The Unitarian Church of Transylvania has over 60,000 members and is the birthplace of Unitarianism with many churches over 400 years old! Theologian Francis David convinced the Hungarian Royal Court to enact the Edict of Torda in 1568 which established Unitarianism and allowed congregants to freely elect their preachers and represented the first expression of religious freedom in Christian Europe. How can a better understanding of our Unitarian ancestors guide us boldly into the future with Love and Justice at the center of all we do?

Rev. Kevin Alan Mann (he/him/siyá) serves as a Chaplain with Sequoia Hospice. As a Queer Filipino American Unitarian Universalist, Kevin’s ministry is rooted in centering people from the margins and building collective solidarity towards anti-racist multicultural Beloved Community. He received his Master of Divinity and Social Change from Starr King School for the Ministry in 2016 and completed his Chaplaincy Residency at California Pacific Medical Center in 2018. Kevin was ordained by the First Unitarian Church of Oakland on October 1st, 2023 and is one of the founders of Bay Area DRUUMM (Diverse Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries).