It’s all about character, because character matters!

In a culture where religion is all about what one believes, Unitarian Universalism stands out because it is all about what we do.

Our Unitarian ancestors took offence to the then (and now) prevailing idea that human beings were fallen and in need of an external savior to save us from ourselves. They felt that human beings were not fallen, but created blessed.

Our Universalist ancestors believed that God was love.

Taken together we have the powerful duo of being both born blessed and loved, instead of being fallen and damned. Both Unitarianism and Universalism have always stressed our ability to do good in the world.

All Souls Community Church affirms and promotes:

• The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
• Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
• Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
• A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
• The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
• The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
• Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

The living tradition which we share draws from many sources:

• 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;
• 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;
• Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
• Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
• 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.
• 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.