On June 6, 2004, UUFP members voted to become an officially recognized Welcoming Congregation and honor the first Unitarian Universalist principle to covenant and affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person.

The Welcoming Congregation Program is a volunteer program for Unitarian Universalist congregations that want to take intentional steps to become more welcoming and inclusive for people who have been marginalized due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identities.

First launched in 1990, the program grew out of an understanding that widespread prejudices and ignorance about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or questioning (LGBTQ+) people existed within Unitarian Universalism, which resulted in the exclusion of LGBTQ+ people from our congregations.

Today, most U.S. and Canadian Unitarian Universalist congregations are recognized as Welcoming Congregations. The program is supported by the UUA’s LGBTQ Ministries.