Our Beliefs
With Unitarian Universalism, you can bring your whole self: your full identity, your questioning mind, your expansive heart. You do not have to check your personal background and beliefs at the door. Together, we create a force more powerful than one person or one belief system. Join us on a journey that both honors and rectifies our past as we progress toward a better future.
Our beliefs are diverse and inclusive.
We have no shared creed but do agree on the seven Principles. (our Seven Principles) Our shared covenant supports “the free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” Originally, Unitarianism and Universalism were both liberal Christian traditions. In 1961, responsible research led to the creation of Unitarian Universalism, an inclusive spirituality drawn from our six Sources, including scriptural wisdom, personal experience, and modern-day heroes.
Unitarian Universalists believe more than one thing. We think for ourselves, and reflect together, about important issues, such as:
- The existence of a higher power
- Life and death
- Sacred texts
- Prayer and spiritual practices
We are united in our broad and inclusive outlook and in our values, as expressed in our seven Principles. We are united in the shared experiences of expressions of love, inspiring worship services, religious education, rites of passage, our social justice work, and a quest to include marginalized people.
Unitarian Universalist services pull from a variety of belief systems and viewpoints, including:
- Atheist/Agnostic
- Buddhist
- Christian
- Hindu
- Humanist
- Jewish
- Muslim
- Pagan
- and more.