MISSION...VISION… VIRTUE…

MissionStatement:

Becoming God’s Church!  (A gathered family, becoming the Body of Christ – The Cornerstone – to serve the community and the world.)

Vision Statement:

We believe God has called us to worship with all our hearts, souls, and minds.  Through our worship together we are called to reach out for the Gospel through genuine faith and to call all people to the hope we share in Christ.  We find that our worship defines us as a community.  In worship we encounter God’s grace and are sent forth in mission to the poor, the oppressed, the lost, the unwanted, the sick, and the imprisoned.  We find that this vision sets forth a model of ministry incorporating all people regardless of age, gender, economic status, race, or nationality.  This inclusive ministry, empowered by the Holy Spirit, equips and enables the church to do ministry.

Virtue Statement:

• A commitment to authentic worship/Sabbath/and the faithful adherence to Word and Sacrament.
• A commitment to sharing and bringing persons to Christ and nurturing them in faith.
• A commitment to serve those in need – the poor, oppressed, homeless, orphaned, imprisoned, sick, lost and outcast.
• A commitment to all God’s creation – the call to love all people regardless of race, nationality, age or gender.
• A commitment to the gifts of the Spirit – the call to equip all to use their gifts for ministry.
• A commitment to diversity – music, dress, economic status, ethnic origin and physical-mental ability.
• A commitment to Christian development through (intentional) teaching and arts. 
• A commitment to being the church – a community that stands opposed to the forces of evil, oppression and injustice.
• A commitment to the unconditional love God has poured out for all people – the joy of repentance and forgiveness.
• A commitment to nurturing faithfulness to the church – through prayers, presence, gifts and service, inviting all to enter into service ministries.