1985 Urban Extension Ministry projects begun in Detroit, MI and San Jose, CA. . UUA Urban Church Designation Project completed. Urban Ministers Conference in October. After creation of BCWG, UCM and BCWG working together to recruit more ministers of color. UCM asked UUA Board to lower cong.
Primary focus is on combating racism.
New focus on racial diversity. It will continue to be concerned with issues of racism. However, with the establishment of other committees with this specific charge, it feels free to pursue other urban concerns such as that of social class inclusivity and to assess the needs of Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans in urban centers. Rewrote charge of UCM to focus more on urban and less exclusively on race. Still a focus on racism issues.