We Didn't Forget You.
Many Voices, One Global Community
The International Community of Unitarians and Universalists is reborn — a truly independent, globally governed body connecting Unitarian, Universalist, and UU communities across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Oceania.
Our Purpose
🎯 Mission
To strengthen and connect global Unitarian, Universalist, and UU communities through cooperative leadership, shared spiritual practice, and coordinated action that advances justice, human dignity, and intercultural understanding.
🌍 Vision
A world in which diverse UU communities flourish, collaborate across borders, and contribute meaningfully to global efforts promoting compassion, equity, and peace.
Why the ICUU is Needed Now More Than Ever
The ICUU is being reestablished as an independent, globally governed non-profit organisation. Drawing on the legacy of the original ICUU (1995–2021), it will deliberately correct the structural weaknesses that led to the initial dissolution.
Emerging UU communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe require a peer-based global forum — not just a US denomination's outreach arm. No other international Unitarian or UU structure currently accepts national organisations as members, leaving a clear, unmet need for a genuine membership-based international body.
Having secured the original icuu.org domain, the revived ICUU is positioned to reclaim the historical trust of the global network that the original organisation built over 26 years — charting an entirely independent course free from dependency on any single national body.
Read the Full Story →We Didn't Forget You
In the early 1990s, the Iron Curtain had just fallen. For the first time in decades, Unitarian villages in Transylvania — communities whose faith had survived war, dictatorship, and cultural suppression — could speak openly to the world again. And when they opened their doors, they found Unitarian Universalists from North America standing there, saying simply:
These first encounters were small, human moments — letters exchanged, photos mailed, ministers who visited each other's pulpits. But the emotional power was enormous. Congregations that had been isolated for generations suddenly discovered they had cousins across an ocean.
A new day has emerged for all those longing for the return of the ICUU and UUPCC.
Our Core Values
Freedom of Conscience
Every person has the inherent right to seek truth and meaning in their own way. We impose no creed, no required belief, and no doctrinal test for belonging.
Human Dignity
Every human being possesses worth that is unconditional and non-negotiable, across every culture, language, and tradition represented in our global family.
Global Solidarity
We are one movement across many nations. We stand with communities facing hardship, persecution, or isolation — their flourishing is our shared responsibility.
Democratic Community
We govern ourselves through the participation of all, not the authority of a few. Decisions are made together, and power is held accountable to the people it serves.
Justice & Compassionate Action
Faith without action is incomplete. We commit to working for justice — for the poor, the marginalised, the displaced, and the planet itself.
Radical Inclusion
There is no condition of culture, language, theology, geography, age, or identity that places any individual beyond the circle of this community.
Courageous Integrity
We say what we mean and do what we promise.
News and Insights on Social Justice
Our Programs
ICUU supports communities around the world through programs designed to strengthen faith, leadership, and global connection.
Need a Partner Church?
ICUU's Partner Church Matching Program exists to help congregations around the world find one another, build lasting relationships, and deepen the global expression of Unitarian values.
With the dissolution of the former Partner Church Council, many communities were left without a clear pathway to begin or continue these relationships. ICUU is stepping forward to fill that gap.
Learn More & ApplyGlobal Solidarity
Connect with congregations across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and beyond.
Mutual Partnership
Not charity. Not rescue. Real, mutual, and enduring relationships across borders.
Cultural Exchange
Enrich your congregation's worship, deepen understanding, and broaden your vision.
Youth Engagement
Ensure the next generation experiences Unitarianism as a truly global faith.
Advisory Group & Founding Board
The ICUU is led by a highly experienced founding team with expertise in law, governance, nonprofit leadership, international collaboration, and faith-based community development.
Join the Global UU Community
Whether you are an individual, an organisation, or a national body — there is a place for you in the ICUU. Membership is open to all who affirm our shared values of spiritual freedom, human dignity, and democratic practice.