Welcome to the Northern Unitarian Association
We are the organisation who support Unitarians in the Northern region of England, also known as the District Association. contact usAm I a Unitarian?
Unitarians are people who wish our spiritual path to be broad and tolerant, and believe that all people have the right to seek truth and meaning for themselves. We feel that religious and spiritual beliefs are something that each individual has the right to determine for themselves, so we do not have any set of beliefs that a person must hold to be a Unitarian.
Interested?
If this sounds like you, and you live in the north of England, we’d love to hear from you Get in touch with us at either of our congregations:
Newcastle upon Tyne Unitarians: info@newcastleunitarians.org.uk
Stockton-on-Tees Unitarians: mail@stocktonunitarians.org.uk
or contact us direct at:
About the NUA
The work of the NUA
Unitarian districts are regional groupings of Unitarian congregations in the United Kingdom. Each district has a president and an executive committee. Districts exist to support the member congregations and Unitarian individuals living in their region.
From our constitution:
“The Northern Unitarian Association (NUA) exists to:
- join together Unitarian churches and fellowships and individual Unitarians in the north of England
- to encourage the spreading of Unitarian belief
- and to grant aid to churches in need of assistance.
The Association collects income from investments, trust funds, individual subscribers and donations and distributes it to churches and fellowships within the region and to other Unitarian causes”.
We’re confirming the dates of our 2026 meetings – watch this space for more details!
Recent Events
NUA AGM Meeting, October 2026
All Northern Unitarians, and Unitarian-curious folks, are invited to join us on Saturday, 24th October, between 11.30am-3.30pm.
Finance
Our funding comes from income from investments, trust funds, individual subscribers and donations. We distribute it to churches and fellowships within the region and to other Unitarian causes.
Please see our Finance page for more details.
Our story
History of Unitarianism in the North
There’s a long history of Unitarianism in the North East of England. The NUA’s current smaller size doesn’t reflect the number of congregations we once had. At one time there were no fewer than 14 churches, chapels and meeting houses in the region.
Our full history stretches back to 1813, under the guidance of one of Newcastle upon Tyne Unitarians’ most notable ministers, Rev. William Turner.
Our congregations
Being a Unitarian in the North Region
We have two congregations in Newcastle and Stockton, but if you’re not located near either of them, there are many other ways to be a Unitarian in the North East.
There are many UK Unitarian online societies and groups who meet online and in person, and also The National Unitarian Fellowship, which seeks to meet the needs of Unitarians and others who are in sympathy with this approach and who do not attend a Unitarian Church or Fellowship.
Other societies include the Unitarian Earth Spirit Network for those taking an earth-centred approach to spirituality, the Unitarian Music Society, the Unitarian Hindu Connections network, and many more. Click the link on the right to find out!
