Unitarian Universalist Beliefs

In Unitarian Universalism, you can bring your whole self: your full identity, your questioning mind, your expansive heart. Together, we create a force more powerful than one person or one belief system. Our beliefs are diverse and inclusive. We have no shared creed. Our shared covenant (our seven principles) supports “the free and responsible search for truth and meaning.”


This responsible search has led us to an inclusive spirituality drawn from six sources: from the scriptural inspiration of the world's religions to personal experience to modern day heroes of justice and everyday people. We welcome wisdom from many sources.


We are united in our broad and inclusive outlook, and in our values, We are united in shared experience: our open and stirring worship services, religious education, and rites of passage; our work for social justice; our quest to include the marginalized; our expressions of love.


Unitarian Universalists believe more than one thing. We think for ourselves, and reflect together, about important questions:



UU Principles and Sources

Together we covenant to affirm and promote:


The 1st Principle

The inherent worth and dignity of every person




The 2nd Principle

Justice, equity and compassion in human relations



The 3rd Principle

Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations

The 4th Principle

A free and responsible search for truth and meaning


The 5th Principle

The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process in our congregations and in society at large

The 6th Principle

The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all

The 7th Principle

Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part

We Honor Many Sources of Wisdom, including:


  1. Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;
  2. Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love;
  3. Wisdom from the world’s religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
  4. Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God’s love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
  5. Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit;
  6. Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.