Who We Are
• We are a community of believers in Jesus Christ trying to live lives of faith that glorify God.
• We believe that being part of Christ’s church means loving God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and loving our neighbors as we love ourselves.
• We are working to promote the peace and justice of Christ in our community and around the world.
• We are a congregation made up of people from diverse backgrounds, holding a variety of beliefs and opinions, and involved in different parts of our community.
• We come together to seek God in creation, scripture, reason and one another, and we invite everyone to bring their own unique talents, gifts and wisdom to these efforts.
Our Beliefs
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We believe in Jesus Christ. We are a Christian church, and along with
Christians throughout the ages we believe that God has revealed God’s self
to us in the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. -
We believe in freedom. We are a Protestant church, and keeping with that
tradition, we believe each person has the ability and the right to enter into
his/her own relationship with God and to interpret scripture in light of that
relationship. We call this belief, The Priesthood of All Believers, which
means the church and its ministers are servants that help people in their own
relationship with God rather than middle-men who mediate between people
and God. -
We believe in diversity. We view the diversity of belief within our church as
a strength and seek to find common ground together and to learn from each
other as we serve God and humanity. -
We believe in cooperation. We are a part of The Disciples of Christ. We
combine our efforts with other churches in our denomination for the purposes
of service and fellowship. We also join together with churches of various
denominations in our community to serve people in need and to promote peace and justice.. -
We believe in local autonomy. Although we are a part of a larger denomination,
the members of our church decide how our church will operate and practice. In
matters of business, we are democratic; each member has a vote. We do not
answer to bishops or any other church hierarchy. Instead, we enter into
voluntary cooperation with other churches in our denomination on a local, state
and national level. -
We believe God welcomes everyone. We practice open communion, which means
if you are present at our church during a worship service, you are welcome to participate in communion regardless of whether or not you are a member of our church, another church or none. No matter what your religious background may or may not be, there is room at Christ’s table for you. We invite everyone to become a member of our church. We recognize the baptism of any other church and are glad to baptize anyone who has not yet been baptized.