# We are people who may have been brought up in other faith traditions or none at all.
# We are people of different ages and styles of life.
# We are people of different races, including multi-racial families.
# Our families are different shapes and sizes and include singles, significant others, and those who have lost partners or spouses.
# Some of us have children, some of us don’t, some of us are children.
# We respect other faith traditions, and some of our families are interfaith.
# We are all over the map politically (but we are located in Berkeley!)
# We are free to wrestle theologically.
# We take care of each other.
# We like to think and exchange ideas and opinions.
# We value creativity and use the arts in many ways in the life of the church.