Right Relationship in the World

Saltwater’s Social Justice Teams work to serve, to raise awareness, and to support and partner with people who face injustice. We advocate, organize, and act for justice to live out the values of our faith.

We engage in the world with Denominational Affairs through participation in the Unitarian Universalist Association Social Witness process and the UU Service Committee (UUSC) and with allies in the broader community.

Our Social Justice Teams include:

Saltwater Climate Action Now!, (SCAN!) our team dedicated to raising awareness about climate change, typically meets by Zoom on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 6:30-8pm.

Saltwater Church is a member of Sound Alliance, a community organizing network of more than 30 different organizations working toward the common good in the Puget Sound region. Check out our Sound Alliance Team on Zoom on the 2nd Saturday of the month from 10-11:30am.

The Racial Justice Organizing Team, or RJOT coordinates educational opportunities, direct action, and partnerships to further the goal of racial justice in our congregation and in our communities. They also coordinate our participation in UU the Vote denomination wide efforts to get out the vote. Join RJOT on Zoom on the first Fridays of the month from 5-6:30pm.

Through our Share-the-Plate program, one-half of the undesignated funds from our Sunday morning offering benefits a local charity, with a matching donation each week from an anonymous donor in our congregation. Visit the Share-the Plate page to nominate an organization to receive our offering for one month. Share-the-Plate recipients include organizations that Saltwater UU Church has helped to found and sustain including:

• Hospitality House, a dedicated shelter for single homeless women in South King County.
• Federal Way Community Caregiving Network, an interfaith organization providing food, housing, and other assistance to those in need in Federal Way.

Each year, we also provide gifts to low income students and families at a local elementary school through our Holiday Giving Tree  drive.

Saltwater UU Church is a certified Green Sanctuary, a designation conferred by the Unitarian Universalist Association in recognition of our commitment to conducting our church life in with an awareness of our impact on the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are  a part.

We’re also recognized by the Unitarian Universalist Association as a Welcoming Congregation. This means we affirm and include people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer at every level of congregational life—in worship, in program, and in social occasions—welcoming them as whole people.