Mission Statement
The mission of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte is to inspire children, youth and adults to discover and articulate deeper spiritual meaning evidenced in lives of integrity, compassion and stewardship of the earth.
Additional Information
We Are A Welcoming Congregation
The Welcoming Congregation Program is a completely volunteer program for congregations that see a need to become more inclusive towards bisexual, gay, lesbian, and/or transgender people. It consists of a series of workshops developed by the UUA, with the goal of reducing prejudice by increasing understanding and acceptance among people of different sexual orientations.
Congregations who publicly and successfully welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have the following qualities:
- Include and address the needs of LGBT persons at every level of congregational life—in worship, in programs, in social occasions, and in rites of passage—welcoming not only their presence, but the gifts and particularities of their lives as well.
- Assume the presence of LGBT people and celebrate this diversity by having inclusive language and content in their worship.
- Fully incorporate the experiences of LGBT persons throughout all programs, including religious education.
- Include an affirmation and nondiscrimination clause in our by-laws and other official documents affecting all dimensions of congregational life, including membership, hiring practices, and the calling of religious professionals.
- Engage in outreach into the LGBT community in their advertising and by actively supporting LGBT affirmative groups.
- Offer congregational and ministerial support for union and memorial services for LGBT persons, and for celebrations of family definitions.
- Celebrate the lives of all people and welcome same-sex couples, recognizing their committed relationships, and equally affirm displays of caring and affections without regard to sexual orientation.
- Seek to nurture ongoing dialogue between bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, and heterosexual persons and to create deeper trust and sharing.
- Affirm and celebrate LGBT issues and history during the church year.
- Attend to legislative developments and work to promote justice, freedom, and equality in the larger society.
- Speak out when the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people are at stake.
- Celebrate the lives of all people and their ways of expressing their love for each other.
