Our Members

Our members come from a broad spectrum of backgrounds, and have many different beliefs and activities. Here is a sampling of answers we've received to the following questions:

How do you label your religious beliefs?
What brought you to Concord UU?
What keeps you coming?

How do you label your religious beliefs?

Many members describe themselves simply as Unitarian Universalist, but others use some sort of combination label, such as

Humanist UU
UU Pantheist
UU Pagan (kind of Druish)
UU and Naturalistic Theist
UU with thoughts of many things
UU and beyond
Judo-UU and
Jewnitarian

Others describe their belief systems as:

Secular Humanist
Eco-based Humanist
Humanist who did zen meditation for 9 years
New Age Taoist Yogi
Liberal Christian
Christian-Pagan
Wiccan
Non-Christian, Native American, and heavily influenced by the Dalai Lama and Jamaican Spirituality
Judaism
Eclectic

What brought you to Concord UU? (A random sample - more to come!)

Community, liberal spiritual practice, and the music.
Deep thought!
Desire to explore concepts of the "divine." Religious education for kids. Earth-Centered Spirituality Group.
Friends, covenant group, spiritual renewal.
It was a welcoming and safe haven when I suddenly realized that I was not Christian. I'm so glad I found this church then, and learned I was not alone in my doubts and questions.
Sense of mission (of UU beliefs) needs to exist as a counterpoint to "mainstream" religious institutions.
Marcel (our minister) and sense of community
Socialization, looking for a spiritual home that "fit" me.
A religious environment that supports and does not condemn our lifestyle, where we can be challenged to grow.
I was born a UU!
I was looking for a place to gather with like-minded individuals to celebrate life and where my children could receive religious education/spiritual guidance in a non-threatening, open environment.

What keeps you coming? (Another random sample)

I belong here. Acceptance of different beliefs, friends, many people concerned about the same peace and justice issues that I feel strongly about. Services.
A safe spiritual community for our family, including RE for our two children.
Supportive community and stimulation by others' insights.
I love being part of a faith community that recognizes there are many different paths to the divine, and where the thing that unites us is not a common religious belief, but a common vision for a responsible relationship with each other, the world community, and our planet.
Connection to the people in the congregation. Challenge to be a better person.
The community of like-minded yet different from me members. Also weekly reminder of how I can affect the world.
Being a member contributes to my quality of life.
The Earth-Centered Spirituality Group and singing in the Choir
I found what I was looking for [spiritually] and I also found a wonderful community within the church which I was not necessarily expecting
It's my spiritual home.

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