Camp Allen, Navasota TXHosted by Pathway s UU Church, Hurst, TX
Camp Allen, Navasota TXRegister now! https://swuuw.org/register/
Join the Fun and be Inspi red in the Piney Woods of Camp Allen. Established in 1921 by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Camp Allen is a year round facility located one hour nort hwest of Houston near Navasota, Texas. Their 1,100 beautiful acres feature a hotel and conference center, two lakes, miles of trails, and much more. W e invite you to explore and awaken your spirit in their piney woods! Space is Limited, your hotel room includes meals. Registration will open November 2025.
Guest Speaker is Natalie Briscoe, UUA Southern Region Lead. Chaplain/song leader is Rev. Kiya Heartwood.
Natalie Aguila B riscoe received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the Unive rsity of Texas at Austin in 2000 where her focus was on learning and percep tion across the lifespan and her Master’s Degree in counseling and human de velopment from the University of North Texas in 2002. She has amassed over a decade as a Religious Educator, serving congregations in the Southern and Pacific Western Regions. Natalie joined the Unitarian Universalist Associa tion’s Congregational Life Staff in 2013, began serving as the Co-Lead of t he Southern Region in 2018, and transitioned to the sole Lead of the Region in 2021. She is the recipient of the Norma Veridan Award for unique and ou tstanding service in Religious Education and the Ruth Clark Award for Excel lence in Service to Unitarian Universalism. Natalie is a proud Queer Pinay woman whose ministry is to help congregations become the best institutional incarnation of Unitarian Universalism that they can be.
Kiya Heartwood is an award-winning roots-rock singer-songwriter and Un itarian Universalist minister. Rev. Kiya is the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Brazos Valley in Bryan, TX.
The UK's Broadway Baby describes Kiya Heartwood (Radio Cafe, S tealin Horses, Wishing Chair) as "an award-winning American singer-songwriter who writes smart, funny and poignant songs." Kiya's music "serves up a lively batch of original son gs that follow on to two of the oldest traditions of folk music: storytelli ng and political broadside." Get Kiya's music in her online Store. Kiya's Badlands project is sche duled for Summer 2025. Watch for Tour Dates.
Kiya makes her happy home in Bryan, TX th at she shared with her wife, the Rev. Meg Barnhouse until Meg's passing in January 2026. K iya is also the director of the Love and Joy Choir.
Kiya’s V ideo page. Kiya on Facebook and Bluesky.
Will be hosted
by Horizon UU Church of Carrollton TX
Dates and exact Locatio
n TBD
Will be hosted by the Unitarian Univers
alist Fellowship of Lafayette LA
Dates and exact Location TBD
Camp Allen, Navasota TXRegister now! https://swuuw.org/re gister/
Join the Fun and be Inspired in the Piney Woods of Camp Allen. Established in 1921 by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Camp Allen is a year round facility located one hour northwest of Houston near Navasota, Texas. Their 1,100 beautiful acres feature a hotel and conference center, two lakes, miles of trails, and much more. We invite you to explore and awa ken your spirit in their piney woods! Space is Limited, your hotel room inc ludes meals. Registration will open November 2025.
Guest Speaker is Natalie Briscoe, UUA Southern Region Lead. Chaplain/song leader is Rev. Ki ya Heartwood.
Natalie Aguila Briscoe received her Ba chelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 200 0 where her focus was on learning and perception across the lifespan and he r Master’s Degree in counseling and human development from the University o f North Texas in 2002. She has amassed over a decade as a Religious Educato r, serving congregations in the Southern and Pacific Western Regions. Natal ie joined the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Congregational Life Staf f in 2013, began serving as the Co-Lead of the Southern Region in 2018, and transitioned to the sole Lead of the Region in 2021. She is the recipient of the Norma Veridan Award for unique and outstanding service in Religious Education and the Ruth Clark Award for Excellence in Service to Unitarian U niversalism. Natalie is a proud Queer Pinay woman whose ministry is to help congregations become the best institutional incarnation of Unitarian Unive rsalism that they can be.
Kiya Heartwood is an award -winning roots-rock singer-songwriter and Unitarian Universalist minister. Rev. Kiya is the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Churc h of the Brazos Valley in Bryan, TX.
The UK's Broadway Baby < /em>describes Kiya Heartwood (Radio Cafe, Stealin Horses, Wishing Chair) as "an award-winning America n singer-songwriter who writes smart, funny and poignant songs." Kiya's mus ic "serves up a lively batch of original songs that follow on to two of the oldest traditions of folk music: storytelling and political broadside." Ge t Kiya's music in her onlin e Store. Kiya's Badlands project is scheduled for Summer 2025. Watch fo r Tour Dates.
Kiya makes her happy home in Bryan, TX that she shared with her wife, th e Rev. Meg Barnhous e until Meg's passing in January 2026. Kiya is also the director of the Love and Joy Choir.
Kiya’s Video page. Kiya on Facebook and Bluesky.
Will be hosted by Horizon UU Church o
f Carrollton TX
Dates and exact Location TBD
Will be hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lafayette L
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Dates and exact Location TBD