Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion rooted in Christian and Jewish values. Its philosophy keeps an open mind to the religious questions people have struggled with through the ages.
Unitarian Universalists emphasize the search for spiritual meaning, rather than requiring adherence to a particular creed. We have no dogma in the traditional religious sense. UUs are free to develop and hold individual beliefs concerning God, Jesus, heaven and hell, or even the very existence of a higher being or power. Unitarian Universalism encourages (and hopefully enables) each of us to seek and find our own answers to those great religious questions of life, in a community of open hearts and inquiring minds.
Many of us come from various traditions, values, beliefs, and religions other than Unitarian Universalism. We are not a melting pot, but are more a mosaic, forming a new image assembled from our own variations. Reason and conscience are our religious authorities, rather than an institution with a set of rules to obey. We come together while respecting our differences, sharing our beliefs and ourselves, finding kinship with one another as we recognize fellow seekers of truth well told. We seek not to convert, but to understand. Not to judge, but to learn.
We gather as a community and as extended family, celebrating our joys as well as gaining strength from one another in times of crisis or loss.
