{"id":6090,"date":"2025-12-29T09:25:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/?page_id=6090"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:35:50","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>UU Westside is an inclusive congregation of diverse people actively engaged in personal growth, deepening our spiritual development, and working to improve the larger community and the world.<\/h3>\n<h3>We require no specific beliefs of you \u2013 various members identify with Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Humanism, Judaism and Earth Centered Spirituality \u2013 only a commitment to personal and spiritual growth and making the World a better place.<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">UUWC is located at 1650 Abrazo Road, NE, in Rio Rancho, NM.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Kurtis Espino of Southwest Reservation Aid presented information about the organization&#8217;s activities during the congregation&#8217;s April 12, 2026, Program. The congregation provides quarterly financial support to the organization. Rev. Dr. Nancy Hitt is shown left, and Service Associate karen Schafer is shown right.<\/h3>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"857163\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #857163;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6396 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SWRA-Presentation_April122026-420x560.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SWRA-Presentation_April122026-420x560.avif 420w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SWRA-Presentation_April122026-768x1024.avif 768w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SWRA-Presentation_April122026-113x150.avif 113w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SWRA-Presentation_April122026-1152x1536.avif 1152w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SWRA-Presentation_April122026-1536x2048.avif 1536w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SWRA-Presentation_April122026-450x600.avif 450w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SWRA-Presentation_April122026-scaled.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Members of the congregation attended the No Kings Rally 3 in Albuquerque to show its support for LGBTQ+, anti-racism, immigration rights, diversity, equity, inclusion, and opposition to white Christian Nationalism.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6368\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"869a9b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #869a9b;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6368 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UUWC-No-Kings-3-Group-420x303.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UUWC-No-Kings-3-Group-420x303.avif 420w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UUWC-No-Kings-3-Group-1024x738.avif 1024w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UUWC-No-Kings-3-Group-150x108.avif 150w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UUWC-No-Kings-3-Group-768x553.avif 768w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UUWC-No-Kings-3-Group-600x432.avif 600w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UUWC-No-Kings-3-Group.avif 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UUWC Group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>___________________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4962\" src=\"https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Article-II-Shared-Values-Flower-Image-2-950x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Article-II-Shared-Values-Flower-Image-2-950x1024.png 950w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Article-II-Shared-Values-Flower-Image-2-420x453.png 420w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Article-II-Shared-Values-Flower-Image-2-139x150.png 139w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Article-II-Shared-Values-Flower-Image-2-768x828.png 768w, https:\/\/uuwestside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Article-II-Shared-Values-Flower-Image-2-1425x1536.png 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UU Westside is an inclusive congregation of diverse people actively engaged in personal growth, deepening our spiritual development, and working to improve the larger community and the world. 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