Welcome to the Southeast District of the Unitarian Universalist Association
About the Southeast District of the UUA One of the 19 districts in the Unitarian Universalist Assocation (UUA), the Southeast District collaborates with congregational leaders to strengthen congregations and expand the presence of Unitarian Universalism in the five-state region of North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia. More than 10,000 adults and 3,000 children and youth Unitarian Universalists are represented in sixty-two member congregations in this region.
Southeast District is a partnership of its member congregations, ministers and professional staff, district staff, consultants, volunteers and the Southeast District Board of Directors.
About Unitarian Universalism Unitarian Universalism is a caring, open-minded religion that encourages you to seek your own spiritual path. Our faith draws on many religious traditions, welcoming people with different beliefs. We are united by shared values, not by creed or dogma. Our congregations are places where people gather to nurture their spirits and put their faith into action by helping to make our communities—and the world—a better place.
An Invitation
If you are looking for a religious community in which to seek spiritual growth…
If you are eager to consider religious questions with others who are not always certain they have the answers but who are determined to keep searching for them…
If you would like the fellowship of others for celebration and worship, discussion and education, friendship and mutual support…
If you want your children to develop their own religious beliefs…
If you wish to preserve and extend the traditions of personal freedom and human dignity against the dangers they face today… ...we would like to get to know you
To find a congregation near you, visit our Congregations directory.
We hope to see you soon at one of the sixty-three congregations in the Southeast District of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
The Principles of the Unitarian Universalist Association
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.
