Upcoming Events
From fun, community building activities to educational and spiritual growth opportunities, there are always great events happening at UUMC. If you want to stay in the loop about upcoming events, sign up for our newsletters!

Trans Clothing Swap
Trans, gender nonconforming, intersex, nonbinary folks of all ages, shapes and sizes are welcome at the Trans Clothing Swap! This is an affinity space for gender non-conforming folks to freely share clothing, community, and resources with one another. Please bring items to swap AND any donations you may have for our neighbors on the street (they especially need jeans, caps, and shoes). Feel good, look good, do good. Questions? Want to volunteer to help? Contact AV at av@uumc.org.

Queer Fellowship Brunch
Join us for an intergenerational queer fellowship event! All LGBTQIA+ and questioning folks are invited to this community-building event to share our joys and concerns, and eat tasty pancakes. Colored batter will be provided, and an opportunity to design your own pancake as unique as yourself. We’d love to see you there!
Questions? Contact AV at av@uumc.org!

Pride Picnic at Pease Park featuring the UUMC Choir
Pease Park Conservancy and Future Front Texas are hosting a Pride Picnic at Pease Park! There will be art installations, community resources, crafts, vendors, food and music! One of the featured music acts will be 30 minutes of songs planned by AV and sung by the UUMC Choir. Come out to the picnic (from 10 am - 2 pm) to enjoy a fun day and support the UUMC Choir! There may even be some call and response songs for you to join in on! For more information about the picnic, including parking information, visit their website.

Queer Fellowship: Potluck & Craft Night
Join us for our spring Queer Fellowship event- Potluck and Craft Night! Bring a dish to share, AV will have materials for friendship bracelets and coloring sheets with markers- OR feel welcome to bring whatever craft you're currently working on.
All LGBTQIA+ and questioning folks are welcome!
Email av@uumc.org with questions.

Regional Advocacy Webinar with Equality Texas
Please join us for a regional advocacy webinar provided by Equality Texas, the largest statewide nonprofit fighting for equality for LGBTQIA+ Texans. In this webinar, we will learn how to advocate more for LGBTQIA+ rights in this challenging time and have more information about the current state of equality in Texas, including key legislative developments and the ways to engage in advocacy efforts at the capitol, including tips for providing testimony at the capitol and how to effectively meet with your lawmakers. Please email Pastor Earl for the Zoom link.

Queer Fellowship Happy Hour
Join us for a happy hour fellowship sip and chat at Lazarus Brewery. All LGBTQIA+ folks welcome.
Questions? Contact AV at av@uumc.org.

Reconciling Ministries Network Sunday
In February 2011 at a called church conference, University UMC voted overwhelmingly to affiliate with Reconciling Ministries Network. On Sunday, February 9 we remember this important vote at UUMC.
Planned and led by our Queer Council, join us in worship as we rejoice in the progress our queer and trans community has made, and recommit to the work that remains before us. Local Austin drag queen Aria Rey (UUMC choral scholar alumni- Hunter Sabin) will join our pop-up Queer Quire in leading music this week. She will also read “My Shadow is Purple” for our children’s message. We invite everyone to join in the celebration by wearing rainbow or colorful clothing!

Queer Fellowship: Coffee & Chat
Join us for a family-friendly intergenerational hang at Batch Kolache! They place have delicious treats for all ages, and a large space to run and play for littles (weather permitting). Hope to see you there! Questions? Contact AV @ alicia@uumc.org.

Queer Fellowship: Cookie Exchange
Bring a cookie to share and let's sample each other's favorite holiday treats! We will join together in fellowship as a queer community.
Questions? Contact AV at alicia@uumc.org!

Queer Fellowship Dinner - September
Come join us in a time of Queer Fellowship! We will break bread together, share our joys and concerns, and enjoy each others company.