Mission Statement of the Madbury Church
To bring people and God into partnership
To provide a safe place to explore God's word and what it means to be a Christian
To provide a place of understanding and acceptance that encourages people to grow in faith
To educate young and old alike on how to develop spiritually
To provide a meaningful Scripture-based place of worship
To comfort and support each other and the world wide community
To inspire, guide and strengthen people to live by prayer and Christ's teachings
To spread the Good News
To provide a sense of belonging
United Church of Christ Statement of Faith
(adapted by Robert V. Moss)
We believe in God, the Eternal Spirit, who is made known to us in Jesus our brother, and to whose deeds we testify:
God calls the worlds into being, creates humankind in the divine image, and sets before us the ways of life and death.
God seeks in holy love to save all people from aimlessness and sin.
God judges all humanity and all nations by that will of righteousness declared through prophets and apostles.
In Jesus Christ, the man of Nazareth, our crucified and risen Lord, God has come to us and shared our common lot, conquering sin and death and reconciling the whole creation to its Creator.
God bestows upon us the Holy Spirit, creating and renewing the church of Jesus Christ, binding in covenant faithful people of all ages, tongues, and races.
God calls us into the church to accept the cost and joy of discipleship, to be servants in the service of the whole human family, to proclaim the gospel to all the world and resist the powers of evil, to share in Christ's baptism and eat at his table, to join him in his passion and victory.
God promises to all who trust in the gospel forgiveness of sins and fullness of grace, courage in the struggle for justice and peace, the presence of the Holy Spirit in trial and rejoicing, and eternal life in that kingdom which has no end.
Blessing and honor, glory and power be unto God.
Amen.
With God’s help and blessing we seek to be a congregation that includes all persons, embracing differences of sexual orientation, gender expression, marital status, gender, age, mental and physical ability, as well as racial, ethnic and social-economic background. We welcome everyone to share in the life and leadership, ministry and fellowship, worship, sacraments, responsibilities and blessings of participation in our congregation.
We affirm the worth and dignity of every person because everyone is created in the image of God and Jesus Christ did not turn anyone away. We celebrate all loving and committed relationships and promise our care and support for all families.
We rejoice in our experience of the diverse contributions of all of God’s children to our community of faith and so we declare Union Congregational Church (Madbury UCC) to be an Open and Affirming Church of the United Church of Christ.
Open and Affirming Statement
