Our Church’s Mission and Vision

Adopted by the congregation on December 4, 2011:

Mission: We are an open and caring congregation. We nurture spiritual growth through worship, education, social justice, and service to others.

Vision: Our congregation is a source of sanctuary and inspiration. We embrace creativity, inclusiveness, and spiritual exploration. We share humane values and we work together to create a better world.

Our Values

Rev. Elizabeth Bukey Saunter and Rev. Elizabeth Assenza stand with Black Lives Matter sign in front of church

As Unitarian Universalists, we covenant, congregation-to-congregation and through our Association, to support and assist one another in our ministries. We draw 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 Unitarian Universalist values. We are accountable to one another for doing the work of living our shared values through the spiritual discipline of Love.

These values call us to uphold:

  • The inherent worthiness of every person, including immigrants, Muslims, people of color, Jews, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer people. Everyone has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion.
  • The right of every citizen to vote and of all people to access health care and reproductive rights.
  • Initiatives to address the threat of climate change and to protect the interdependent web of all existence.

We proclaim that Black Lives Matter.

We pledge our collective faithful efforts to the full affirmation and celebration of transgender, nonbinary, intersex and gender diverse people within our congregations and the wider community, and uphold this commitment as a fundamental obligation revealed by our principles and values.

We side with the most vulnerable among us, and oppose any and all unjust government actions to deport, register, discriminate, or despoil.