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In order to further
our purpose as a community of faith in God - creator, redeemer, and
sustainer - we take as our mission: |
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 to
worship together to glorify God, professing God's grace and love; |
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to promote personal
spiritual growth and stronger faith through education, prayer,
challenging each other in love, and struggling and groping for a
greater understanding of God; |
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to be a church which
invites and welcomes all persons, celebrates their diversity of
backgrounds, and protects their dignity and worth as humans; |
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to learn of and to
share our religious heritage; |
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to proclaim the
gospel of Jesus the Christ by word and deed; |
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to develop an
ecumenical spirit of cooperation with other churches of the United
Church of Christ and with churches of other denominations; |
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to be a family of
believers who rejoice in each other's happiness, and support each
other in times of trouble; |
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to work for peace
through the resolution of conflict by prayer, negotiation, and
mediation; |
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to teach respect for
not only God's word but also for God's world; |
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to further social
and economic justice for all people; |
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to engage in the
church's wider mission to those who suffer from ignorance, hunger,
illness, poverty, and homelessness in this community and throughout
the world; |
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to rejoice that God
has yet more light and truth to give to the world. |
