Welcome!
Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is a vibrant, multi-generational liberal religious home. We believe in walking alongside each other in our separate spiritual journeys while covenanting to create community and striving to make a more just world.
After a democratic process involving thousands of Unitarian Universalists discussing the faith’s values and core theology over the past three-plus years, delegates at General Assembly 2024 voted decisively to approve a new statement of values and beliefs for Unitarian Universalism.
Individual UUs and their congregations are welcome to continue to hold and value the Seven Principles and Six Sources, which were adopted in 1984.
We are a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), as such, we adhere to the eight principles (the 8th principle is being considered by other congregations and the UUA):
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Members and friends of the Fellowship come from a variety of backgrounds and beliefs. Our stories are different and our identities more so, but we believe that our spiritual journeys are enhanced by this diversity and that we learn from each other. At Morristown UU Fellowship we strive to live up to the commitments of our Right Relations Promise as we continue the work of building the beloved community.
Right Relations Promise
- I will listen attentively, acknowledge others’ views and try to imagine holding their opinions.
- I will refrain from judging other people’s motives and opinions.
- I will seek accurate information, be willing to test my assumptions, and examine my own motives.
- I will communicate openly, directly, and honestly. I will go directly to a person with whom I disagree and share differences respectfully. If needed, I will use a third party to mediate.
- I will balance being open to new ideas and respecting our traditions.
- I will be patient with myself, others, and the process of change.
- I will allow space for feelings and emotions – mine and others’.
- I will let go of the trivial, and be willing to give and take.
- I will remind myself that we are all working for the shared goal of supporting our religious community.
Shared UU Values
Seven UU Principles
- 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
- Build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions
Six UU 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 people 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.
We welcome
…all faiths and beliefs – Atheism to earth-centered beliefs to mainstream religions
…all families – Single, married, same-gender, grandparent/child, interfaith
…all sexualities
…all genders
…all ethnicities
…all ages
…all traditions