Principles

We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Covenant to affirm and promote:

AUUC is an open and nurturing community of faith. We foster each individual's spiritual journey , and we share a common values while honoring a diversity of beliefs. Together, we cherish our connection to nature, and we act to transform our world into a more embracing and just community.

ACCOTINK UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH VISION

We the members of Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church, affirm the vision of this congregation for the next five years to include the following elements:

Spritual Growth

We are a religious community committed to nurturing spiritual growth of all children and adults through shared experiences, ministering to each other, and drawing from a variety of common and different beliefs to encourage creative expression and a lifetime of learning.

Worship

Worship is the heart and soul of this church. Through a rich variety of rituals, traditions, music, and opportunities for participation, worship promotes and affirms our Unitarian Universalist principles. It nurtures and challenges us emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually.

Members & Friends

Our membership is dynamic, diverse, and multi-generational. We value, support, and nurture each individual, welcoming new members and friends into our programs and community. We actively create opportunities to participate in our community and to minister with one another.

Democratic Leadership

Our leadership guides and supports our congregation in policy development and oversight as well as program development and inplementation. We are a democratic community fostering clear, open, and respectful communications, leadership development, and relationship-building among lay leadership, staff, and members.

Trained Volunteers

Committed volunteers are the backbone of our church. As a congregation we recognize and respect all volunteers' endeavors and are grateful for their generosity, diversity of talents, and time. We provide training, support, follow-through, coordination, succession planning, and a communications network.

Social Justice

We recognize that efforts to achieve social justice are an essential aspect of our religious community. We live our Unitarian Universalist principles through engaging generously in a variety of social justice activities driven by community needs and denominational focus.

FELLOWSHIP CIRCLE

This church is dedicated to the proposition that behind all our differences and beneath all our diversity, there is a unity which makes us one and binds us forever together in spite of time and death and the space between the stars. We pause now in silent witness to that unity.