Q: What are your worship services like?

A: They will probably be familiar to you if you have attended
Protestant-style services at other places. Most of our services are an hour long and feature a sermon topic delivered by a minister, guest speaker or lay leader in the congregation.

Stories, poems, music and readings from a variety of spiritual traditions are used. Many congregations also have a special time for lighting “Candles of Joy and Concern” so that members and visitors can share significant events in their lives or ask for prayers and support.

Q: What do you teach children?

A: We teach our children to think for themselves, while helping them develop moral, compassionate behavior. Our children are introduced to wisdom from the world's great religions and encouraged to form their own points of view about universal themes and questions. Programs are designed for every age level, including youths transitioning into young adulthood.

Q: Can Unitarian Universalists believe anything they want to?

A: No, there are many beliefs that are incompatible with Unitarian Universalist principles and practices. For example, holding the belief that people of one skin color are better than those of another is completely in conflict with Unitarian Universalism.

Q: How many Unitarian Universalists are there in San Diego? How many in the U.S.?

A: Our six San Diego Cluster congregations have about 1,500 members. There are between 200,000 and 250,000 Unitarian Universalists in the United States.

For more detailed information on UU Principles and other information, please visit the UUA.org web site (Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations) by clicking here.