We are a religious people who have woven strands of a rich past into a tapestry of the present. Our principles and traditions constitute the core of our faith.
Our Eight Principles
We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote:
The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
*We covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.
*At our May 2023 congregational meeting, we voted to adopt the 8th Principle to our Unitarian Universalist principles. The principle is being considered by other UU congregations and the UUA.
The Six Sources of Our Faith
The living tradition that we share draws from many sources:
Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, that moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces that create and uphold life;
Words and deeds of prophetic women and men that challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love;
Wisdom from the world's religions that inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
Jewish and Christian teachings that call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
Humanist teachings that counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit;
Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions that celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.