All Faiths Unitarian Congregation is a welcoming, caring community, seeking diversity, practicing openness, and encouraging personal and spiritual growth. We are working toward a just, free, peaceful and compassionate world.
What We Believe
All Faiths Unitarian Congregation consists of people with varied faith heritages. That includes Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist, agnostic, pagan and humanist backgrounds. As religious liberals, and as Unitarian Universalists, we place less emphasis on formal beliefs and more on practical living. We believe that ultimately, faith is not so much the creeds we say, as it is the lives we live, which is why we seek constantly to be involved in issues that matter.
Our members have been active in the struggle for racial equality, civil liberty, international peace, environmental justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and equal rights for all peoples. We work as individuals, in congregational social action, and partner with our local community and organizations. Plus, we support and assist other community organizations reaching out to the impoverished and oppressed, HIV/AIDS, poverty, homelessness, hunger, affordable housing, farmer's rights, domestic violence, and programs for marginalized youth.
We Welcome You
Your experience among us will make you think, touch your heart, and pique your curiosity about our Unitarian Universalist community where we are brought together by love, not fear, and where we find our common purpose through the values we share. Whatever your background, your theology, your interests, you are welcome here regardless of race, color, creed, gender, gender identity and expression, or sexual or affectional orientation.
We are wheelchair/walker accessible and have large print songbooks and assistive listening devices available.
Centered in Love
As Unitarian Universalists, we covenant, congregation-to-congregation and through our Association, to support and assist one another in our ministries. We hold Love at the center of our values and covenant drawing from our heritages of freedom, reason, hope, and courage, building on the foundation of love.
Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values. We are accountable to one another for doing the work of living our shared values through the spiritual discipline of Love.
Unitarian Universalist Values and Covenant
Interdependence -- We honor the interdependent web of all existence. With reverence for the great web of life and with humility, we acknowledge our place in it. We covenant to protect Earth and all beings from exploitation. We will create and nurture sustainable relationships of care and respect, mutuality and justice. We will work to repair harm and damaged relationships.
Pluralism -- We celebrate that we are all sacred beings, diverse in culture, experience, and theology. We covenant to learn from one another in our free and responsible search for truth and meaning. We embrace our differences and commonalities with Love, curiosity, and respect.
Justice -- We work to be diverse multicultural Beloved Communities where all thrive. We covenant to dismantle racism and all forms of systemic oppression. We support the use of inclusive democratic processes to make decisions within our congregations, our Association, and society at large.
Transformation -- We adapt to the changing world. We covenant to collectively transform and grow spiritually and ethically. Openness to change is fundamental to our Unitarian and Universalist heritages, never complete and never perfect.
Generosity -- We cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope. We covenant to freely and compassionately share our faith, presence, and resources. Our generosity connects us to one another in relationships of interdependence and mutuality.
Equity -- We declare that every person has the right to flourish with inherent dignity and worthiness. We covenant to use our time, wisdom, attention, and money to build and sustain fully accessible and inclusive communities.
Building a Diverse, Multicultural, Beloved Community
We, the members of All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, covenant to build a multicultural Beloved Community, free of racism and other oppressions, by making inclusion a part of our spiritual journey.