West St. Louis County - 73 Strecker Road - Ellisville, MO 63011 - Phone: 636.256.7393

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A little bit about Emerson...

At Emerson Unitarian Universalist Chapel, we welcome all who choose to walk with us in the spirit of love and fellowship, and in the search for truth and meaning. As a vibrant and growing church, Emerson Unitarian Universalist Chapel has been providing a spiritual community of tolerance and liberal religion in west St. Louis County since 1984. We celebrate our diversity and rejoice in our similarities. Together we create our traditions and combine the strands of all our lives to form the life and energy of our spiritual home. (Want to learn more about Emerson? A brief history is presented here.)
Would you like to learn more about the theological meaning of "Unitarian Universalism"? Rev. Taves presented six sermons on UU Theology in 2009: UU Theology I: The Foundation, UU Theology II: Ecclesiology, UU Theology III: Eschatology, UU Theology IV: Soteriology, UU Theology V: Missiology, and UU Theology VI: Pneumatology. Or download all six in one PDF file for your continued reading pleasure.

What does it mean to be a Unitarian Universalist?

It means fulfilling the mission and ministry of the Chapel with our gifts of participation, service, fellowship, and financial support. It means taking personal responsibility for one’s own spiritual life. We are not bound by a specific doctrine or creed, and we do not attempt to answer your life questions for you. Instead, each community covenants to support the spiritual growth of its members and friends according to their individual needs and life experiences. Emerson Chapel is a member of both the Central Midwest District (www.cmwd-uua.org) and the Unitarian Universalist Association (www.uua.org). The CMwD and the UUA are associations of freely associated member congregations

Voices of a Liberal Faith: Unitarian Universalists

What do we believe?

We come from a great variety of rich, religious backgrounds, and have found truth and meaning in many diverse places. Thus, we place great importance on our individual beliefs without insisting that we all necessarily agree. In our diversity, we have much to learn from one another and we need not assume that revelation is sealed. Rather, as we strive to be aware and responsible individuals of faith, religious truth continues to unfold before us and through us.

The Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism

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

1. The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
2. Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
3. Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
4. A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
5. The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
6. The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
7. Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

Visit EMERSON UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHAPEL. Offering Liberal Religious Fellowship in West St. Louis County since 1984.

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