Universalism came to what was to be the United States during Colonial times. In contrast to the widely held belief that human beings were sinners, the majority of whom were destined for hell, Universalism spread the good news that God was too good to create eternal damnation. The Rev. John Murray, thought of as the father of Universalism in America, put it this way when he exhorted his followers to “Give them not hell but hope and courage.”
Throughout the 18th, 19th and early 20th century Universalism was an exclusively Christian faith that believed in the Unity of God and the Spiritual leadership of Jesus.
While today’s Unitarian Universalism respects many sources for our living faith, Red Hill honors our Universalist heritage by reciting the following Avowel of Faith:
We avow our faith in God as eternal and all-conquering
love, in the spiritual leadership of Jesus, in the supreme
worth of every human personality, in the authority of truth,
known or to be known, and in the power of persons of good
will and sacrificial spirit to overcome all evil and progressively
establish the kingdom of God. Sermon on the Avowel of Faith
Those who are with us on Sunday mornings are free to join with us as they are comfortable.
