International Work
Sister Souurce, Inc. is the first organization dedicated to Black UU women, girls, and femmes. We are a 501c3 non-profit based in Atlanta, GA, with virtual ministries that span the US and Africa (for now!).
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We are very proud of our strong international bridge with Africa, created after Elder Qiyamah's pilgrimage in 2024.
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Our partnership with UU Church of Kenya (UUCK) affords U.S. - based UUs and other allies to have cross-cultural connections and impact. We work with their council of churches, which encompasses six regions and 40 congregatons. What an exciting opportunity to cultivate a living tradition of resilience and liberation!
We honor the ancestors whose shoulders we stand on, while nurturing the next generation of leaders and voices in our movement.
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Rev.Q's
Pilgrimmage
After more than 250 people attended our Passing the Flame installation service, with 130 in Kenya, we recognized a need for a global exchange of culture, song, and story. That is why we are pleased to announce our Kenya Pilot of the Global Worship Exchange.
Rev. Qiyamah started Sister Souurce's Global Justice Initiative in 2024 by taking a pilgrimage through Africa, interviewing and communing with thousands of people. She interacted with U/Us (this is how we write global UUs), who were incredibly inspiring and thoughtful. She also met robust communities across Kenya that were fighting for community across the differences of their language, distances, and tribes. The need for training was expressed in areas like choir development, resource guides, translation, and UU theology. Their UU communities are largely covered by the umbrella of UUCK, The UU Council/Church of Kenya. It spans six regions and 40 congregations, presenting strengths and challenges due to Kenya's size and cultural and linguistic diversity.
This led to the idea, after Passing the Flame, of blending Rev. Qiyamah's research with UUCK's incredible talent in worship arts. Sister Source boasts tons of music, poetry, and sermons in our ResoUUrce Library (and by email!). We are pleased to now have Kenyan additions to this library, which will continue to grow after each monthly service.
Our service will be a monthly opportunity for those around the world looking for sound theology, passionate and progressive preaching, liberal topics, and queer-friendly leadership.
USA Folx: This space may be especially attractive to those in ministry looking for a chill place to take their collar off or
for people looking to bolster their allyship (which starts with strong relationship building)!
Our siblings in Kenya will offer parts of our service each month, as a part of our "Living Classroom" experiential learning model. They will also attend an optional fellowship and lesson before service (open to all).
Date: December 27, 2025
Time: 10a -10:30a -- Kenyan Fellowship (6pm Kenyan Time )
10:30 - 11a -- UU Lesson - Candlelight (Chalice Lighting,
Kwanzaa, Advent, Candle Tips & Tricks)
11a - Noon -- Worship Service (7pm - 8pm Kenyan Time)
And because this is a pilot, is your country next?
Learn about our
Kenyan Parners
From UUCK's website:
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UUCK is the umbrella body of UU religious congregation in Kenya. UUCK is more than 40 congregations in Kenya committed to individual freedom of believes. UUCK affirms and promotes the seven principles of UUs that include the inherent worth and dignity of every person, justice, equity, and compassion on human relation
1) To promote the growth of the liberal religion among the Kenyan people.
2.To aid in the establishment and growth of the Unitarian Universalist Churches fellowships and other allied groups within Kenya.
3.To make the resources of our National and local religious movement available to our member congregations and friends.
4.To encourage both lay and professional leadership development within Kenya.
5.To support and promote the policies and ideals of the Kenya Unitarian Universalist Church.
6.To promote the development and use of indigenous languages Kenyan sign language,Braille and other communication formats and technologies accessible to persons with disabilities.
Please enjoy this new, several-month series on Kenya with contributions our emeritus elder director and partners
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Sacred Return: A Kenyan Sister Souurce, Inc. Partnership
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Announcing the Sister Souurce Kenya Series-- September 2025
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Sister Souurce, Inc., a Unitarian Universalist (UU) nonprofit empowering the voices, amplifying the presence, and creating connections for Black UU women, girls, and femmes, is proud to launch our new Kenyan Series.
This series emerges from a summer 2024 pilgrimage to Kenya by our now Emeritus Executive Director, Rev. Dr. Qiyamah A. Rahman. For African Americans, such a journey is both spiritual and ancestral, an act of returning home to the land from which our ancestors were taken. For Sister Souurce, it was also a time of building bridges with Kenyan Unitarian Universalist women, girls, and leaders.
The Kenya Series highlights voices, struggles, and triumphs within Kenyan society while linking them to global UU values of justice, equity, and compassion.
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Its purpose is to:
• Deepen relationships between Unitarian Universalists in Kenya and the African American (Black) Unitarian Universalists in the United States.
• Center the experiences of Kenyan women and girls.
• Create space for dialogue, learning, and solidarity.
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Series Topics
We will provide a cultural and historical context as we focus attention on some of the following topics:
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• Women in Kenya: Leadership, resilience, and community change
• Teen Pregnancy in Kenya: Challenges and Hopes for the future
• Queer in Kenya: Triumphs and Challenges
• Community Reflections: Inviting comments, submissions, and guest voices
We invite input from guest bloggers and contributors, thus, expanding the conversation as we move forward.
Why This Matters?
This initiative marks the beginning of sustained collaboration between Sister Souurce, Inc. and the UU Church of Kenya, a national organization of UUs from regions in Kenya.
Together, we honor our shared values, our distinct contexts, and our future as partners in faith and justice.
We invite you to join us on this next adventure in the evolution of Sister Souurce, Inc.
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Elder Rev Qiyamah
