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Our Mission:
To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation
of the world.
Our
Vision:
God has called us to be a caring community based in
scripture and guided by prayer,
to lead people to a life of discipleship as followers of Jesus Christ.
We are a church of open hearts, open minds, open doors.
Our Core Beliefs
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Jesus Christ is the center of our faith.
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The Bible is the foundation for our thinking
and doing.
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Prayer will guide and direct all our
ministries.
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Growth happens best in settings where we
know and trust one another.
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Worship will be shaped to help diverse
people experience God in their lives.
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God gives everyone gifts to serve.
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We honor God when what we do represents our
best.
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God's love is expressed when people take
practical action to help others.
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The poor and those in need matter to God and
to us.
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The Christian life is to be experienced and
that experience shared.
Our Social Creed
We believe in God, Creator of the world; and in
Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of creation. We believe in the Holy
Spirit, through whom we acknowledge God’s gifts, and we repent
of our sin in misusing these gifts to idolatrous ends.
We affirm the natural world as God’s handiwork and
dedicate ourselves to its
preservation, enhancement, and faithful use by humankind.
We joyfully receive for ourselves and others the
blessings of community, sexuality, marriage, and the family.
We commit ourselves to the rights of men, women,
children, youth, young adults, the aging, and people with
disabilities; to improvement of the quality of life; and
to the rights and dignity of racial, ethnic, and religious
minorities.
We believe in the right and duty of persons to work for
the glory of God and the good of themselves and others and in
the protection of their welfare in so doing; in the rights to
property as a trust from God, collective bargaining, and
responsible consumption;
and in the elimination of economic and social distress.
We dedicate ourselves to peace throughout the world, to
the rule of justice and law among nations, and to individual
freedom for all people of the world.
We believe in the present and final triumph of God’s Word
in human affairs and gladly accept our commission to manifest
the life of the gospel in the world. Amen.
From The Book of Discipline of The United
Methodist Church - 2000. Copyright 2000 by The United Methodist
Publishing House. Used by permission.
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