Our Values

Principles, values, and beliefs

Our principles, values, and beliefs are deeply intertwined, with much of our focus centered on living our social justice values. We encourage sustainability in our congregation and our personal lives.  We have divested our investments in fossil fuels, and moved our financial accounts to a community bank. Our congregation welcomes people of all races, ethnicities, sexual identities, and abilities. We believe that by living our values, we can transform both ourselves and the world.

Every week our Social Justice program puts action behind our principles, values, and beliefs. Our children are encouraged to live their values in the Families and Religious Exploration program. Sunday services and music draw people into our congregation where they find our beliefs reflected in songs and sermons.

Congregational Stands on Justice

Sometimes our values lead us to speak out on core moral social justice issues.  These congregational stands allow EUUC staff and members to publicly advocate and engage in witness on these issues.

Learn about our process for taking a congregational stand and also the stands that we have taken on LGBTQI Justice and Equity, Money in Politics, Global Warming and Climate Justice, Racial Justice, and Reproductive Justice.

The Eight principles

These eight Principles (Principios en Español, Principles in Other Languages) are as follows:

  1. 1st Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
  2. 2nd Principle: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
  3. 3rd Principle: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
  4. 4th Principle: A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
  5. 5th Principle: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
  6. 6th Principle: The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
  7. 7th Principle: Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
  8. 8th Principle: Journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.