About Welcoming Congregation Committee
We are a committee at First Parish UU Church of Chelmsford striving to create a welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ people in our church and the wider community.
Since July, 2007, First Parish Chelmsford has been recognized by the UUA as a Welcoming Congregation. This means we affirm and welcome people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer at every level of congregational life.
We have an ongoing Welcoming Congregation Committee to offer programs, alert the congregation to legislative initiatives that provide the opportunity to express our support of LGBTQ+ persons to legislators, and communicate with the appropriate church committees. The Committee meets the second Sunday of the month during the church year (September-June).
About First Parish
First Parish Church is Unitarian Universalist church, and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion with Judeo-Christian roots. It has no creed, but we do share a core set of principles based on the inherent worth and dignity of all people, and the freedom of belief and search for advancing truth.