Report from the ad hoc Committee on the Covenant

After reviewing our current Congregational Covenant and those of other UU churches, the Ad Hoc Committee on the Covenant unanimously recommends adoption of our Congregational Affirmation as our Congregational Covenant:
Love is the doctrine of this congregation,
The quest for truth is its sacrament,
And service is its prayer.
To dwell together in peace,
To seek knowledge in freedom,
To serve others in community,
Thus do we covenant with one another.
The Committee noted that this statement of our covenantal religious beliefs has been unofficially labeled our “Congregational Covenant” in our weekly Order of Service for over a decade. It is a succinct, elegant, and incisive summary of our non-creedal religious beliefs that many have found inspiring and uplifting. It has served us well and stood the test of time for our congregation. It avoids the potential for imposing doctrinal requirements and authoritarian obligations on individual members in keeping with our longstanding UU beliefs in congregational autonomy and freedom of belief.
Therefore, the Committee recommends our official adoption of this affirmation as our Congregational Covenant.
Michael Sullivan
Linda McLeod
Jane Gillespie
Lis Turner
3/3/23

Dan Cook

Best Church:
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

“A church where skepticism is welcome and adherence to dogma is suspect? A church where all religions are invited but none are beyond introspection? A church that regularly presents nationally touring singer-songwriters? A church where half the congregation might have been at Hunter-Gatherer the night before? Now that’s a church we can support.”

Linda and Richard McLeod, Members

We were looking for a church where we felt accepted both intellectually and spiritually, a place where all people and religions were regarded equally without condemnation. Our search began at UUCC six years ago and we never had to look any further. We found our place here with a community of like-minded people and it became our second home, our second family.

Carita Barr, Member

Carita Barr, Member: Growing up in a Lutheran state-taxed church, I never was very religious. But 40 years ago, I heard about Unitarian Universalism through friends. I found a home here where this diverse religious community really works to better our world. Respect and honor for the “other” is the main ingredient in our cooperative efforts as a movement.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia

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