University Baptist Church has a long history of working for social justice, starting with its involvement in the Abolition Movement in the 1850s and 60s. Members and friends of UBC volunteer their time, talents, and resources in a number of vital ministries, working against poverty and homelessness and advocating for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people. Our outreach includes:

• The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists. As a member congregation, we welcome the full membership and participation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people in our life and ministry.
• The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America, an ecumenical Baptist organization committed to peacemaking and justice-seeking in the US and throughout the world. We are one of about 50 partner congregations with the BPFNA. Many of us attend their annual Summer Conferences as well as the international friendship tours to foster peace and nonviolence.
• The Alliance of Baptists, an organization which provides a clear voice for Christian freedom, distinctively Baptist and intentionally ecumenical in an interfaith world.
• The Fellowship of Reconciliation, an interfaith organization committed to active nonviolence as a transforming way of life and as a means of radical change.
• Soulforce. Members participate in the local and national soulforce organizations committed to working for justice on behalf of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons using nonviolent tactics.
• Loaves and Fishes, a program that feeds the hungry. On fifth Fridays of the month (4 times per year), we prepare and serve a balanced meal for 200-350 people. The program, which is conducted at St. Stephen's Church in South Minneapolis, is part of a national organization. To volunteer, contact Steve Lee.
• Meals on Wheels, a national program that fights hunger while promoting human dignity. Every 6 weeks UBC volunteers deliver individually customized hot lunches to homebound community residents. To volunteer, contact Harriet Johnson.
• Interfaith Campus Coalition, University of Minnesota
• Sister Church: Second Baptist Church, Leon, Nicaragua. UBC "Godparents" provide financial support to a preschool/elementary program conducted at Second Baptist Church. For more information on our "Leon Link", contact Gene Velasco.

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