What We Believe

 

At our foundation is our dedication to being inclusive to any individual seeking a place of worship. “Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, you are welcome here.”  We not only welcome all of God’s Children, we encourage each individual to develop their own unique relationship with God. 

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We believe that the persistent search for God produces an authentic relationship with God, engendering love, strengthening faith, dissolving guilt, and giving life purpose and direction. No matter who–no matter what–no matter where we are on life's journey– notwithstanding race, gender, sexual orientation, class or creed–we all belong to God.

We believe that all people of faith are invited to join Christ at Christ's table for the sacrament of Communion. Just as many grains of wheat are gathered to make one loaf of bread and many grapes are gathered to make one cup of wine, we, the many people of God, are made one in the body of Christ, the church. In the breaking of bread, we remember and celebrate Christ's presence among us along with a 'cloud of witnesses'–our ancestors, family and friends who have gone before us. It is a great mystery; we claim it by faith.

We believe the UCC is called to be a united and uniting church. "That they may all be one." (John 17:21) "In essentials–unity, in nonessentials–diversity, in all things–charity," These UCC mottos survive because they touch core values deep within us. The UCC has no rigid formulation of doctrine or attachment to creeds or structures. Its overarching creed is love. 

We believe that God calls us to be servants in the service of others and to be good stewards of the earth's resources. 'To believe is to care; to care is to do.'

We believe that the UCC is called to be a prophetic church. As in the tradition of the prophets and apostles, God calls the church to speak truth to power, liberate the oppressed, care for the poor, and comfort the afflicted.

We believe in the power of peace, and work for nonviolent solutions to local, national, and international problems. 

We are a people of possibility. In the UCC, members, congregations and structures have the breathing room to explore and to hear ... for after all, God is still speaking, ...