Our Commitment

In Unitarian Universalism, you can bring your whole self: your full identity, your questioning mind, your expansive heart. The Seven Principles ask us to stay open to new and different ideas while remaining firm in our dedication to justice, equity, and compassion.

During the 2020 BLM protest movement, we raised our voices among those calling for equity and justice.  Mendon, and our church in particular, has a strong and passionate abolitionist history. Our Black Lives Matter banner was hung in honor of that  tradition, in support and solidarity with the BLM movement for Social  Justice. Even when someone vandalized it and tore it down the community rallied and put it right back up.

We continued the tradition in support of Ukraine. And now we turn our attention both to the ongoing genocide in Gaza as well as the continued fight for democracy here in the United States. We will not sit idle while tyranny drags our neighbors from their beds and strips them of their inalienable rights. While our community might be small, we will continue to use our voices, bodies, and minds to protect those who cannot easily protect themselves.

It is in this space, and in our spiritual sphere in general, that we hope to support our community and offer the opportunity for productive discussion, sharing, and standing in solidarity for justice and compassion, honoring the inherent worth and dignity of every person, and  respecting the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.