Unitarian Universalist congregations have been welcoming humanists, atheists, agnostics, and other freethinkers for over 100 years! Families, especially, find supportive and loving community and a village to help raise their children — often an oasis of acceptance within the larger culture. For many non-theists, a UU congregation is the only place they can be open about their beliefs and still share in the opportunity to express their love for humanity through service, and to engage with others through life’s joys and challenges.At the same time, Unitarian Universalism’s historic identity as emerging from Christian movements, and the church-based language and style that comes with that history, can be a stumbling block for potential members who identify as non-theist or come from secular backgrounds. Now our congregation can extend a welcome publicly by being a Freethinker Friendly congregation.
Unitarian Universalists are proud to be part of a pluralistic religious tradition, one that welcomes people of many beliefs and celebrates the richness that diversity brings. Just as being a Welcoming Congregation for LGBTQ people does not imply being unwelcoming to straight people, being Freethinker Friendly does not imply being unwelcoming to theists.
All Peoples meets the needs of those who are interested in non-theistic growth opportunities. Our congregation belongs to the national Freethinker Friendly Program, sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Humanist Association. A chapter of the American Humanist Association meets monthly at All Peoples to benefit those seeking to share thoughts and to further their growth as free thinking individuals. For more information about monthly meeting times, email office@allpeoplesuu.com or telephone (502) 896-4853.