Gathering People Together

“Gathering People in Christ to Teach, Learn, and Live God’s Message.”

We Gather - the coming together of the Christian community in love (Koinonia)

People - all of God’s people are welcome at our church

In Christ - the cornerstone; the reason for why; our teacher

To Teach - we want to equip everyone who comes to our church with the saving knowledge of God’s love, the amazing words of hope and redemption found in the bible. We teach through the lens of Scripture, and with the radical love Jesus shared, taught, and gave.

To Learn - this journey of faith is never over, we are continually learning more and more about what it means that Christ died on the Cross for our sins. We learn in regular worship, study, and prayer.

To Live -we remember that as we come to accept the grace freely offered to us we are transformed into a state of joy, in our baptisms we die to the old way and are born in the Spirit and in the fire – the way we live is different. We live out God’s message in creating a space to belong, taking that love out into the neighborhood around us and into the world beyond. We live in service to others.

God’s Message - God’s message is as broad a term as it is wide. Throughout the year and the seasons, GPC’s Session may see fit to add a word to the end of this to particularly highlight an effort or area of discipleship, or even several words. For instance: God’s Message of love, grace, forgiveness, mercy, reconciliation, salvation, redemption, service, etc. This would be particularly effective with digital media, where there could be multiple words and the words change every few seconds. However, the core meaning of God’s Message stands alone.