Mission and Covenant
Our mission statement, adopted by the congregation in 2024:
We come together to deepen our spiritual experience, grow beloved community, and act on our values in the wider world.
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To equip ourselves to live out this mission we are guided by our Congregational Covenant, adopted in 2017:
As members of UUCV, we commit our best efforts to inspiring and supporting each other in our quest for truth, meaning, and compassionate community.
To that end:
We aspire to practice acceptance
- by valuing our differences,
- by understanding each of us is acting to meet legitimate needs and
- by seeking progress, not perfection.
We work to nurture healthy relationships
- by listening wholeheartedly,
- by upholding our personal boundaries and respecting others’ boundaries and
- by addressing conflict in a timely way.
We intentionally join ourselves in community, for we are stronger together. Therefore, we seek to
- honor the dedication and work of our volunteers,
- put the good of the congregation before personal preference and
- celebrate the moments when we bring each other joy, comfort, and hope.