"The Church (universal) is to be a community of faith, entrusting itself to God alone, even at the risk of losing its life.
The Church is to be a community of hope, rejoicing in the sure and certain knowledge that in Christ God is making a new creation. This new creation is a new beginning for human life and for all things. The Church lives in the present on the strength of that promised new creation.
The Church is to be a community of love, where sin is forgiven, reconciliation is accomplished and the dividing walls of hostility are torn down.
The Church is to be a community of witness, pointing beyond itself through word and work to the good news of God’s transforming grace in Christ Jesus its Lord."
The Church is to be a community of hope, rejoicing in the sure and certain knowledge that in Christ God is making a new creation. This new creation is a new beginning for human life and for all things. The Church lives in the present on the strength of that promised new creation.
The Church is to be a community of love, where sin is forgiven, reconciliation is accomplished and the dividing walls of hostility are torn down.
The Church is to be a community of witness, pointing beyond itself through word and work to the good news of God’s transforming grace in Christ Jesus its Lord."
-from the Book of Order, Foundations F-1.0301
Understanding the foundations of our faith, therefore,
“We serve as Christ’s disciples by lifting one another
through loving and caring relationships
for the glory of God."
through loving and caring relationships
for the glory of God."
We then fulfill the foundations of our faith and live out our mission statement by “Embracing Tomorrow Today."