Ethical Culture is a humanistic religious and educational movement inspired by the ideal that the supreme aim of human life is working to create a more humane society.

Our faith is in the capacity and responsibility of human beings to act in their personal relationships and in the larger community to help create a better world.

Our commitment is to the worth and dignity of the individual and to treating each human being so as to bring out the best in him or her.

Members join together in ethical societies to assist each other in developing ethical ideas and ideals, to celebrate life's joys and support each other through life's crises, and to work together to improve our world and the world of our children.

A Statement of Purpose