Unitarian Universalist Values


We are a people of many paths who are brave, curious, and compassionate thinkers and doers. Diverse in age, ethnicity, gender and spirituality, we come together to make a difference for our world and ourselves. We have different beliefs, but we share the same values, centered around love.

  • Interdependence: We honor the interdependent web of all existence and acknowledge our place in it. With reverence for the great web of life and with humility, we acknowledge our place in it.
    We work to protect Earth and all beings from exploitation. We create and nurture sustainable relationships of care and respect, mutuality and justice. We will work to repair harm and damaged relationships.


  • Pluralism: We are all sacred beings, diverse in culture, experience, and theology.
    We 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 feel welcome and can thrive.
    We work 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 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 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 is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion.
    We use our time, wisdom, attention, and money to build and sustain fully accessible and inclusive communities.


  • And with Love in the center.

University Unitarian Church

University Unitarian Church has been a vibrant liberal religious community in Seattle for more than a century. Adapting to the growing program needs of our many hundreds of member families and friends, we celebrated a complete renovation of our church campus in 2020.

 

As a church we hold ourselves accountable to this charge—let us turn evermore to deeds rather than to creeds to declare our religion. While our members hold many diverse religious and spiritual beliefs, we know it is more important to demonstrate those beliefs in our actions. That focus drives our worship life, our family ministry programs, and our many social justice commitments (which currently are devoted to addressing climate change, becoming an anti-racist community, alleviating homelessness and insuring voting integrity).

 

We invite you to grow with us!


UUC is a Welcoming Congregation


We have been working intentionally for years to make sure all people and families feel at ease here, regardless of sexual and gender orientation, race, class or religious orientation feel welcome here. Being welcoming means striving for radical inclusion, and creating spaces that honor every part of our identities, backgrounds, and experiences.


UUC is a Family-Friendly Congregation


Children and youth of all ages are welcome in the services on Sunday mornings. It’s okay if kids get wiggly and babies make noises; it makes us smile. 

Our History

In this 15 minute video clip from UUC’s 100th Anniversary celebration, the Rev. Jon Luopa narrates the early history of UUC (1885 – 1997). Includes the story of the church’s founding, building our current home, and the important role UUC has played in the social justice landscape of Seattle over the decades.

Our Mission and Vision

The church’s current mission and vision statements were created through a year-long discernment process that the UUC congregation entered into in late 2010. The congregation unanimously approved this new mission and vision on December 22, 2011.

Mission Statement

UUC is a community that covenants to awaken spirit, nurture hope and inspire action.

Vision Statement
  • We will create a more connected multigenerational community where all individuals welcome, value, and support one another and contribute to the common good.
  • We will risk leaving the safety of known ways in order to open ourselves to experiences of awe and mystery and deepen our sense of gratitude and awareness that we are connected to creation.
  • We will be responsible stewards of the gifts we hold in trust, endeavoring to leave a generous and sustainable legacy for those who come after us.
  • We will vocally and actively oppose injustice and stand in prophetic judgment of all that would diminish the equality and dignity of human beings or harm the web of life. We seek partnership with those who share our goals and creative dialogue with those who challenge us in our search for larger truths.


Our Stories

Are you familiar with StoryCorps—an ongoing project dedicated to the recording, sharing, and preservation of stories from everyday people across America? Perhaps you’ve heard some of these stories on National Public Radio. The StoryCorps project inspired us to begin capturing the history and legacy of UUC by interviewing our own members.  You can see some our members and hear their stories here.


Unitarian Universalist Association


UUC is a member congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). UUC members are eligible to serve as delegates to the annual General Assembly of the UUA and can also serve in leadership positions for the UUA and its Pacific Western Region.