Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist – Palatine, IL

Our Mission

In pursuit of Beloved Community, we welcome ALL to:

CREATE BELONGING
We invite, welcome, and affirm people of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and abilities to our inclusive safe space where we can learn and grow together.

INSPIRE CURIOSITY
We nurture everyone’s quest for truth and meaning by engaging in worship and an array of rituals, classes, and spiritual practices. We encourage participation in open, reasoned, and thoughtful discussions. We acknowledge and celebrate learning from one another as part of our lifelong journey and rejoice in our transformative voyages that bring us into deeper unity.

HEAL OUR WORLD
We live in a world of increasing social inequities and environmental catastrophes. Through our faith and community, we are called to work as individuals and collectively for justice and healing, and lead the struggle against racism, for the rights of immigrants displaced by violence and unrest, for LGBTQ+ rights and for disability justice. As we are part of the interdependent web of existence, we are also called to actively protect and sustain our natural environmental resources for all living things to thrive and grow safely. We nurture and heal our own spirits through worship, song and reverence for the mystery and beauty of the world.

With this mission, we envision a Beloved Community that is a dynamic community, ever widening the circle to be inclusive of everyone and where diversity can flourish. We envision and realize an interdependent relationship of love and mutual respect for each other and our environment, and a place where we can also learn from each other while we honor an all-encompassing free and responsible search for meaning and truth in this world.

CCUU Logo with mission narrative to create belonging, inspire curiosity, and heal our world