Unitarian Universalists hold no creeds, dogma or doctrine. We are a free and liberal religion, encouraging you to discover what you believe in your heart. We give you the support you need to articulate your beliefs. And we give you the support you need to live your beliefs with integrity. Although we have no prescribed beliefs, Unitarian Universalists do not believe whatever we want to believe; rather, we believe what we must believe to be true to ourselves. That said, both the Unitarian Universalists of the Church of the Palouse and the Unitarian Universalists nation-wide have made promises, outlined in the following living documents, of how we will seek truth together.

Mission of our Church

We are a caring community dedicated to the free and open search for spiritual, intellectual and emotional growth. We value the natural environment and respect the interdependence of all life. We aspire to provide a welcoming home to all who join us in pursuing justice, tolerance, and compassion, with respect for the inherent worth and dignity of every person.

Ministry of our Church

The purpose of our Church is to maintain a covenanted community based on liberal religious values. We strive toward this goal by:

• Providing religious services of worship and celebration;
• Welcoming each seeker of truth into responsible participation;
• Facilitating the creative use of religious freedom as well as respect for differences;
• Ministering to persons in their everyday problems of life;
• Reasoning about life's meanings and society's ethical dimensions;
• Promoting racial and social justice;
• Supporting the purpose and programs of the Unitarian Universalist Association;
• Inspiring awareness of, and cooperation with, the harmony of nature; and
• Encouraging intercultural understanding and efforts toward world peace.

Principles of Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregrations

We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote

• 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 living tradition which we share draws from many sources:

• 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.