging Young Adults and All UU Wellspring Reads programs.
Foundational Year-Long Programs
Love at the Center: UU Values and Covenants* **
Sources*
Deep Questions
Spiritual Practices
Faithful Actions
*Love at the Center OR Sources is a pre-requisite to all year long programs and both are included in your Congregational Membership.
** The required 2 hour Facilitator Training for Love at the Center is called "Facilitation as a Sacred Opportunity" and will be available to enrolled congregational registered facilitators on any of these dates:
Wednesday, November 13, 2024: Noon ET
Wednesday, December 4, 2024: 3 PM ET
January/February Dates Coming Soon
Sign up to attend a session here once your congregation is enrolled. Fee is $50 if your congregation is not enrolled (you will be invoiced via your email) if you would like to deepen your small group facilitation skills but you are not in a UU Wellspring congregation. Free to registered facilitators in enrolled congregations.
Advanced Year-Long Programs: Seeker Series
Sacred Arts
Spiritual Ancestors
Shorter Programs Including Article II
Proposed Article II (Updated 11.23)
UU Wellspring Reads: Sacred Earth
UU Wellspring Reads:Crises of Life
UU Wellspring Reads:Creating Meaning
Youth & YA
Love: YEA!
Sources and Spiritual Practices
Creating Meaning
Current Online Programs
Online Program Start Dates
We’re offering online cohorts for Love at the Center: UU Values and Covenants. We facilitate: you just show up on Zoom! Click to enroll yourself here.
Individual Fees are $600 for the full program with a sliding scale of $400 or $500 by emailing director@uuwellspring.org.
Online Love at the Center: Religious Professionals Cohort
Love at the Center for Religious Professionals (Winter–Spring 2026)
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When: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 12:00–2:00 PM ET / 9:00–11:00 AM PT
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Dates: Feb 4, 18; Mar 4, 18; Apr 1, 15; May 6, 20
Fees:
$600 with a sliding scale of $400 or $500 by emailing director@uuwellspring.org.
Spiritual Direction
There are several options for spiritual companionship, which is a highly recommended component of all UU Wellspring programs, including spiritual friendships outside of UU Wellspring. For trained spiritual directors, there is a session fee that can usually be submitted as professional expenses. Start your search for a Unitarian Universalist Spiritual Director here.
Book List for Love at the Center: UU Values and Covenants:
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- Beyond Welcome: Building Communities of Love, edited by Linnea Nelson. Skinner House Books. (2022)*
- Faithful Practices: Everyday Ways to Feed Your Spirit edited by Rev. Erik Wikstrom, Skinner House Books (2018)*
- Love at the Center: Unitarian Universalist Theologies, edited by Rev. Dr. Sophía Betancourt, Skinner House Books, (2024)*
- Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World by Karen Armstrong. Knopf. (2022)**
Online Love at the Center: Everyone Cohorts
Be one of the first to join our Love at the Center: UU Values and Covenants Cohorts.
- Congregational Members or Friend (Everyone Cohort)
Eight 2-hour sessions in 2025 -
When: Tuesdays, 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET
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Dates: Oct 21, 28; Nov 4, 11, 18; Dec 2, 9, 16 (break for Thanksgiving week)
Be one of the first to join our Love at the Center: UU Values and Covenants Cohorts.
Fees:
$600 with a sliding scale of $400 or $500 by emailing director@uuwellspring.org.
Spiritual Direction
There are several options for spiritual companionship, which is a highly recommended component of all UU Wellspring programs, including spiritual friendships outside of UU Wellspring. For trained spiritual directors, there is a session fee that can usually be submitted as professional expenses. Start your search for a Unitarian Universalist Spiritual Director here.
Book List for Love at the Center: UU Values and Covenants:
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- Beyond Welcome: Building Communities of Love, edited by Linnea Nelson. Skinner House Books. (2022)*
- Faithful Practices: Everyday Ways to Feed Your Spirit edited by Rev. Erik Wikstrom, Skinner House Books (2018)*
- Love at the Center: Unitarian Universalist Theologies, edited by Rev. Dr. Sophía Betancourt, Skinner House Books, (2024)*
- Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World by Karen Armstrong. Knopf. (2022)**
Online Love at the Center: Seminarians & Ministers in Formation Cohorts
Fees:
$50 reduced fee for seminarians in these groups only. Subsidized by MFN.
