Collections by Michelle Brown WSG Abundant LUUv's Rev. Duncan E. Teague

Collections by Michelle Brown

In the greater metropolitan Atlanta area, there are about six or seven Unitarian Universalist congregation, but they are all in predominantly white areas of town. In 2018, Rev. Duncan E. Teague with others committed to moving forward with black lives of Unitarian universalism, and building communities, centered in black communities and communities of color founded the Abundant LUUv Congregation - A new Unitarian Universalist congregation in the West End neighborhood of Atlanta. Abundant LUUv’s beliefs are diverse and inclusive embracing diverse teachings from Eastern and Western religions and philosophies. It is committed to continuing the work of healing communities and is working with Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health and the School of Nursing to assist with research to inform faith-based HIV/AIDS prevention programs from the perspective of Black gay and bisexual men. Before accepting his calling to ministry, Rev. Teague had an established career in HIV/AIDS education, advocacy, and research coordination. He began at AIDS Atlanta within the first five years of the epidemic. In the 2017 legislative session of the State of Georgia House of Representatives, he was recognized for his many years of HIV/AIDS work. He graduated from the Candler School of Theology in 2011 and ordained by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta and credentialed by the larger UU Association in 2014. Rev. Teague is an inductee to the Morehouse College, Board of Preachers of the Martin Luther King, Jr. International College of Ministers and Laity, 2015. His story was featured in the 2018 Atlanta Journal Constitution article and subsequent interviews of Atlanta-area men leading the struggle of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among African American gay, bisexual and transgender people, from the 1980s to the present.