WHO WE ARE
Our Principles and our many special interest Group Activities..


The Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill is a vital and engaged spiritual community of adults, youth, and children. We gather for fellowship, intellectual challenge and growth, affirmation and celebration of shared values, and service to humanity. We welcome individuals who wish to search for meaning and insight while assuming personal responsibility for their own decisions and religious beliefs. We feel it is important to respect the dignity of all people. As a result, our community is tolerant of all sincerely held beliefs. We encourage free expression of diverse ideas in constructive communication. We welcome gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender individuals. Our search for common ground among a wide range of ideas is a witness to our faith in the fundamental unity of existence.

Seeking Truth.

As Unitarian Universalists, we are proud of our efforts to maintain open minds in the search for truth. We are not asked to adhere blindly to myths or creeds, but are called to look at varied possibilities, to test assumptions, and to discuss our beliefs. We see the development of personal religion as an ongoing and ever-changing task. We seek religious insights and understandings within all expressions of the human spirit: science, art, poetry and philosophy as well as the traditions of the world's great religions.

UUs come from Jewish, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and other backgrounds.
UUs may be deists, theists, atheists, or agnostics.
UUs may be conservatives, moderates, liberals, or socialists on economic and social issues.
The values that the members of our church share are summarized in several
covenants.

Our Mission Statement.

We, as a congregation, have adopted a formal statement of what we view as our mission. It follows:

"We, as a Unitarian Universalist community, gather to worship, celebrate life, grow spiritually, seek truth, experience fellowship, serve others and strive to build a just society. We provide sanctuary for the expression of individuality and welcome all who value and honor the richness of diversity."

BUT ALSO...
Lots of good things go on here!

Although the major expression of the above dearly held ideas and ideals takes place in our WORSHIP and RELIGIOUS EDUCATION activities, there exists an added wide variety of venues and specific programs in which our members and friends can express their own individual bents. Many of these are listed below with links to a more detailed description of each.