Our Values

Church Mission

The avowed purpose of this church shall be (a) Love God (b) Love Others, and (c) Serve Humanity.

Statement of Faith

"We believe in God, the Eternal Spirit, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and our Father, and to his deeds we testify:

He calls the worlds into being,

creates man in his own image

and sets before Him the ways of life and death.

He seeks in holy love to save all people

from aimlessness and sin.

He judges men and nations by His righteous will declared

through prophets and apostles.

In Jesus Christ, the man of Nazareth, our crucified and risen Lord,

he has come to us and shared our common lot,

conquering sin and death and reconciling the world to himself.

He bestows upon us His Holy Spirit,

creating and renewing the Church of Jesus Christ,

binding in covenant faithful people of all ages,

tongues and races.

He calls us into His church

to accept the cost of joy of discipleship,

to be his servants in the service of men,

to proclaim the gospel to all the world

and resist the powers of evil,

to share in Christs's baptism and eat at His table,

to join him in his passion and victory.

He promises to all who trust him

forgiveness of sins and fullness of grace,

courage in the struggle for justice and peace,

his presence in trial and rejoicing,

and eternal life in his kingdom which has no end.

Blessing and honor, glory and power be unto Him. Amen."

(Approved by the Second General Synod of the United Church of Christ held in Overlin, Ohio, July 5-9, 1959, and submitted to the Synods Conferences, Associations and Churches for their approval and use. The General Synod encourages the use of the Statement of Faith in congregational worship, in private devotions and for purposes of study.)

Covenant

We covenant one with another to seek and respond to the Word and the will of God. We propose to walk together in the ways of the Lord, made known and to be made known to us. We hold it to be the mission of the church to witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ in all the world, while worshiping God, and striving for truth, justice, and peace. As did our fathers and mothers, we depend on the Holy Spirit to lead and empower us. We pray for the coming of the kingdom of God, and we look with faith toward the triumph of righteousness and eternal life.