A Unitarian Universalist congregation without borders or walls

The Church of the Larger Fellowship creates global spiritual community, rooted in profound love, which cultivates wonder, imagination, and the courage to act.

Abolition, Transformation, and Faith Formation 2025 CSAI on yellow background with chalice illustration drawn by incarcerated UU member Michael W

Our Faith Demands Abolition!

Many of us have questions about abolition – what does it mean for society today? Racism, criminalization, the rise of the prison industrialist complex, and the ways that slavery still exists in this country threaten all of us. Studying abolition from a faith based perspective is powerful and important.

Monthly Theme: Community and Belonging

What does it mean to call a place home? How do we create community? When can we say that we truly belong?
–bell hooks, Belonging: A Culture of Place

Join us this month at the Church of the Larger Fellowship as we contemplate our relationship to community and belonging.

Register for Worship

You can attend either service (or both!)

Sunday: 7 PM EST / 4 PM PST

Monday: 12:30 PM EST / 9:30 AM PST

Events

Sunday Worship

Every Sunday 7-9pm EST

Coffee Hour

Every Sunday 9-10pm EST

Monday Worship

Every Monday 12:30-2:30pm EST

Is the CLF for me?

The Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) welcomes all who seek spiritual growth, liberation, and belonging — wherever you are in the world or on your faith journey. We invite you to explore our values and see if they resonate with your spirit and hopes for community.

Radical Welcome

We affirm that every person has inherent worth and dignity. You belong here — just as you are, wherever you are in your spiritual journey or location.

Spiritual Deepening

We create opportunities for reflection, worship, and learning that nurture your spirit and connect you to something larger than yourself.

Justice and Liberation

We live our faith through action, working toward collective liberation and building a world grounded in equity, compassion, and love.

Global Community

Our sacred circle spans the globe, connecting Unitarian Universalists and spiritual seekers across borders, time zones, and life experiences in shared covenant.

The Worthy Now Prison Ministry is a life-saving, life-affirming ministry of the Church of the Larger Fellowship.

We believe that every person is worthy of love and justice just as they are. We believe that no one is disposable. This includes our beloved who are among the nearly 2 million people incarcerated in the United States. The membership of CLF includes a growing number of incarcerated Unitarian Universalists from around the United States. This ministry works to overcome the isolation and dehumanization of our prison system, and this is labor-intensive. We are glad to have the support of thousands of people around the world for this ministry.

Incarcerated UU members
US States represented (+ DC)
Incarcerated members waiting for pen pals

Be A Part of Our Worthy Now Ministry!

learn about pen pals

Become a Pen Pal

One of the cornerstones of our Worthy Now Prison Ministry is the Pen Pal program, in which incarcerated UUs are matched with free-world pen pals. This program builds relationships, transforms lives, and helps overcome isolation. Sadly, we always have a waiting list of incarcerated members whose pen pals have not yet signed up. Might one be you?

learn about state allies

Become a State Ally

Our State Allies invest more time and energy in helping us keep our addresses current. Prison systems often move folks with no notice or forwarding address. Keeping on top of these moves ensures we can provide uninterrupted ministry to our incarcerated beloved.

learn about abolition

Work With Us on Abolition

CLF is proud to have been the lead sponsor of the 2025-2027 UUA Congregational Study/Action Issue, “Abolition, Transformation, and Faith Formation.” We are partnering with the UUA Commission on Social Witness to provide resources and programs for you and your congregations to engage in this vital issue.

Meet our Lead Ministry Team

Welcome to the Church of the Larger Fellowship! We are so glad you’ve found us, and hope that you will take the time to connect with us. Wherever you are in the world, whatever your identities, however it is you describe your theology, we invite you to answer our Unitarian Universalist call to the liberation of all people. We are your Lead Ministry Team, and we pride ourselves on our collaborative approach to leading our faith. We bring to you a commitment to speaking the truth as we understand it; challenging entrenched systems of power and oppression; and centering ourselves, our actions, and our words in love.

Yours,

Aisha and Michael

Aisha and Michael smiling, wearing matching black CLF t-shirts