UCE Covenant of Right Relations

With love as our guide, we pledge to create a beloved community of peace and compassion. We trust our ability to work through conflict. As members and friends of UCE, we agree to:

Honour and respect diversity in values and beliefs as a source of communal strength

Be truthful, kind and open minded

Assume good intent and goodwill

Listen with open hearts and speak with care even when it is uncomfortable

Talk to, not about, others

Accept responsibility for our individual acts

Address conflict promptly and ask for help when conflict is too difficult

Be steadfast in support of our community in times of disagreement

Share the ministry of the congregation through our gifts of time, talent and money

Express encouragement and appreciation for the gifts of others