First Parish Bedford UU

Unitarian Universalist teenagers have the opportunity to join their congregations as full members through  a special "Coming of Age" ceremony. Candidates for Coming of Age generally participate in a year-long curriculum designed to help them learn more about Unitarian Universalism and eventually articulate their own beliefs. The ceremony itself usually features the youth reading their statements of personal belief (credo statements) to the congregation.

Adults are not required to be or become baptized, or to hold any special ceremony when joining Unitarian Universalism. Neither is it necessary to convert or revoke a previous faith, or to provide any credal confession or belief statement. Many congregations including ours instead hold new-member ceremonies, which are often preceded by newcomer's information classes.