Seth Carrier-Ladd

We are glad that you are exploring the Winchester Unitarian Society website. Welcome!

If you are new to Unitarian Universalism, a few words about our tradition: Unitarian Universalism is a faith with deep and ancient roots, emerging from the radical branches of the Protestant Reformation. The Unitarians affirmed the humanity of Jesus of Nazareth while the Universalists proclaimed God as a God of love, too merciful to condemn any soul to damnation.

These two progressive movements became one faith in 1961, a liberal religious tradition that requires no one to proclaim a creed to belong. We UUs are perhaps best known for spiritual diversity, with atheists, agnostics, theists and those who identify as Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Pagan worshiping, living and striving for social justice together. While we have no creed affirming a shared dogma, we make ethical stances, articulated through the Seven Principles, that give voice to our values: Unitarian Universalism’s Seven Principles