Unitarian Universalists have many ways of naming what is sacred. Some believe in a God; some don’t believe in a God. Some believe in a sacred force at work in the world, and call it “love,” “mystery,” “source of all,” or “spirit of life.” We are thousands of individuals of all ages, each influenced by our cultures and life experiences to understand “the ground of our being” in our own way. Our beliefs are diverse: agnostic, theist, atheist, and everything in between.

We join together not because we have a shared concept of the divine. Rather we gather knowing that life is richer in community than when we go it alone. We gather to know and be known, to comfort and be comforted, to celebrate the mystery that binds us, each to all.

A Covenantal Faith

Rather than requiring members to accept a specific creed, UUs practice a covenantal faith. Through our covenants, we voluntarily “promise from the heart” how we will be in relationship with one another. UU covenants reflect our shared values along with an understanding that we are interdependent and that the relationship itself is sacred.

As UU Jennifer Gracen writes, we are bound together “by a belief that how we are in the world, who we are together, matters.”

Because UUism is a “living tradition,” our covenants do not remain static. As our understanding of the world evolves, so may our values. Then, through the democratic process, we use this new understanding to reshape and recommit to how we will be in relationship with each other and the world.

Growing Together

We welcome you in the fullness of your beliefs. Join us in exploring life’s deepest questions in a spiritually diverse, supportive, and challenging community. We are excited to meet you where you are, and see how we can all learn and grow together.

Explore More

Our Shared UU Values – Our values and covenants approved by our General Assembly of UU congregations in June 2024.

Unitarian Universalism 101 – We offer short videos and readings to provide you with a better understanding of our core values, our history, our theology, and what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist (UU).