The Unitarian Universalist fellowship of Sun City Center is a free religious community
welcoming every honest seeker of more humane and meaningful life. We are open to
persons who accept the democratic method in human relationships and we welcome
persons of any race, belief, sexual preference, or national origin who share our concern
for the individual and society.
As we pursue our religious quest, certain general principles guide the way of our
individual and collective lives.
• We believe in knowledge,
for there is no help in ignorance.
• We believe in reason,
for without it we can only surrender to the blind forces of prejudice.
• We believe in compassion,
for revenge and hatred destroy the human spirit.
• We believe in love,
for it is life's most creative power.
• We believe in celebrating the dignity and worth of every human being.
for recognition of diversity is part of our common core.
• We offer no guarantee of a future life freed from the burdens of the present,
but we explore and celebrate the ground we stand upon today.
• We offer no bound book of a final revelation,
but we will share with you the loose leaf pages of an ever growing, ever
changing bible of human inspiration.
Joining this Fellowship can only strengthen your ties with the world, for it signifies your dedication to the eternal
quest for freedom in thought and action.
Original version by Jim Harner UU Church of Brunswick, Main - since revised.
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"Unitarian Universalism is faith in people, hope for tomorrow's
child, confidence in a continuity that spans all time. It looks not
to a perfect heaven, but toward a good earth. It is respectful of
the past, but not limited to it. It is trust in growing and
conspiracy with change. It is spiritual responsibility for a moral
tomorrow." --Ed Schempp, Activist 1908-2003
"The world is now too dangerous for anything but the truth, too small
for anything but brotherhood. True religion, like our founding
principles, requires that the rights of the disbeliever be equally
acknowledged with those of the believer."--A. Powell Davies,
Unitarian Minister, 1902-1957
"Stand by this faith. Work for it and sacrifice for it. There is
nothing in all the world so important as to be loyal to this faith
which has placed before us the loftiest ideals, which has comforted
us in sorrow, strengthened us for noble duty and made the world
beautiful."--Olympia Brown, Universalist Minister, 1835-1926
"We need to love from the start--not as an emergency strategy when
everything has gone wrong."-- Rebecca Parker, Minister
"Each night a child is born is a holy night."--Sophia Lyon Fahs,
Religious Educator 1876-1978
"Ultimately, we are all theologians. We all ponder the great life
issues. As Unitarian Universalists we celebrate common operational
values that unite us even as we enjoy a diversity of perspectives
that enables us to learn and grow religiously."--Richard Gilbert,
Minister
"The word freedom comes from an ancient Norse root verb that means to
become loving. Freedom is not properly a state of being then, but
more accurately a choice for becoming. So, in our religion, freedom
is about becoming, never about being."--Terry Sweetser, Minister
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I-75 south. then off at Sun City Center exit 240A (old 46B).
