What Unitarian Universalist churches preach about

What Unitarian Universalist churches preach about, from 21,206 transcribed sermons on Divining: the most common themes are Unitarian Universalist Identity, Friendship & Belonging, Creation Care, Faith & Civic Life. Compared with other churches they stand out for Unitarian Universalist Identity, Interdependence & Nature, Racial Justice.

21,206 sermons179 churches2016–2026

These pages are built from sermons that Unitarian Universalist churches publish online and Divining transcribes. Each number is the share of sermons with at least one chapter on that theme.

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Most-preached themes

Unitarian Universalist Identity: 26% of Unitarian Universalist sermonsUnitarian Universalist Identi…26%Friendship & Belonging: 26% of Unitarian Universalist sermonsFriendship & Belonging26%Creation Care: 20% of Unitarian Universalist sermonsCreation Care20%Faith & Civic Life: 19% of Unitarian Universalist sermonsFaith & Civic Life19%Racial Justice: 19% of Unitarian Universalist sermonsRacial Justice19%Joy & Gratitude: 16% of Unitarian Universalist sermonsJoy & Gratitude16%Immigration & Refuge: 15% of Unitarian Universalist sermonsImmigration & Refuge15%Church Life & Membership: 15% of Unitarian Universalist sermonsChurch Life & Membership15%Fear & Anxiety: 14% of Unitarian Universalist sermonsFear & Anxiety14%Thanksgiving & Harvest: 14% of Unitarian Universalist sermonsThanksgiving & Harvest14%Grief & Lament: 13% of Unitarian Universalist sermonsGrief & Lament13%Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion: 13% of Unitarian Universalist sermonsGender & Sexuality / Inclusion13%

What sets Unitarian Universalist preaching apart

Filled dot: Unitarian Universalist; open dot: all other churches. The multiple is how much more often Unitarian Universalist sermons take up the theme.

Unitarian Universalist Identity: 26% of Unitarian Universalist sermons vs 0.2% elsewhereUnitarian Universalist Identi…×116.9Interdependence & Nature: 4.3% of Unitarian Universalist sermons vs 0.1% elsewhereInterdependence & Nature×31.3Racial Justice: 19% of Unitarian Universalist sermons vs 2.8% elsewhereRacial Justice×6.74th Principle: Free & Responsible Search: 2.2% of Unitarian Universalist sermons vs 0.0% elsewhere4th Principle: Free & Respons…×209.5Pluralism & Interfaith: 4.4% of Unitarian Universalist sermons vs 0.6% elsewherePluralism & Interfaith×7.2Beloved Community: 4.4% of Unitarian Universalist sermons vs 0.7% elsewhereBeloved Community×6.51st Principle: Inherent Worth & Dignity: 1.8% of Unitarian Universalist sermons vs 0.1% elsewhere1st Principle: Inherent Worth…×27.3Reason & Free Inquiry: 6.7% of Unitarian Universalist sermons vs 1.6% elsewhereReason & Free Inquiry×4.3Earth-Centered Spirituality: 1.4% of Unitarian Universalist sermons vs 0.1% elsewhereEarth-Centered Spirituality×11.8Immigration & Refuge: 15% of Unitarian Universalist sermons vs 5.4% elsewhereImmigration & Refuge×2.9

Rising and fading since 2025

Open dot: share of sermons through 2024 (18,346 sermons); filled: 2025–26 (2,860). Churches added to Divining recently can shift these, so read them as hints.

Pluralism & Interfaith: 3.9% through 2024 → 7.7% in 2025-26Pluralism & Interfaith×2.0Immigration & Refuge: 14% through 2024 → 23% in 2025-26Immigration & Refuge×1.64th Principle: Free & Responsible Search: 2.0% through 2024 → 3.8% in 2025-264th Principle: Free & Respons…×1.9Worship & Praise: 8.3% through 2024 → 13% in 2025-26Worship & Praise×1.6Grief & Lament: 13% through 2024 → 19% in 2025-26Grief & Lament×1.5Faith & Mental Health: 3.6% through 2024 → 5.8% in 2025-26Faith & Mental Health×1.6Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion: 12% through 2024 → 18% in 2025-26Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion×1.5Baptism & Communion: 9.4% through 2024 → 14% in 2025-26Baptism & Communion×1.5

Top themes year by year

Unitarian Universalist Identity0%10%20%30%40%201620182020202220242026Unitarian Universalist Identity 2016: 20%Unitarian Universalist Identity 2017: 22%Unitarian Universalist Identity 2018: 19%Unitarian Universalist Identity 2019: 15%Unitarian Universalist Identity 2020: 21%Unitarian Universalist Identity 2021: 23%Unitarian Universalist Identity 2022: 28%Unitarian Universalist Identity 2023: 25%Unitarian Universalist Identity 2024: 30%Unitarian Universalist Identity 2025: 27%Unitarian Universalist Identity 2026: 37%
Friendship & Belonging0%10%20%30%40%201620182020202220242026Friendship & Belonging 2016: 28%Friendship & Belonging 2017: 28%Friendship & Belonging 2018: 29%Friendship & Belonging 2019: 23%Friendship & Belonging 2020: 25%Friendship & Belonging 2021: 18%Friendship & Belonging 2022: 25%Friendship & Belonging 2023: 26%Friendship & Belonging 2024: 30%Friendship & Belonging 2025: 34%Friendship & Belonging 2026: 35%
Creation Care0%10%20%30%201620182020202220242026Creation Care 2016: 20%Creation Care 2017: 21%Creation Care 2018: 18%Creation Care 2019: 20%Creation Care 2020: 18%Creation Care 2021: 14%Creation Care 2022: 19%Creation Care 2023: 23%Creation Care 2024: 24%Creation Care 2025: 21%Creation Care 2026: 26%
Faith & Civic Life0%10%20%30%201620182020202220242026Faith & Civic Life 2016: 24%Faith & Civic Life 2017: 18%Faith & Civic Life 2018: 20%Faith & Civic Life 2019: 19%Faith & Civic Life 2020: 19%Faith & Civic Life 2021: 14%Faith & Civic Life 2022: 20%Faith & Civic Life 2023: 20%Faith & Civic Life 2024: 21%Faith & Civic Life 2025: 21%Faith & Civic Life 2026: 25%
Racial Justice0%5%10%15%20%25%201620182020202220242026Racial Justice 2016: 20%Racial Justice 2017: 13%Racial Justice 2018: 17%Racial Justice 2019: 19%Racial Justice 2020: 22%Racial Justice 2021: 19%Racial Justice 2022: 18%Racial Justice 2023: 19%Racial Justice 2024: 18%Racial Justice 2025: 17%Racial Justice 2026: 21%
Joy & Gratitude0%5%10%15%20%201620182020202220242026Joy & Gratitude 2016: 14%Joy & Gratitude 2017: 12%Joy & Gratitude 2018: 12%Joy & Gratitude 2019: 14%Joy & Gratitude 2020: 15%Joy & Gratitude 2021: 13%Joy & Gratitude 2022: 15%Joy & Gratitude 2023: 17%Joy & Gratitude 2024: 18%Joy & Gratitude 2025: 19%Joy & Gratitude 2026: 19%

Unitarian Universalist churches on Divining

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Share of transcribed sermons on Divining with at least one chapter on a theme, from Divining’s topic segmenter; 2016 to Nov 2026. Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Site map · Divining: a deeper search for meaning · build_seo_pages v0.0.1