Mission and Core Values
‘Love Jesus, Love the Church, Love the World’
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. ”
God has prepared good works for us to do; not just individually, but collectively as a church.
Our three core values stem from each component of our mission statement and give a fuller picture of who we are and what is important to us.
The Cross (Love Jesus)
Jesus died on a cross for our sins, so that all who turn to him might receive forgiveness and everlasting life. That is the essence of the Good News and the reason that the cross is the enduring symbol of Christianity. We love Jesus and want to live lives of grateful obedience to him.
The Community (Love the Church)
God empowers the church, through his Holy Spirit, to be the body of Christ in the world. Our community is one small part of that body. We are a diverse and welcoming community who take Jesus’ command to “love one another as I have loved you” seriously.
The Mission (Love the World)
We aim to reach out with the Good News of Jesus, through our words and actions. We believe that discipleship begins long before a person becomes a Christian and we are committed to prayerfully nurturing the faith and spiritual growth of those to whom God sends us.
You are encouraged to reflect on our mission statement and core values and consider how we might live these out together as a community of Jesus’ followers.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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