Purpose, Vision, Mission, & Beliefs

Embrace Empower EngageOur Purpose, Vision, and Mission

PURPOSE: The purpose of this Fellowship is to foster liberal religious living through worship, study, service, and fellowship both within our Congregation and in the larger community.

OUR VISION: An open community practicing compassion, nurturing spirit, living justice, and protecting the earth.

THE MISSION of the Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is to:

  • Embrace Diversity
  • Empower Connection
  • Engage in the Work

Adopted May, 2016

What Do You UUs Believe?



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RVUUF is one of more than 1,000 Unitarian Universalist congregations in the United States that affirm and promote seven Principles, which we hold as strong values and moral guides.

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We are a covenantal religion, rather than a creedal religion, meaning we understand our behavior is influenced by our values, and not based simply on what we believe.  We strive to live these 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.

The seven Principles and six Sources of the Unitarian Universalist Association grew out of the grassroots of our communities, were affirmed democratically, and are part of who we are.

We live out these Principles within a “living tradition” of wisdom and spirituality, drawn from sources as diverse as science, poetry, scripture, and personal experience. These are the six sources our congregations affirm and promote:

  • 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 women and men 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.

Grateful for the religious pluralism which enriches and ennobles our faith, we are inspired to deepen our understanding and expand our vision. As free congregations we enter into this covenant, promising to one another our mutual trust and support.