Spiritual Direction
There are several options for spiritual companionship, which is a highly recommended component of all UU Wellspring programs, including spiritual friendships outside of UU Wellspring. For trained spiritual directors, there is a session fee that can usually be submitted as professional expenses. Start your search for a Unitarian Universalist Spiritual Director here.
Book List for Love at the Center: UU Values and Covenants:
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- Beyond Welcome: Building Communities of Love, edited by Linnea Nelson. Skinner House Books. (2022)*
- Faithful Practices: Everyday Ways to Feed Your Spirit edited by Rev. Erik Wikstrom, Skinner House Books (2018)*
- Love at the Center: Unitarian Universalist Theologies, edited by Rev. Dr. Sophía Betancourt, Skinner House Books, (2024)*
- Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World by Karen Armstrong. Knopf. (2022)*
Start a UU Wellspring Program
Interested in learning more? Contact us at director@uuwellspring.org to learn more about beginning an individual or congregational program. When you are ready, Enroll Your Congregation here and register as a facilitator for each of the programs you enroll in. Then send the link to your facilitators to register. to register as faclitators.
Programs for Congregations
Members of a UU congregation gather to deepen their spiritual lives online or in person. Led by facilitators from the congregation, the group gathers to explore spiritual practices, covenant, and spiritual companionship. We have both longer and shorter programs.
Programs for Individuals
Individuals yearning for community and spiritual sustenance gather online for our Love at the Center Program. Meet with UUs from various congregations! Led by a UU Wellspring Religious Professional.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does the program cost?
The cost for UU Wellspring congregations is based on congregational size, or, if you plan to join a group as an individual there is a generous sliding scale. You can learn more about costs on the “Programs“ and “Join” pages or contact the Executive Director Director@uuwellspring.org.
Where can I learn More?
Register to attend a “First Monday Live Webinar for Interested Congregations Session” by clicking here. We are also happy to answer any questions you have outside of our webinars. Just send an email to Linnea Nelson at Director@uuwellspring.org.
Can I Donate to the program?
Yes! All donations are greatly appreciated and go toward future program development, scholarships and other efforts to expand the reach of our programs. To donate, click the “Donate” button at the top or bottom of this page or click on “Join” at the top of this page for more donation options.
How Long is UU Wellspring?
The typical UU Wellspring program lasts around 10 months, but we’ve introduced shorter programs recently as well. Groups meet twice a month for 2 hours, with 1-3 hours of readings and activities assigned between meetings. Additionally, participants engage in their own spiritual practices and a spiritual companioning session each month.
We also have a 4-session Article II program and several 6-session UU Wellspring Reads programs. These are often added on when congregations are already doing year long programs…but they can be a jumping off point for new congregations as well.
What are the requirements for joining UU Wellspring?
Congregations pay an annual membership based on. your size. One person acts as a liaison with UU Wellspring. Individuals who want to join online groups outside of a congregation simply register and pay a sliding fee. Most people who join UU Wellspring have been involved with a UU Congregation or organization for at least six months and they are willing to commit to a year-long program and can attend the extended retreat. There is generally no fee to individuals who are joining a congregational program, yet more congregations are requesting a participant fee of $50 or $100 to subsidize year long programs.
How do I sign up?
Contact Director@uuwellspring.org or come to a First Monday of the Month Info session for new congregations here or learn more on the “Join” page.
If you are ready to enroll your congregation or organization, or you want to join an online cohort…enroll here!
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Useful Resources
Fill The Well:
Donate Directly or through the UUA
Useful Websites:
Collaborating Entities
- Affiliated organization to the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
- Community Church of NYC Podcast (featuring UU Wellspring in Season 3)
- Ministerial Fellowship Network (UUMA)
- Community Church NYC
- Youth anEmerging Adults UUA
- Roots and Wings Collaborative
Video Resources
Full Overview of Sources and Love at the Center to inspire interest in our programs. Anecdotes from participants and UU Wellspring board members focus on our original first year program, Sources.
Watch participants in UU Wellspring worship services at Eliot Chapel, at First Unitarian Orlando or your congregation! Send us a video link if you want to share your UU Wellspring service.
Or check out a message from our founder, Rev. Jen Crow and participants in Rochester, where UU Wellspring began.
Looking for More Resources?
Looking for informational videos, handouts, tools, and more to help start or facilitate the UU Wellspring experience? Click the button below to explore our comprehensive list of resources on the Resources page!
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