The Unitarian Universalist approach to spirituality is fundamentally different from that of more orthodox religious communities. If it seems unlike anything you have experienced, don't be surprised.
Rather than assert that Life's ultimate truth has been revealed once and for all in some scripture, we assume that, together, we must seek to understand the meaning of our lives. We gather in a sense of wonder before the mystery of Life. Ours is a vital spirituality of inquiry and growth, not of preconceived answers.
In our search, we have the voices and visions of every period and place in the record of human experience from which to draw. The world's religious traditions, the wisdom of literature, the richness of the arts, the discoveries of the sciences, and our own life experience. We have the combined religious traditions of the Unitarians and the Universalists: a tradition of creative spirits like Ralph Waldo Emerson, Albert Schweitzer and Augusta Chapin, the third woman ordained in America, who served as minister of this congregation in the 1890s.
Our congregation is made up of individuals whose religious beliefs represent a variety of perspectives: Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Pagan, naturist, pantheist, deist, atheist, agnostic, and many others. We strive to bring a variety of perspectives to bear on our spiritual growth as individuals and as a congregation.
Our mission is to be a welcoming spiritual community that nurtures each individual's search for meaning. As we create fellowship within our community, we reach out to demonstrate our shared values of compassion, peace, justice and respect for the earth.
We know of no other religious institution willing to take such an approach. Here is both a respect for the past and an openness to the future.
We are affiliated with the
Unitarian Universalist Association which is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
